The patient was recovering after an operation. His friend came to visit him and asked how he was getting along.

　　一位病人做完一个手术回到病房，他的朋友来看望他并问他感觉怎么样。

　　"Well," the patient began, "after my first operation they had to cut me open again. The doctor had to take out the sponge left in me." "But you got over it all right?"

　　“哎，”这位病人说，“第一次手术后他们又给我开了一刀，因为医生要取出忘在我体内的纱布.”“但是你挺过来了?”

　　"Oh, yes. Only I had another operation yesterday. They found that they had operated on the wrong part."

　　“噢，是的，只是他们昨天又给我开了一刀，因为他们发现开刀开错了地方。”

　　"Thank God. You're all right now, though," the friend said encouragingly.

　　“感谢上帝，你现在总算没事了 。”朋友安慰他说。

　　At that time the doctor came in saying, "Has anyone seen my hat around here? I left it somewhere yesterday."

　　正在这时医生进来说：“谁在这儿看见我的帽子了?我昨天把它忘在什么地方了。”

一起学单词

　　1、 sponge
n.海绵，海绵状的东西;v.用海绵擦拭，吸收掉， 抹掉

　　例句：

　　The child is screwing water out of a sponge.小孩正把海绵中的水挤出来。

　　You should try to sponge out the memory of the accident.你该努力抹除那次事故的记忆。

　　2、encouragingly
adv.鼓励地，勉励人地;

　　例句：

　　Encouragingly, this is further evidence of beijing's gradual move towards allowing the market to set prices for energy. 令人鼓舞的是，这是中国政府逐步允许市场对能源进行定价进展的又一明证。