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听力问题 - Hearing Problem

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发表于 2008-5-22 10:08 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought3 r1 y/ q- N3 y: t( I5 G# R
she might need a hearing aid.  Not quite sure how to approach her, he called; w8 Q5 z0 c- W* `; X
the family doctor to discuss the problem.
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The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could
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Here's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,$ J% e) J7 b2 t
and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,
) _. [% x/ y& _/ Zgo to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."# p; l$ S$ q( Q' d+ a8 ?/ m1 H

( B' |' G8 }+ k' U  lThat evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was in the
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Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?". k! ~, _$ f+ R% u! c
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No response.
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So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and6 d" [( J4 l, \+ l: r
repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"' G4 k% R- Z, |$ ?& L9 A% t

2 Q8 \/ s& t5 Q6 A) o+ iStill no response.
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Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife
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Again he gets no response.) g6 g( f7 f" a
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So, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away.  "Honey, what's
+ P, A% Y6 Z: sfor dinner?" Again there is no response.
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So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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' n2 F1 ~$ Q+ q  p; S$ k/ M"Ralph , for the FIFTH  time..... CHICKEN!"
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