①Here is an example, which I heard at a nurses' convention, of a story which works wellbecause the audience all sharedthe same view of doctors. ②A man arrives in heavenand is being shown around by St. Peter.③He sees wonderful accommodations, beautiful gardens, sunny weather, and so on.④Everyone is very peaceful, polite and friendly until, waiting in a line for lunch, the new arrival is suddenly pushed aside by a man in a white coat, who rushes to the head of the line,grabshis food and stompsover to a table by himself.⑤" Who is that?" the new arrival asked St. Peter. "Oh, that's God," came the reply, "but sometimes he thinks he's a doctor."
【对照翻译】
①这里有一个例子，我在一次护士的谈话上听到一个故事，这个故事幽默效果很棒，因为全部的听众对医生共有相同的观点。
②一个人到达天堂并且正在被圣彼得四处展示。
③他看到非常棒的住处，漂亮的花园，阳光的天气等等。
④每一个人都很和平，有礼貌和友善，直到排队等待午饭，这个新来的突然被一个穿白外套的男人推到一边，他冲到队伍的前头，抓住他的食物并且他自己重步走向餐桌。
⑤“那是谁？”新来的问圣彼得，“哦，那是上帝”，圣彼得回复，“但是有时候他认为他是个医生。”
work well 幽默效果很棒
（work 奏效，产生预期的效果或作用）
【单词】
1.heaven 天堂
2.accommodation 住处，住宿
3.grabs 突然或野蛮地攫取，抓住
4.stomps （尤指因生气）踏着重步走，跺脚，重踩