on death's door

时间：2008-06-21 05:42:56

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A man woke up in a hospital bed and called for his doctor. He asked "Give it to me straight. How long have I got?"

The physician1 replied that he doubted2 that his patient would survive3 the night. The man then said "Call for my lawyer."

When the lawyer arrived, the man asked for his physician to stand on one side of the bed, while the lawyer stood on the other. The man then laid back and closed his eyes. When he remained silent4 for several minutes, the physician asked what he had in mind. The man replied "Jesus died with a thief on either side, and I thought I'd check out the same way."


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1 physician INcx5     
n.医师，内科医师
参考例句：
  • He is under the care of a physician.他正接受一位内科医生的治疗。
  • A physician was called in.医生请来了。
2 doubted 7a7f1d9534cc4675ee072662e1282c54     
v.怀疑，疑惑( doubt的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • Some of them doubted the feasibility of the proposal. 有些人怀疑这一提议的可行性。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • They doubted whether all this work would pay off. 他们怀疑这样干是否划得来。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
3 survive KrSw9     
vt.幸免于；从…中生还；vi.幸存
参考例句：
  • I didn't know whether I could survive.我不知道我能否幸存下来。
  • I cannot survive without you.没有你我不能幸存。
4 silent eEVz8     
adj.安静的，不吵闹的，沉默的，无言的；n.(复数)默剧
参考例句：
  • Immediately on his beginning to speak,everyone was silent.他一讲话，大家顿时安静下来。
  • The boys looked at the conjuror in silent wonder. 孩子们目瞪口呆地看着那魔术师。

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