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村庄里有个农夫胸口很痛，一直不见好转。他最终决定去附近的镇里看医生。但这个人很吝啬，希望尽量少花钱。听说第一次去看病要花3英镑，第二次只需要1英镑就可以。农夫考虑了很久，才决定去城里看医生。 进了医生诊疗室后，他熟人般地和医生打招呼：“早上好,医生，我又来了"医生虽然有点吃惊，但他还是问了农夫几个问题，检查了一下胸口，收下了农夫硬塞给他的1英镑。然后微笑着说：“好了，先生，没什么要紧的,继续吃我上次给你开的药就行了。” Too Clever A farmer who lived in a small village suffered from a severe pain in the chest. This never seemed to get any better. The farmer eventually decided that he would consult a doctor in the nearest town. But as he was a miserly person he thought he would find out what he would have to pay this doctor. He was told that a patient had to pay three pounds for the first visit and one pound for the second visit. The farmer thought about this for a long time, and then he decided to go and consult the doctor in the town. As he came into the doctor，s consulting room, he said causally, "Good morning, doctor. Here I am again." The doctor was a little surprised. He asked him a few questions, examined his chest and then took the pound which the farmer insisted on giving him. Then the doctor said with a smile, “Well, sir. There，s nothing new. Please continue to take the same medicine I gave you the first time you came to see me." |
