英語(yǔ)小達(dá)人每天10分鐘 5 Who's Got Brains?
單元 5 誰(shuí)有腦子?
In the hospital, where their family member laygravely ill, the relatives gathered in the waiting room. Finally, the doctor came in looking tired andsomber.
家屬全部聚集在醫(yī)院的等候室，守著他們病重的家人。最后，醫(yī)生帶著疲倦而嚴(yán)峻的面容出現(xiàn)了。“恐怕有壞消息要告訴你們。他邊說(shuō)邊環(huán)視”著眾人擔(dān)憂的臉龐：
"The only hope left for your loved one at this time is a brain transplant.It's an experimental procedure, risky, and you will have to pay for the brain yourselves."
“到了這個(gè)地步，你們親愛的家人唯一的希望就是進(jìn)行大腦移植，但這項(xiàng)手術(shù)還在實(shí)驗(yàn)階段，風(fēng)險(xiǎn)很大，而且腦袋的錢你們得自行負(fù)擔(dān)。”
The family members sat silent as they absorbed the news.At length, someone asked, "Well, how much does a brain cost?"
聽到這個(gè)消息，家屬全都靜靜地坐著。最后有人問(wèn)道：“那么，一顆腦袋要多少錢?”
The doctor quicklyresponded, "$2,000 for a female brain, and $5,000 for a male brain."
醫(yī)生很快回答：“女人的腦袋一顆2000 元，男人的腦袋一顆5000 元。”
The moment turned awkward. Men in the room tried not to smile, avoiding eye contact with the women, but some actually smirked.
氣氛變得很尷尬。等候室的男性家屬忍住不笑，避免接觸到女性家屬的眼神，但還是有些人不太自然地在偷笑。
A girl, unable to control her curiosity, blurted out the question everyone wanted to ask, "Why is the male brain so much more?"
有個(gè)女孩控制不了好奇心，大家都想問(wèn)的問(wèn)題被她一下子脫口而出："男人的腦袋為什么貴那么多?”
The doctor smiled at her childish innocence and then to the entire group said,"It's a standard pricing procedure. We have to mark the female brains down, because they've been used."
“這是標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的定價(jià)方式。我們不得不調(diào)降女人腦袋的價(jià)格，是因?yàn)樗鼈円恢倍荚谑褂谩?rdquo;醫(yī)生對(duì)她的赤子之心報(bào)以微笑，接著對(duì)全部的人說(shuō)道：“這是標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的定價(jià)方式。我們不得不調(diào)降女人腦袋的價(jià)格，是因?yàn)樗鼈円恢倍荚谑褂谩?rdquo;
