Paying a Visit 探病

Guido AERTS

On a sunny afternoon， Tom says， “I think Ill go and see David.”

在一个阳光明媚的下午，汤姆说：“我想我该去看望大卫。”

On the way to see David， Tom meets Henry.

汤姆在去看望大卫的路上遇到了亨利。

“Hello， Henry，” shouts Tom.

“你好，亨利。”汤姆喊道。

“Good afternoon， Tom，” says Henry.

“下午好，汤姆。”亨利说。

“Where are you going？” asks Tom.

“你要去哪里？”汤姆问。

“Me？ I am going to see David，” answers Henry.

“我？我要去看望大卫。”亨利回答。

“What a coincidence1！I am on my way to David，” says Tom.

“真是巧！我正在去大卫家的路上。”汤姆说。

“Shall we walk together？” asks Henry.

“那我们一起走，好吗？”亨利问。

“Good idea，” answers Tom.

“好主意。”汤姆回答。

A few minutes later， they ring the bell of David.

几分钟后，他们按响了大卫家的门铃。

David opens the door and smiles， “What a surprise， my best friends Tom and Henry！ Come in. Ill make a cup of tea for the three of us.”

大卫打开门，笑着说道：“真是个惊喜，我最好的朋友汤姆和亨利来了！快进来，我来给大家泡茶。”

“That is great，” says Tom.

“太好了。”汤姆说。

“Thank you，” says Henry.

“谢谢。”亨利说。

A few minutes later they have their tea with a home-made piece of cake in the house of David.

几分钟后，他们在大卫的家中喝着茶，吃了一块自制的蛋糕。

“Did you hear the latest news？” asks David.

“你听说了最新消息吗？”大卫问。

“About what？” asks Tom.

“关于什么的？”汤姆问。

“About Eric，” says David.“Yesterday he fell with his bicycle and now he is at the hospital.”

大卫说：“关于埃里克，昨天他骑自行车摔倒了，现在在医院里。”

“Oh， dear！He must have a lot of pain2，” says Henry.

“哦，天啊，他一定很痛。”亨利说。

“I have an idea. Shall we pay Eric a visit at the hospital？” asks Tom.

“我有个主意。我们去医院看望埃里克，好不好？”汤姆问。

Henry and David find it a great idea and a few minutes later the three friends get on the bus to the hospital. They have brought a piece of cake in a paper box with a nice ribbon3. It is a present for Eric.

亨利和大卫觉得这是个好主意，几分钟后，这三个朋友就乘公共汽车去了医院。他们买了一块蛋糕，装在系着漂亮缎带的纸盒里。这是给埃里克的礼物。

This hospital is huge with hundreds of corridors and a thousand rooms. They look around and wonder4 how they can find Erics room. Then they see a sign5 with the word “Reception6”. Behind the counter7 there is a kind lady asking them who they are and what they are looking for.

這家医院很大，有数百条走廊和上千个房间。他们环顾四周，想知道如何找到埃里克的病房。然后他们看到一个标有“接待处”字样的指示牌。柜台后面有一位善良的女士，问他们是谁，他们在找什么。

“I am Tom，” says Tom.

“我叫汤姆。”汤姆说。

“And I am David，” says David.

“我叫大卫。”大卫说。

“My name is Henry. We are here to pay a visit to Eric，” says Henry.

“我叫亨利。我们来这里探望埃里克。”亨利说。

The receptionist8 smiles and says， “Eric is in room 312. Take the elevator9 to the third floor and then you turn to the right. The room is on the left side of the corridor.”

接待员笑着说：“埃里克在312室。乘电梯到三楼，然后向右拐。病房在走廊的左侧。”

They go to the third floor and can hardly control10 themselves not to run to Erics room， but they know that you should not run in the hospitals corridors.

他们去了三楼，迫不及待地跑向埃里克的房间，但是他们知道不应该在医院的走廊里跑。

Just in front of the door with Erics name， the three of them run inside.

一走到有埃里克名字的病房门前，三个人就跑了进去。

Eric is in a huge bed with his right leg hanging11 up in the air.

埃里克躺在一张大床上，右腿悬挂在空中。

There is a nurse12 in the room who shouts， “Ho， ho， ho， be careful or you will break your legs as well！”

房间里有一位护士大喊：“喂、喂、喂，要小心，否则你的腿会再骨折一次！”

Eric is full of joy. His friends thought of him and they even brought him a present.

埃里克满怀喜悦，他的朋友们想到了他，甚至还给他带了礼物。

Tom， David and Henry are eager13 to know about Erics accident14. They hold their breath when Eric tells them what happened.

汤姆、大卫和亨利都很想知道埃里克的事故经过。当埃里克告诉他们发生了什么时，他们屏住了呼吸。

At the same time， the lady with her white coat gently walks quietly out of the room. The nurse has already heard Erics story plenty of times.

就在此時，那位穿白大褂的女士轻轻地走出了房间。这名护士已经听了很多次埃里克的故事了。

（英语原文选自：bedtime.com）

1. coincidence [                ] n. 巧合;一致;同时发生

2. pain [     ] n. 疼痛

3. ribbon [       ] n. 带;缎带

4. wonder [          ] v. 想知道;（用于询问时）不知道;感到疑惑

5. sign [] n. 迹象;符号;记号;手势;指示牌

6. reception [          ] n. 接待;接收

7. counter [          ] n. 柜台

8. receptionist [               ] n. 接待员;传达员

9. elevator [           ] n. 电梯;升降机

10. control [           ] vt. 控制;管理;抑制

11. hang [     ] vt. 悬挂，垂下 vi. 悬着，垂下

12. nurse [     ] n. 护士;保姆

13. eager [       ] adj. 渴望的;热切的

14. accident [            ] n. 事故;意外

李明娟 选译