The man told his doctor that he wasn't able to do all the things around the house that he used to do.
When the examination was complete, he said, "Now, Doc, I can take it. Tell me in plain English what is wrong with me."
"Well, in plain English," the doctor replied, "you're just lazy."
"OK," said the man. "Now give me the medical term so I can tell my wife."
【Words & Phrases】 term:専門用語 examination:診察 complete:終える can take it:(困難などに)耐える lazy:怠惰な(性格)
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■医学用語
男は医者に、今までしていた家事のすべてができなくなったと話した。
診察を終えて彼は言った「先生、覚悟はついてます。どこが悪いのか 簡単な言葉でおっしゃってください」
「では、簡単な言葉で言わせてもらうと、」医者は言った。 「あなたは怠け者です」
「わかりました」男は言った。 「じゃあ、妻に言い訳できるように医学用語でお願いします」
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■ The dog
A furious woman confronted her husband and said, “I found a piece of paper in your jacket pocket with the name Cindy Lou written on it. You'd better have a good explanation.”
“Sweetie, calm down,” her husband replied. “That was the name of the dog I bet on when I went to the dog track last week.”
The next morning, the woman came up behind her husband and smacked him in the back of the head. “What was that for?” he complained.
An angel appears at a faculty meeting and tells the dean that in return for his unselfish and exemplary behavior, the Lord will reward him with his choice of infinite wealth, wisdom, or beauty.
Without hesitating, the dean selects infinite wisdom.
"Done!" says the angel, and disappears in a cloud of smoke and a bolt of lightning.
Now, all heads turn toward the dean, who sits surrounded by a faint halo of light.
One of his colleagues whispers, "Say something."
The dean sighs and says, "I should have taken the money."
A young student reports for a final examination that consists of only true false type statements. The student takes a seat in the hall, stares at the question paper for five minutes, removes a coin 。。and starts tossing the coin and marking the answer sheet. Heads means true, tails means false. The young student is all done in 30 minutes while the rest of the class is sweating it out.
But, suddenly, during the last few minutes, the young student is seen desperately throwing the coin, swearing and sweating. The moderator, alarmed, approaches the student and asks what is going on.
"Well, I finished the exam in half an hour," says the student, "but I thought I ought to recheck my answers."