英语沙龙十年合集珍藏版第三辑A real doctor

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A real doctor

Agony is a remote mountain village which is far from town and far from civilization. The villagers own their own farms and open their own factories. Life here is generally quiet and peaceful.

But life also means a lot of inconveniences in this part of the world. For example, if someone is ill, it is difficult to get a doctor nearby. Some young people have been sent to study medicine in town, only once they are out of the village, few of them are willing to return to work here.

Old Joe and his wife live in a cottage at the end of their farm. They have a large flock of sheep and quite a few horses. The couple take their animals as their family members and spend most of their time looking after them.

One night, Old Joe was woken up by a piercing¹^） cry. He immediately realized that his sheep were being attacked by a pack of wolves. He jumped out of bed, took his gun and rushed out. In the dark, he saw a figure moving towards the sheep pen. He raised his gun and shot at it；the figure fell with a painful groan²^）. But somehow the voice sounded like his wife’s. He hurried to the figure, only to find his wife lying bleeding on the ground. She was seriously wounded.

Seeing what had happened, Old Joe couldn’t believe his eyes. He tore a piece of his shirt and wrapped up the wound for his wife with his shaking hands. He then gently carried her into the room and put her on the bed. He rushed out again and jumped onto a horse. He rode fiercely ³^）down to the village where he hoped he could find help. A moment later he returned with a young man who was the son of a friend and how was a medical student on holiday.

Encouraged by Old Joe, the young man examined the wound and decided that surgery should be done immediately to get the bullet out. But when he saw the blood issuing⁴^） from the wound, the young man’s hands began to shake violently and it was difficult for him to calm down. An immediate operation seemed impossible and Old Joe’s wife was in danger.

At this moment, they heard the sound of heavy and hurried foot steps outside and then in burst a middle-aged man dressed like a traveller. The new comer had a quick glance at the wounded and then said: “I can do it.” He took the instruments⁵^） from the young man and made a sign to them to leave the room for a while.

Half an hour later, the middle-aged man came out and told Old Joe that the bullet had been taken out and everything would be all right. Old Joe was so grateful that he kept saying: “You’re a real doctor. You’ve saved my wife. You’re a real doctor.”

“No, I‘m a vet, only an animal doctor. ”The man smiled. “I’ve been making a survey for my article on animal raising environment in mountainous areas. It happened that I had just arrived at the village when you went to fetch this young man and I followed you here just in case you needed help. ”

一位真正的医生

阿戈尼是一个偏僻的山村, 远离城市, 远离文明。这里的村民拥有自己的农场, 开办自己的工厂。生活在这里基本上是平静而祥和的。

然而, 在世界的这块地方生活又意味着诸多的不便。譬如说, 如果有谁病了, 那么要在附近找到一位医生是非常困难的。一些年轻人曾被送到城里去学医, 可是这些年轻人一旦走出了村庄, 就没有几个会愿意再回到这里来工作。

老乔和妻子住在自己农场尽头的农舍里。他们有一大群羊和好几匹马。夫妻俩把这些牲口当作是家里的成员, 把大部分时间都用来照料它们。

一天夜里, 老乔被一声尖叫惊醒。他立刻意识到他的羊正遭受狼群的袭击。他跳下床, 拿起枪就冲了出去。黑暗中他看见一个影子正朝羊圈方向移动。他举起枪, 瞄准黑影开了一枪。黑影痛苦地呻吟着倒下去。可那呻吟声却像是他妻子发出的。他赶紧朝黑影奔去, 只见妻子流着血躺在地上。她伤得很重。

看到眼前发生的事, 老乔不敢相信自己的眼睛。他从自己的衬衣上撕下一块布, 用颤抖的双手替妻子把伤口包扎起来。然后轻轻地将她抱进屋里, 放到床上。接着, 他再一次冲出门外, 跳上一匹马。他拼命骑着马向村里跑去, 希望能在那里找到能帮忙的人。他一会儿功夫就回来了, 和他一起来的年轻人是一位朋友的儿子, 他在度假, 是医学院的学生。