50. Laser Cures Snoring p.343

    A mother and son are talking.

    S： I can't stand Dad's snoring anymore, mom. I didn't sleep a wink¹ last night.

    M： I understand. Neither did I. But what can we do？

    S： I read in a magazine that there's some kind of laser which can cure snoring.

    M： I read that, too. But it's pretty expensive. Besides, people who have tried it say it's painful and could

    cause voice change.

    S： Oh, I didn't know that. I guess there's no hope then.

    M： Well, I'll talk to Dad about it.

    S： I hope he agrees to do it. Anyway, a voice change will do him a world of good. Have you heard him try to sniff² lately？

    M： Come to think of it, you're right.

    acronym³ 只取首字母的缩略词

    cure/heal patients      cure diseases 不说：heal diseases

    stand = tolerate = bear 容忍

    sleep a wink = not sleep at all

    catch a wink

    That girl is winking⁴ at me.

    stand = bear = put up with

    I was at a loss about what to do.

    kind of = sort of = a little = somewhat  adv.

    Dr.Smith will perform an operation on his patient tommorrow.

    a world of good = a lot of good

    Doing excercise everyday does everybody a lot of good.  不说： do good to sb

    Working with Bruce did Peter a lot of harm.             可以说：do harm to sb