18.A Joke— “I stand corrected”

A Joke— “I stand corrected”

笑话——“我诚恳认错”

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.

课文词汇

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

课文译文

我有一个朋友，他似乎总是微微向左倾斜。这个问题曾经非常困扰我，所以我建议他去看医生，检查一下他的腿。几年来，他总是不听我的建议，还说我不正常，但是上星期，他终于去看了医生。果真，医生发现他的左腿比右腿短四分之一英寸。一个很快的小手术后，他康复了，现在他的两条腿完全一样长了，他也不再倾斜了。“你看，”我说，“那时我告诉你医生可以治好你的腿时你还不相信我呢。”他看着我说：“我认错了。”

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I have this ... who always seemed to lean slightly ... the left all the time. It used to bother me, so I suggested he see ..., and have his legs checked ...; For years, he refused and told me I was ..., but last week, he finally went. Sure ..., the doctor discovered his left leg was a quarter inch ... than his right. A quick bit of surgery later, he was ..., and both legs are exactly the same ... now, and he no ... leans. "So,"I said, "You didn‘t believe me when I told you a doctor could ... your leg.?He just looked at me and said, "I stand ...