A medical student was called on to state how much of a certain drug he would give to a patient. He promptly¹ replied: "Five grains."

 

A minute later the student asked the professor, "May I correct my answer?" The professor looked at his watch and said: "It's too late. Your patient died thirty seconds ago."

 

一个医科学生被要求说明他给病人服的那种药的用量。他立即回答道：“五粒。”

 

一分钟后，这个学生问教授：“我可以改正我的回答吗？英语小故事”教授看看手表，说：“太晚啦，你的病人已在30秒钟以前死了。”

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