成寒部落格

　

　　A doctor tells a rich old man that he's going 

　　　　　　　　　　

to die if he doesn't get a new heart soon. The 

old man tells the doctor to search the world for 

the best heart available, money is no object. 


　　A few days later the doctor calls the old 

man and says he has found three hearts but they 

are all expensive. The old man reminds the doctor 

that he is filthy rich and  implores  him to tell him 

about the donors they came from. 

　　"Well, the first one belonged to 22-year-old 

marathon runner, never smoked, ate only the 

most healthy foods, was in peak condition when 

he was hit by a bus. No damage to the heart, 

of course. But it costs $100,000!"

　　The old man waving off the last part about the 

cost asks the doctor to tell him about the second 

donor. "This one belonged to a 16-year-old champion 

swimmer, high school kid. Lean  and  mean. Drowned 

when he hit his head on the side of the pool. That 

heart'll set you back $150,000!"

　　"Okay,' said the old man, 'what about the third 

heart?" 

　　"Well this one belonged to a 58-year-old man, 

smoked three packs of cigarettes a day, weighed 

over 300 pounds, never exercised, drank like a fish... 

this heart is going for $500,000!!!"

　　"Five-hundred grand?!", the old man exclaimed, 

"why so expensive?"

　　"Well', said the doctor, 'this heart belonged to a 

lawyer... so it was never used!"

Key  words：

implore　（v.）央求、苦求

donor　（n.）器官捐贈者    

marathon　（n.）馬拉松　　   

lean and mean　（adj.）結實、不胖不瘦

＊美國人常諷刺律師冷血、沒感情。

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