8. Mr. Quack

A woman caught a cold and had to stay in bed .She told her husband to go to town to buy some medicine2 for her, but the man did not know how to call the chemist3.Before he went into the chemist's shop, he stopped a boy and asked him, "Excuse me, do you know the name of the chemist?" "Mr. Quack," the boy answered with a smile.

Then the man went into the shop and said, "Give me some medicine, Mr. Quack." The chemist became angry and slapped4 him in the face .The man didn't think the chemist had heard him, he repeated in a loud voice. "I want some medicine for a cold, Mr. Quack!" And he was heavily slapped in the face again. "Do you have anything else to give?" "Nothing." The chemist answered angrily.

Then the man covered his face and left. When he got home, he said to his wife. "I've brought the medicine for your fever. Get up." As soon as the woman sat up, he gave her a slap in the face. The slap was so heavy that she fell down bed. It frightened her. She sweated5 and soon got well. The man was very happy and went to town again.

When he came into the chemist's shop, he said to the chemist, "Half of your medicine has cured my wife and there's the other half left. I've brought it here and I must return it to you. Mr. Quack." With these words, he gave the chemist a heavier slap and left happily.

Notes:

1. quack 庸医

2. medicine 药

3. chemist 药剂师

4. slap 打耳光

5. sweat 出汗

6. cure 治好，治愈

庸　医

一女子患了感冒躺在床上。她要自己的丈夫进城去帮她抓点药回来，但她丈夫不知道应该怎样称呼药剂师。在走进药店之前，他拦住一个过路的男孩问道：“对不起，请问你知道药剂师的名字吗？“庸医先生。”那个男孩微笑着告诉他。

于是这个男子进到药店里，见到药剂师就说：“我要抓些药，庸医先生。”药剂师很生气，结结实实给了他一个耳光。这个男子以为药剂师没有听清，又大声重复道：“我想抓副退烧药，庸医先生。”他又挨了狠狠一个耳光。“你还有什么要给我的吗？”男子问道。“没有！”药剂师气冲冲地说。男子捂着脸离开了。

回到家，他对妻子说：“我把退烧药抓回来了，你起来一下吧！”妻子刚起来，他就使足了劲给了她一巴掌，打得她跌到床下去了。妻子经这么一打一吓，出了一身大汗，真的退烧了。

男子非常高兴，又进城去找那个药剂师。他一进药店就对药剂师说：“上次抓的药只用一半就治好了我太太的病，还剩下一半，我带回来了，我必须还给你，庸医先生。”说完，他给了药剂师狠狠的一巴掌，然后快乐地离开了。

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美国药店里的药剂师的工作不是照方抓抓药而已，他们要对病人的用药安全负责，要对医生开出的处方进行复核，对非处方药物进行监控和指导，为顾客提供咨询和辅导。发现有疑问的处方，药剂师必须与医生取得联系。基于美国药店的专业服务，美国人对药剂师的信任度甚至超过了医生。