of sickness around. So we tho't you'd better look her over and tell us what is the matter As doctors often do I took a trial shot at it as a point of departure. Has she had a sore throat? Both parents answered me together, No. . No, she says her throat don,'t hurt her Does your throat hurt you? added the mother to the child. But the little girl's expression didn't change nor did she move her eyes from my face Have you looked? I tried to. said the mother but i couldn t see As it happens we had been having a number of cases of diphtheria in the school to whie this child went during that month and we were all, quite apparently, thinking of that, though no one had as yet spoken of the thing. I Well, I said, suppose we take a look at the throat first. I smiled in my best professional nd asking for the child's first name I said, come on, Mathilda, open your mouth and let's take a look at your throat thing doing Aw, come on, I coaxed, just open your mouth wide and let me take a look. Look, I said opening both hands wide, I haven't anything in my hands. Just open up and let me see Such a nice man, put in the mother. Look how kind he is to you. Come on, do what he tells you to. He won't hurt you At that I ground my teeth in disgust. If only they wouldn't use the word"hurt"I might be able to get somewhere. But I did not allow myself to be hurried or disturbed but speaking quietly and slowly I approached the child again As doctors often do I took a trial shot at it as a point of departure.像医生们经常做的,我尚持 问了一个问题并推测病症 as it happens偶然,碰巧 diphtheria n.白喉,是一种急性呼吸道传染病,人群普遍易感,患病者会岀现如发热 乏力、恶心呕吐头痛等症状,重症病人有一定的死亡率。 1 quite apparently, thinking of that, though no one had as yet spoken of the thing很明显,尽管我 们都没有说出来,但是我们都想到了。 12 smiled in my best professional manner以医生特有的职业性微笑 13 Nothing doing.没有用(等于 Nothing happened.) 14 put in插话 I5 At that I ground my teeth in disgust. If only they wouldn t use the word"hurt"I might be able to get somewhere.听到这句话我要进了牙齿。如果他们没有用“伤害”这个词,我或许还能对 她做些什么of sickness around. So we tho't you'd better look her over and tell us what is the matter. As doctors often do I took a trial shot at it as a point of departure.8Has she had a sore throat? Both parents answered me together, No . . . No, she says her throat don't hurt her. Does your throat hurt you? added the mother to the child. But the little girl's expression didn't change nor did she move her eyes from my face. Have you looked? I tried to, said the mother, but I couldn't see. As it happens9 we had been having a number of cases of diphtheria10 in the school to which this child went during that month and we were all, quite apparently, thinking of that, though no one had as yet spoken of the thing.11 Well, I said, suppose we take a look at the throat first. I smiled in my best professional manner12 and asking for the child's first name I said, come on, Mathilda, open your mouth and let's take a look at your throat. Nothing doing.13 Aw, come on, I coaxed, just open your mouth wide and let me take a look. Look, I said opening both hands wide, I haven't anything in my hands. Just open up and let me see. Such a nice man, put in 14the mother. Look how kind he is to you. Come on, do what he tells you to. He won't hurt you. At that I ground my teeth in disgust. If only they wouldn't use the word "hurt" I might be able to get somewhere.15But I did not allow myself to be hurried or disturbed but speaking quietly and slowly I approached the child again. 8 As doctors often do I took a trial shot at it as a point of departure. 像医生们经常做的，我尚持 问了一个问题并推测病症. 9 as it happens 偶然，碰巧 10 diphtheria n. 白喉，是一种急性呼吸道传染病， 人群普遍易感， 患病者会出现如发热、 乏力、恶心呕吐头痛等症状， 重症病人有一定的死亡率。 11 quite apparently, thinking of that, though no one had as yet spoken of the thing.很明显，尽管我 们都没有说出来，但是我们都想到了。 12 smiled in my best professional manner 以医生特有的职业性微笑 13 Nothing doing. 没有用（等于 Nothing happened. ） 14 put in 插话 15 At that I ground my teeth in disgust. If only they wouldn't use the word "hurt" I might be able to get somewhere. 听到这句话我要进了牙齿。如果他们没有用“伤害”这个词，我或许还能对 她做些什么