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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 thought
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the family doctor to discuss the problem.
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The doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could0 [6 C5 x( f6 P3 M$ H2 ]6 F9 x. q. [
perform to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss." d" c  C8 |+ J2 V& G3 e
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Here's what you do," said the doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her,' r. o$ y* b. i9 w! w
and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not,
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5 ]5 D+ T, q$ G7 N% X6 g/ c, PThat 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?"
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No response.
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So the husband moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and2 b% g$ P% Y; p- Z7 c; t
repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"- b& Z' I; H3 s0 i% J
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Still no response.' }# s0 {5 A1 q9 Y" [3 R! _
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Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife& O4 i3 m% L; M
and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
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Again he gets no response.
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7 q8 n8 t+ K0 N' ySo, he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away.  "Honey, what's ; s; Z: M1 z1 G; r) p
for dinner?" Again there is no response.
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% v' l0 r" d# W& A$ C' ]So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"9 F6 Z+ C5 Z# G* b; U$ x: h% ^
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(I just love this)! _/ s% ]8 C7 z. a. ^

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"Ralph , for the FIFTH  time..... CHICKEN!"
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