背诵为王第一册：第 一 册 第 18 课

18 A Joke I stand corrected

I have this friend who always seemed to lean slightly to the left all the time. It used to bother me, so I suggested he see a doctor, and have his legs checked out. For years, he refused and told me I was crazy, but last week, he finally went. Sure enough, the doctor discovered his left leg was a quarter inch shorter than his right. A quick bit of surgery later, he was cured, and both legs are exactly the same length now, and he no longer leans. So,I said, You didn't believe me when I told you a doctor could fix your leg. He just looked at me and said, I stand corrected.

lean 倾斜
slightly 轻微地
check out 检查
refuse 拒绝
quarter 四分之一
surgery 手术
cure 治愈
fix 治愈
stand corrected 认错


笑话我诚恳认错

我有一个朋友，他好像一直微微向左倾斜。这个问题过去很困扰我，所以我建议他去看大夫，检查一下他的腿。几年来，他一直不听我的建议，还说我不正常，但上星期，他终于去看了大夫。果真，大夫发现他的左腿比右腿短四分之一英寸。一个非常快的小手术后，他康复了，目前他的两条腿完全一样长了，他也不再倾斜了。你看，我说，那时我对你说大夫可以治好你的腿时你还不相信我呢。他看着我说：我认错了。