英美短篇小说课后习题

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1、Theuseofforce大意:Mathildahadbeenillforthreedays.Hermotherhadgivenhersomemedicine,butitdidn’tdoanygood.Sotheyhadtoaskthedoctortocome.TherehadbeenanumberofcasesofdiphtheriainMathildaSchoolandtwoofthemhadbeendead.WhenthedoctorarrivedatOlson’shome,hewantedtoexamineMathildathro

2、atfirst.Butnomatterhowhecoaxed,Shewouldn’topenhermouth.Sothedoctorhadtogetthetonguedepressorintohermouth.ButMathildareducedittosplinters.InordertoprotectMathildaherselfandotherchildren,thedoctorhadtomakesurewhethershehaddiphtheriaornot,sothathecouldtreatherintime.LettingM

3、athilda‘sfatherholdherwristshetriedhisbesttoopenhermouthandfoundshereallyhaddiphtheria.Thisstorymadeuscanthinksuchaquestionthatsomethinginlifecan’tonlydependonself-willingness.Undersomecircumstances,certainforceseemsnecessary.对医生的评价:Afterthedoctorarrivedatthegirl’shome,he

4、wantedtoseeherthroat.Astherehadbeenanumberofcasesofdiphtheriaintheschooltowhichthegirlwentduringthatmonth,thedoctoralsothoughtthatofthegirl.Sohesmiledtothegirlandaskedhertoopenhermouthandlethimhavealookatherthroat.Nomatterhowthedoctorcoaxed,thegirlshuthermouthfirmly.Think

5、ingthatthegirlmighthavediphtheriaandpossiblydieofit,thedoctordecidedtouseforcetoopenhermouth.Hehadseenatleasttwochildrenlyingdeadinbedofneglectinsuchcases.Hefeltthathemustgetadiagnosisnow.Sohegraspedthegirl’sheadwithhislefthandandtriedtogetthewoodentonguedepressorbetweenh

6、erteeth.Butwhenthedoctorgotthewoodenspatulabehindherlastteeth.Shegrippedthebladebetweenhermolarsandreducedittosplinters.Inthefinalunreasoningassaultthedoctorouterpoweredthegirl.Heforcedtheheavysilverspoonbackofherteethanddownherthroattillshegagged.Herbothtonsilswerecovere

7、dwithmembrane.Fromthatthedoctorhaddone,Ithoughthewasaresponsibleperson.Inordertosavethelivesofthepatients,especiallythosechildrenwhodidnotknowhowtoco-operatewiththedoctor,hehadtotakesomemeasure.Otherwiseagoodorsuitabletimeoftreatmentwouldbemissed.Thedoctorappearstobecompa

8、ssionateandkeentohumanbehavior,characteristicofagooddoctor,thoughheisalsoundeniablybluntandsligh