英语小达人 362 Poor Snake

 　　Poor Snake可怜的蛇An old snake goes to see his doctor.

　　一只上了年纪的蛇去看医生。

　　"Doctor, I need something for my eyes, I can't see very well these days."“医生，我该配副眼镜了，这段日子以来我一直看不清东西。”

　　The doctor fixes him up with a pair of glasses and tells him to return in 2 weeks.

　　医生给它配了一副眼镜，并让他两个星期后来复查。

　　The snake comes back in 2 weeks and tells the doctor he's very depressed¹.

　　两个星期后，老蛇又来了，它对医生说它很郁闷。

　　The doctor says, "What's the problem? Didn't the glasses help you?"医生问：“怎么啦？眼镜的度数不对吗？”

　　"The glasses are fine doctor, but I just discovered I've been living with a water hose² the past 2 years!"“眼镜很好，医生，只是我才发现我和一根水管一起生活了两年！”

1 depressed   

adj.沮丧的，抑郁的，不景气的，萧条的

参考例句：

• When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
• His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。

2 hose   

n.输水软管，长统袜；vt.浇园子，用管冲洗

参考例句：

• Connect the hose to the tap and turn on the tap.把水管接在龙头上，打开水龙头。
• After raining,I always hose the yard out.雨后，我总是用软管把院子冲干净。