大学英语精读第六单元

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1、大学英语精读第六单元ErnestHemingway'sstoryisaboutanincidentthathappensbetweenafatherandhisson.Thesmallboy'smisunderstandingofthedifferenceinmeasuringtemperatureonaFahrenheitandaCelsiusScalecauseshimtobelievethatheisdryingofahighfever.However,thefatherdoesn'trealizeitunt

2、ilverylatethatday……ADay'sWait一天的等待HecameintotheroomtoshutthewindowswhilewewerestillinbedandIsawhelookedill.Hewasshivering,hisfacewaswhite,andhewalkedslowlyasthoughitachedtomove.他走进我们房间关窗户的时候，我们还未起床。我见他一副病容，全身哆嗦，脸色苍白，步履缓慢，好像一动就会引起疼痛。"What'sthematter,Schatz?""I'

3、vegotaheadache.""Youbettergobacktobed.""No.I'mallright."“你怎么啦，宝贝？”“我头痛。”“你最好回床上去睡。”“不，我没啥病。”"Yougotobed.I'llbeyouwhenI'mdressed."“你先去睡。我穿好衣服来看你。”ButwhenIcamedownstairshewasdressed,sittingbythefire,lookingaverysickandmiserableboyofnineyears.WhenIputmyhandonhisf

4、oreheadIknewhehadafever.可是当我来到楼下时，他已穿好衣服，坐在火炉旁。这个9岁的男孩，看上去病得厉害，一副可怜的模样。我用手摸了摸他的额头，知道他发烧了。"Yougouptobed,"Isaid,"You'resick.""I'mallright,"hesaid.Whenthedoctorcamebetooktheboy'stemperature."What'sisit?"Iaskedhim."Onehundredandtwo."“你到楼上去睡，”我说，“你病了。”“我没有病，”他说。医生来

5、后，量了孩子的体温。“多少度？”我问医生。“102度。”Downstairs,thedoctorleftthreedifferentmedicinesindifferentcoloredcapsuleswithinstructionforgivingthem.Onewastobringdownthefever,anotherapurgative,thethirdtoovercomeanacidcondition.Thegermsofinfluenzacanonlyexistinanacidcondition,hee

6、xplained.Heseemedtoknowallaboutinfluenzaandsaidtherewasnothingtoworryaboutifthefeverdidnotgoaboveonehundredandfourdegrees.Thiswasalightepidemicoffluandtherewasnodangerifyouavoidedpneumonia.下楼后，医生留下用不同颜色胶囊包装的三种药丸，并嘱咐如何服用。一种药退烧，另一种润肠、通便，还有一种是去酸。他解释说，流感细菌只能在酸性环境中

7、生存。他似乎对流感很内行，并说，如果发烧不超过104度，就用不着担心。这是轻度流感，只要当心不引起肺炎，就无危险。BackintheroomIwrotetheboy'stemperaturedownandmadeanoteofthetimetogivethevariouscapsules."Doyouwantmetoreadtoyou?"我田到房里，记下孩子的体温，并记下各种胶囊的服用时间。“要不要让我读，点书给你听？”"Allright.Ifyouwantto,"saidtheboy.Hisfacewasvery

8、whiteandthereweredarkareasunderhiseyes.Helaystillinthebedandseemedverydetachedfromwhatwasgoingon.“好的，如果你想读的话，”孩子说。他的脸色十分苍白，眼窝下方有黑晕。他躺在床上一动不动，对周围发生的一切漠然置之。IreadaloudfromHowardPyle's