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A famous painter was very worried
about his sick dog, which had a badly
inflamed throat. But he knew that a
doctor wouldn't examine a dog. So, in order to get a specialist to come to his
house to look at his dog, he decided to pretend he himself was the one who
was ill. This artist was a very selfish
man, so
in spite of the fact that
it was past midnight, he called a prominent
throat specialist... |
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DOCTOR: |
Hello! This is Dr. Knowitall. |
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ARTIST: |
Oh, Doctor Knowitall, you must
come to my house immediately. |
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DOCTOR: |
Sir! I am a famous throat
specialist. I only see patients during the day, and by appointment. |
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ARTIST: |
But... but
doctor, I'm the celebrated portrait painter, Raphael DePicter, and this
is, an emergency. |
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DOCTOR: |
I've had a busy day, and I have
to operate very early tomorrow morning. Can't you
wait until tomorrow afternoon? |
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ARTIST: |
Oh, no, doctor! That would be
too late. I beg you, please come
right away. And hurry! |
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DOCTOR: |
Very well. Since
you are Raphael DePicter, I'll make
an exception. I'll come right away. |
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When Doctor Knowitall arrived at
Mr. DePicter's house and saw that the patient was not the artist but his dog, he
was furious. But immediately he thought of a plan to
get even.
Hiding his
anger, he said calmly... |
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DOCTOR: |
I can't tell you
right now
what's the matter with your dog, but this medicine
will alleviate it. I'll study the case and call you when I've made the
diagnosis. |
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At midnight of the following day
Mr. DePicter was awakened when his telephone rang... |
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ARTIST: |
Who is it? |
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DOCTOR: |
This is Doctor Knowitall. Mr.
DePicter, come quickly to my house. It's urgent! |
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ARTIST: |
But doctor, it's
past twelve! Besides, early tomorrow morning I have an appointment
to paint the portrait of a very important person. Can't you wait
until tomorrow afternoon? |
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DOCTOR: |
Oh, no! That would be too late!
And what I have to say is too important to discuss
over the telephone. Please
hurry! |
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Mr. DePicter, thinking it was about
his dog's illness, jumped out of bed, got dressed, and ran to the doctor's
house... |
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ARTIST: |
Doctor, doctor! What's the
matter? Why did you call me
at this time of night? |
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DOCTOR: |
I'm very
concerned about
something and I must know the answer right now. |
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ARTIST: |
All right, all right. What is
it? |
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DOCTOR: |
Please tell me: how much would
you charge to paint my house? |
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sick: ill (enfermo)
inflamed:
red and painful (inflamada).
selfish = egotistical (egoísta)
in spite of the fact that:
despite (a pesar de que)
prominent:
well‑known; famous (famoso)
throat specialist: (especialista en garganta) this compound noun regularly carries the strongest stress on the first element.
celebrated:
widely known; famous (reconocido).
to
operate:
to perform surgery (operar).
to operate on somebody: Yesterday, Kevin was
operated for
appendicitis by Dr. Closter; Yesterday, Dr. Closter operated on Kevin for
appendicitis.
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right away:
immediately (enseguida).
very
well: all right
(de acuerdo).
make an exception:
be willing to do something different from the usual rule or pattern.
get even:
take revenge.
hide = conceal (ocultar)
anger: strong emotion (ira, rabia)
right now:
at this time.
what's the matter:
what's wrong (qué ocurre).
awakened = not sleeping
(despierto)
over the telephone = on the phone (por teléfono)
at this time of night:
at this very late hour.
concerned = worried (preocupado) |
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