英美民间故事传说：The old woman and the doctor
<p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="totally">totally</span> <span word="blind">blind</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span>, <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="consulting">consulting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span>, <span word="made">made</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presence">presence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="witnesses">witnesses</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="fee">fee</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="cured">cured</span> <span word="her">her</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span> <span word="accordingly">accordingly</span> <span word="prescribed">prescribed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="article">article</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span>, <span word="until">until</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="last">last</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cure">cure</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="complete">complete</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="left">left</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="refused">refused</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fee">fee</span>; <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="repeated">repeated</span> <span word="refusals">refusals</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="part">part</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="sued">sued</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="magistrates">magistrates</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="payment">payment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="debt">debt</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="defence">defence</span>. "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="claimant">claimant</span>(原告，索赔人)," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="she">she</span>, "<span word="has">has</span> <span word="stated">stated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="facts">facts</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="correctly">correctly</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="undertook">undertook</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fee">fee</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="cured">cured</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="part">part</span>, <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="failed">failed</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="cured">cured</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="blinder">blinder</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="prove">prove</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="say">say</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="contained">contained</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="furniture">furniture</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="things">things</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="cured">cured</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="entirely">entirely</span> <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>."</p>
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