The Hunter's conscience
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Doctor Huang Xiaoyuan of Hangzhou was a noted1 authority on skin diseases and infections of all sorts.

One day he was sitting in his office when a man came in groaning2(呻吟) . "What an ugly brute3(畜生,残暴的人) ," the doctor couldn't help thinking, even though he knew that a doctor must do his best to help any person suffering, without regard to his looks.

The man took off his shirt and sat down so the doctor could see his back. On his back and shoulders, he had dozens of sores(疡) . The big ones were the size of a cup, and they were surrounded by lots of littler ones. The whole thing smelled dreadful.

Doctor Huang was so surprised that he said "Your whole back is rotting away" before he could catch himself.

"What?" the patient said, turning around in the chair.

"A rare disease called Birds Pay Homage4(百鸟朝凤) to the King. It's incurable5." Doctor Huang pushed his glasses up his nose. "What kind of business are you in? I think we'd better find this out first."

"You know those new weapons they call 'guns'? I have one, and I use it to shoot birds. I turn over their nests so they don't have anywhere to go, and then I shoot them when they're flying around. I've been in this line for oh, a dozen years now," the patient answered.

"No wonder!" the doctor replied. "Think how many homes you have destroyed, and how many animals you have killed! You have brought this disease down upon yourself by breaking the laws of nature."

The hunter looked worried. "Then what can I do?"

"If you're brave enough to admit that you shouldn't have killed all those helpless birds, and you promise that you will never kill anything again, we may have a chance. Otherwise……"

The hunter thought carefully. He realized that he had been cruel to shoot defenseless birds. He threw his gun in the river and went into the fresh produce business.

Within two weeks, his back was obviously better. He felt healthy, both physically6 and mentally. Before too much longer, he was well again.

By facing the truth and listening to his conscience, this man saved himself from a terrible end.



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1 noted 5n4zXc     
adj.著名的,知名的
参考例句:
  • The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
  • Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
2 groaning groaning     
adj. 呜咽的, 呻吟的 动词groan的现在分词形式
参考例句:
  • She's always groaning on about how much she has to do. 她总抱怨自己干很多活儿。
  • The wounded man lay there groaning, with no one to help him. 受伤者躺在那里呻吟着,无人救助。
3 brute GSjya     
n.野兽,兽性
参考例句:
  • The aggressor troops are not many degrees removed from the brute.侵略军简直象一群野兽。
  • That dog is a dangerous brute.It bites people.那条狗是危险的畜牲,它咬人。
4 homage eQZzK     
n.尊敬,敬意,崇敬
参考例句:
  • We pay homage to the genius of Shakespeare.我们对莎士比亚的天才表示敬仰。
  • The soldiers swore to pay their homage to the Queen.士兵们宣誓效忠于女王陛下。
5 incurable incurable     
adj.不能医治的,不能矫正的,无救的;n.不治的病人,无救的人
参考例句:
  • All three babies were born with an incurable heart condition.三个婴儿都有不可治瘉的先天性心脏病。
  • He has an incurable and widespread nepotism.他们有不可救药的,到处蔓延的裙带主义。
6 physically iNix5     
adj.物质上,体格上,身体上,按自然规律
参考例句:
  • He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服,心绪也很乱。
  • Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。
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