A Hole in Her Ear (2)
<p> 《365个英语小故事》:实用简洁的小故事，都是日常生活小故事，在学习英语的同时了解美国文化，循序渐进，轻松掌握。</p><p> <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="Cassandra">Cassandra</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="uncomfortable">uncomfortable</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="whooshing">whooshing</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="constant">constant</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="dizzy">dizzy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nauseous">nauseous</span> <span word="occasionally">occasionally</span>. <span word="Travis">Travis</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="appointment">appointment</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Schwartz">Schwartz</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Schwartz">Schwartz</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="examining">examining</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="shorts">shorts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sneakers">sneakers</span>; <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="semi">semi</span>-<span word="retired">retired</span>. <span word="Travis">Travis</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Schwartz">Schwartz</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="happened">happened</span>. <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Schwartz">Schwartz</span> <span word="listened">listened</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Cassandras">Cassandras</span> <span word="ears">ears</span>.</p><p> <span word="Yep">Yep</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="her">her</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="eardrum">eardrum</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="punctured">punctured</span>. <span word="Travis">Travis</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>? <span word="he">he</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>. <span word="Ive">Ive</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="lots">lots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="girlfriends">girlfriends</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="blew">blew</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="ears">ears</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="blew">blew</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="ears">ears</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="before">before</span>. <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Schwartz">Schwartz</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="done">done</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="choices">choices</span>: <span word="surgery">surgery</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="surgery">surgery</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="about">about</span> $2,000. <span word="Waiting">Waiting</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="Cassandra">Cassandra</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="bear">bear</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="discomfortshe">discomfortshe</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="ear">ear</span> <span word="dry">dry</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="timesfor">timesfor</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="months">months</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eardrum">eardrum</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="heal">heal</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>. <span word="Surgery">Surgery</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="advisable">advisable</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="months">months</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wouldnt">wouldnt</span> <span word="recommend">recommend</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="now">now</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="prescribe">prescribe</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="medication">medication</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ease">ease</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="discomfort">discomfort</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wait">wait</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="thanked">thanked</span> <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Schwartz">Schwartz</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Travis">Travis</span> <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="Cassandra">Cassandra</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Rite">Rite</span>-<span word="Aid">Aid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="medication">medication</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="apologized">apologized</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="pray">pray</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="eardrum">eardrum</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="heal">heal</span>.</p>
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