Henry was from the United¹ States and he had come to London for a holiday.

亨利是个美国人，他到伦敦来度假。

One day he was not feeling well, so he went to the clerk at the desk of his hotel and said,"I want to see doctor. Can you give me the name of a good one?"

有一天他感到身体不舒服，于是走到旅馆服务台对服务员说:“我想看病，你能给我推荐一位好医生吗?”

The clerk looked in a book and then said , "Dr². Kenneth Grey , 61010."

服务员查阅了一下本子，然后说:“肯尼思·格雷医生，61010。"

Henry said，"Thank yon very much. Is he expensive?"

亨利说:“非常感谢，他收费贵吗?”

"Well, "the clerk answered, "he always charges his patients two pounds for their first visit to him, and one pound and 50 pennies³ for later visits."

“喔，”服务员回答说:“他对初诊患者收费两英镑，复诊收费一点五英镑。”

Henry decided⁴ to save 50 pennies, so when he went to see the doctor, he said，"I've come again,doctor."

亨利想节省五十便士，所以他去看病时对医生说:“我又来了，医生。”

For a few seconds the doctor looked at his face carefully without saying anything.

医生仔细端详着他的面孔，几秒钟没说话。

Then he nodded and said，"Oh，yes. "He examined him and then said, "Everything's going as it should do. Just continue with the medicine I gave you last time."

然后点点头说:“哦，是的。”给他做完检查以后，医生说:“病情发展正常。继续服用上次我给你开的药吧。”