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Comma Gets a Cure
By Douglas N. Honorof, Jill McCullough & Barbara
Somerville.
1）Well, here's a story for you: Sarah Perry was a veterinary nurse who had been working daily at an old zoo兽医护士a veterinary nurse/ˈvetərəner/2） in a deserted district of the territory, so she was very happy to start a new job at a superb private practice in North Square near the Duke Street Tower.本州偏僻的地方in a deserted district of the territory一个极好的死人诊所 a superb private practice 3）That area was much nearer for her and more to her liking. Even so, on her first morning, she felt stressed.她超喜欢哪里，而且离她家还近。4）She ate a bowl of porridge, checked herself in the mirror and washed her face in a hurry.喝了一碗粥，镜前整理了一下快速洗完脸。 5）Then she put on a plain yellow dress and a fleece jacket, picked up her kit and headed for work.朴素的黄色连衣裙，羊毛 [flis] 夹克kit工具包head for去工作
6）When she got there, there was a woman with a goose waiting for her.句式，there is doing7） The woman gave Sarah an official letter from the vet. 兽医诊所8）The letter implied that the animal could be suffering from a rare form of foot and mouth disease, which was surprising, because normally you would only expect to see it in a dog or a goat.口蹄病foot and mouth disease9） Sarah was sentimental, so this made her feel sorry for the beautiful bird.多愁善感的，feel sorry怜爱
10）Before long, that itchy goose began to strut around the office like a lunatic, which made an unsanitary mess. 没一会儿，itchy发痒的，像一个疯子一样乱冲撞，脏兮兮乱糟糟。11）The goose's owner, Mary Harrison, kept
calling, “Comma, Comma,” 1which Sarah thought was an odd choice for a name.奇怪的名字12） Comma was strong and huge, so it would take some force to trap her, but Sarah had a different idea. 需要费些力气，想了一个办法13）First she tried gently stroking the goose's lower back with her palm, then singing a tune to her. Finally, she administered ether.手掌抚摸鹅的后背，哼着曲调，注射了乙醚。14）Her efforts were not futile.有效果，双重否定，没有无效徒劳[ˈfju:tail] 15） In no time, the goose began to tire, so Sarah was able to hold onto Comma and give her a relaxing bath.马上，疲惫， hold onto 紧紧抓住give her a relaxing bath给她洗了个澡
16）Once Sarah had managed to bathe the goose, she wiped her off with a cloth and laid her on her right side.给 洗澡 bathe the goose，bath名词[bæθ]，bathe动词 [beð] 17）Then Sarah confirmed the vet's diagnosis.对动物确诊18）Almost immediately, she remembered an effective treatment that required her to measure out a lot of medicine.配大剂量的药measure out a lot of medicine 19）Sarah warned that this course of treatment might be expensive-either five or six times the cost of penicillin.疗程 this course of treatment20） I can't imagine paying so much, but Mrs. Harrison-a millionaire lawyer-thought it was a fair price for a cure.没想到这么贵I can't imagine paying so much，疗程价格还公道 a fair price for a cure