2014年ESL之就医和人际交往 05 Parts of the Body（在线收听）

Parts of the Body 

Sonia: What in the world is that?! 

Nadir: It’s a life-size figure of George Washington. It’s for Leon’s school project. 

Sonia: Then why are you making it? 

Nadir: I’m not. I’m just helping him. 

Sonia: Uh-huh. Why does George Washington have really big hands and flat palms? 

Nadir: He cut down the family’s cherry tree. Remember? He probably needed big hands to do that. 

Sonia: And why does he have little tiny feet with six toes on each foot and no ankles? 

Nadir: I made a little mistake with those, but they’ll be covered up with shoes, so no one will see them. 

Sonia: And why is George’s head shaped like an egg? His ears are lopsided and his earlobes are disproportionate to his other facial features. 

Nadir: That’s why I made the forehead and chin bigger, so no one will notice those ears. We’ll probably put a hat on him anyway. 

Sonia: But his legs look really thin on top and thick on the bottom, with kneecaps that stick out. 

Nadir: I’ll put pants on him, so no one will see those either. 

Sonia: So it won’t matter if he’s not anatomically correct, right? 

Nadir: Right. 

Sonia: Good thing this isn’t for science class! 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse