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Doctor， will my husband get better? Mrs. Xie asked. 医生，我的丈夫会好起来吗?谢太太问。 The doctor shook his head， and said nothing. 医生摇摇头，什么也没说。 Xie had a huge boil on his back， and dozens of small boils all around it.They had tried all sorts of medicines and treatments， but nothing worked. 谢在背上长了一个很大的疖子，这个疖子周围又有许多小疖子。他试过了很多药和疗法，但是一点效果都没有。 Doctor Lin said， This disease cannot be cured by ordinary means. Theres no medicine money can buy that will cure this condition. 林医生说，用普通的方法是治不好你的病的。用钱能买到的药，恐怕都治不好你的病。 One of the consulting doctors said， This is a very rare disease. Its so rare youve probably never even heard of it. Its called Birds Pay Homage to the King. When Mrs. Xie heard that， she screamed and fainted dead away. 一个医生说，这种病很少见，你可能闻所未闻。它叫做百鸟朝凤谢太太听到后，尖叫起来，晕死过去了。 Xie was a very rich man. He had begun life as a poor boy， and made a fortune in the lumber business by hard work and honesty. He really didnt have any bad habits， but he did have one particular weakness， common to many Chinese：he loved to eat. Whenever he had a party or a feast， he spent a lot of money to serve the most extraordinary dishes possible. | 
