Philip在和Carl的媽媽Herrera女士討論Carl的手術時間。Herrera女士同意星期五就進行手術，但是Carl不喜歡這個決定。

    Philip： Well， Mrs. Herrera， Carl will be perfectly fine after we remove his tonsils. Mother： Thank you for your reassurance， Dr. Stewart. He's had so many colds and sore throats recently. Philip： Well， it's a very easy operation， Carl. You won't feel a thing. Carl： But when do they do it？

    Philip： This Friday. Carl： But Saturday's my birthday. Philip： Well， we could reschedule the operation， Mrs. Herrera， but I don't want to put it off too long. Mother： No， I think it's important to do it now. We can have a birthday party for you， Carl， when you come out of the hospital. Carl： But it won't be on my birthday. Mother： But your health is more important， Carl， believe me. Carl： I don't want my tonsils out. Philip： Nurse Baker， would you come in， please？

    Molly： Hello， Mrs. Herrera. Hi， Carl， how you doing？

    Carl： I don't want my tonsils out. Molly： Come with me， Carl. You and I will talk this over. Mother： She has a special way with kids. Philip： She sure does.

    「語言點精講」

    1. Thank you for your reassurance， Dr. Stewart.謝謝你使我放心，Stewart醫(yī)生。

    reassurance： 消除顧慮，安慰。

    2. He's had so many colds and sore throats recently.他最近老是感冒和嗓子疼。

    cold： 感冒引起咳嗽和打噴嚏。

    sore throat： 喉嚨痛。

    3. You won't feel a thing.你一點也感不到疼的。

    4. Well， we could reschedule the operation， Mrs. Herrera， but I don't want to put it off too long. Herrera夫人，我們可以重新安排手術時間，可是我不想把這手術推遲太久。

    reschedule sth.： 重新排定…的日程；重訂…的時間表；重新計劃…的時間。

    put （it） off： 延后，推遲。

    5. How you doing？

    你怎么樣啦？是“How are you doing？”的省略。這是一種非常口語化的問法。

    6. You and I will talk this over.咱們倆把這事兒談一談。

    talk （this） over： 商量，充分討論。

    7. She has a special way with kids.她對孩子很有一套辦法。