5 記憶恢復(fù)診所的名字
Two elderly couples were sharing a friendlyconversation when one of the men asked the other, "Fred, how was the memory clinic you went to lastmonth?" "Outstanding," Fred replied. "They taught usall the advanced techniques—X-ray, hearing aid,radiation, etc. It was great! ""That's great. Andwhat was the name of the clinic?" the latter asked.Fred went blank. He thought and thought, butcouldn't remember. Then a smile broke across hisface and he asked, "What do you call that flower with the long stem and thorns?"
兩對(duì)老夫妻正在愉快地聊天,其中一個(gè)老頭問另一個(gè),“弗瑞德,上個(gè)月你去的那家記憶恢復(fù)所怎么樣?”“非常棒,”弗瑞德回答:“他們教給我們所有先進(jìn)的技術(shù):X光,助聽器,放射等等。真是太好了。”“這么棒!診所名字叫什么?”后者問。弗瑞德腦袋一片空白,想了很久,卻怎么也記不起來。過了一會(huì)兒他臉上出現(xiàn)了一絲笑容,問:“那種長(zhǎng)著長(zhǎng)長(zhǎng)的莖,帶著刺的花叫什么?”
"You mean a rose?"
“你是說玫瑰?”
"Yes, that's it!" He turned to his wife, "Rose, what was the name of that memory clinic?"
“是的,就是玫瑰!”然后他轉(zhuǎn)頭問妻子,“露絲(玫瑰),那家記憶恢復(fù)診所叫什么名字來著?”