4. To count 8

A muscular1 man went to the hospital to inquire2 about a method of curing his insomnia3.

It's easy, the doctor said, "you are only of a little neurasthenia4. When you are on bed at night, you can try to count numbers in your heart, from one to ten, recount the numbers until you fall asleep easily. The point is that you must stick to5 it every night. "

One week later, the muscular man came to the hospital again. And he appeared more gaunter than last time. The doctor was very surprised to ask him the reason.

The patient said, "I follow your advice to count numbers from one to ten, but whenever I counted to 8, I would jump instinctively6."

Why?

I am a boxer instructor. was the answer.

Notes:

1. muscular 肌肉结实的

2. inquire 询问

3. insomnia 失眠

4. neurasthenia 神经衰弱

5. stick to 坚持

6. instinctively 本能地

每次数到“8”

一名彪形大汉到医院去，向医生请教治疗失眠的方法。

“这很容易”，医生说，“你只不过有轻微的神经衰弱。晚上当你躺到床上时，就默念数字，从1数到10，循环数，便容易入睡啦。注意：贵在坚持。”

一个星期后，这个大汉又来到医院，比上次来时显得更疲惫不堪。医生吃惊地问他怎么会弄到这般田地。

病人说：“我坚持每天晚上一躺到床上就不断从1数到10，可是每次数到8，我就跳起来了。”

“为什么呢？”

回答是：“我的职业是拳击教练。”

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在拳击比赛中，拳击手被击中后，脚以上身体的任何其他部分接触台面可判为倒地。拳击手被击倒后，场上裁判开始从1到10数秒，数秒时裁判保持一只手在倒地选手面前，用手势表明数秒的数字。数到10秒后，如果选手还是不能起立，可判对方击倒对手获胜。即使倒地选手立刻站立起来，也不能继续比赛，他必须先接受台上裁判员的8次数秒。数到8后，认为比赛可以继续时，裁判员会说“开始”，比赛继续。