菲利普：莫莉，**我需要你处理特殊事务的特殊才能**。 莫莉：比如哪些特殊事务呢？ 菲利普：嗯，**我在日程安排上遇到了问题**。 莫莉：是吗？ 菲利普：我和厄尔医生安排好了周五要做三台扁桃体切除手术。 莫莉：然后呢？ 菲利普：**我得在他的日程里再安排进第四台手术。而且…… 我知道你能搞定**。 莫莉：患者是谁？ 菲利普：卡尔・赫雷拉。这男孩的扁桃体感染了，我们得尽快把它们切除。 莫莉：**好吧，我会尽量安排日程，斯图尔特医生。但这可不容易**。 菲利普：**我知道你能处理好**。 菲利普：（他看着卡尔的病历） 嗯，赫雷拉夫人，切除卡尔的扁桃体后，他会完全康复的。 母亲：**谢谢你的安慰，斯图尔特医生。他最近老是感冒、喉咙痛。** 菲利普：嗯，这是个很简单的手术，卡尔。**你不会有任何感觉的**。 卡尔：**但他们什么时候做手术呢？** 菲利普：这周五。 卡尔：但周六是我的生日。 菲利普：（他看着预约簿） 嗯，**我们可以重新安排手术时间**，赫雷拉夫人，**但我不想把手术推迟太久**。 母亲：不行，**我觉得现在做手术很重要**。等你出院了，我们可以给你办个生日派对，卡尔。 卡尔：但那就不是在我生日当天了。 母亲：可你的健康更重要，卡尔，相信我。 卡尔：我不想切除扁桃体。 菲利普：（他通过对讲机呼叫莫莉） 贝克护士，**请你进来一下好吗**？ 莫莉：（她走进来） 你好，赫雷拉夫人。嗨，卡尔，你怎么样？ 卡尔：我不想切除扁桃体。 莫莉：**跟我来，卡尔。我们俩来好好谈谈这件事**。（她和卡尔一起离开房间） 母亲：她很有一套哄孩子的办法。 菲利普：她确实是。 莫莉：卡尔，你的喉咙痛吗？ 卡尔：痛。 莫莉：好。你想快点好起来吗？ 卡尔：想。 莫莉：好。我们也希望你快点好起来。你明天切除扁桃体后，就不会老是感冒了。 卡尔：但如果我明天切除扁桃体，我就会错过周六的生日派对。 莫莉：我知道。这是个问题，对吧？让我想想办法。 卡尔：什么办法？ 莫莉：我得想一想。 卡尔：你在骗我。 莫莉：哦，我没有，卡尔。给我点时间想一想，我会想出办法来的。 卡尔：一个惊喜？ 莫莉：也许吧。你先穿上睡衣和长袍，我去想想惊喜。 卡尔：会痛吗？ 莫莉：不会。这里还有其他要切除扁桃体的男孩女孩。你会见到他们的。 卡尔：我不想见。 莫莉：去换衣服吧，卡尔。一切都会好的。 第一段 Philip: Molly, I need your special talent for handling¹ special matters. Molly: Like what special matters? Philip: Well, I have a scheduling² problem. Molly: Yes? Philip: I have three tonsillectomies³ set for Friday with Dr. Earl. Molly: Yes? Philip: I need to fit a fourth operation into his schedule. And... I know you can do it. Molly: Who’s the patient? Philip: Carl Herrera. The boy has infected⁴ tonsils, and we should remove⁵ them as soon as possible. Molly: **Well, I’ll try to arrange the schedule, Dr. Stewart. But it’s not going to be easy.** Philip: **I know you’ll be able to take care of it**. 第二段 Philip: [He looks at Carl’s medical chart.] Well, Mrs. Herrera, Carl will be perfectly fine after we remove his tonsils. Mother: Thank you for your reassurance,⁶ Dr. Stewart. He’s had so many colds⁷ and sore throats⁸ recently. Philip: Well, it’s a very easy operation, Carl. You won’t feel a thing. Carl: But when do⁹ they do it? Philip: This Friday. Carl: But Saturday’s my birthday. Philip: [He looks at his appointment book.] Well, we could reschedule¹⁰ the operation, Mrs. Herrera, but I don’t want to put it off¹¹ too long. 第三段 Mother: No, I think it’s important to do it now. We can have a birthday party for you, Carl, when you come¹² out of the hospital. Carl: But it won’t be on my birthday. Mother: But your health is more important, Carl, believe me. Carl: I don’t want my tonsils out. Philip: [He buzzes Molly on the intercom.] Nurse Baker, would you come in, please? Molly: [She enters.] Hello, Mrs. Herrera. Hi, Carl, how you doing?¹³ Carl: I don’t want my tonsils out. Molly: Come with me, Carl. You and I will talk this over.¹⁴ [She leaves the room with Carl.] Mother: She has a special way with kids. Philip: She sure does. 第四段 Molly: Carl, does your throat hurt? Carl: Yes. Molly: OK. Do you want to get better? Carl: Yes. Molly: OK. We want you to get better, too. You’ll have your tonsils out tomorrow, and you won’t get so many colds anymore. Carl: But if I have my tonsils out tomorrow, I’ll miss my birthday party on Saturday. Molly: I know. It’s a problem, isn’t it?¹⁵ Let me try to work something out.¹⁶ Carl: What? Molly: I have to think about it. Carl: You’re fooling¹⁷ me. Molly: Oh, I’m not, Carl. Give me a chance to think about it, and I’ll come up with¹⁸ something. Carl: A surprise? Molly: Maybe. But you just put on your pajamas and robe, and I’ll think of a surprise. Carl: Will it hurt? Molly: No. There are other boys and girls here, and they’re having their tonsils out. You’ll meet them. Carl: I don’t want to. Molly: Change your clothes, Carl. Everything will be just fine. 莫莉：好了。你们知道怎么玩猜字谜游戏吗？¹ [贝蒂和蒂姆举起了手。] 莫莉：弗兰克，你从没玩过猜字谜游戏吗？ 弗兰克：没玩过。 莫莉：卡尔，你确定你从没玩过吗？ [卡尔摇了摇头，表示没有。] 莫莉：好的，贝蒂、蒂姆和弗兰克。我们要来玩猜字谜游戏。弗兰克，我们玩的时候你可以跟着学。还有，卡尔，你随时可以加入进来 ² 。好，让我想想。好啦，我想到一个。[她在一张纸上写下一个标题。她把纸放在桌子上，这样没人能看到标题。] 好了。[她用左手假装拿着一台老式相机，右手转动相机的摇把，做出猜字谜游戏中表示 “电影” 的动作。] 贝蒂：一部电影！一部电影！ 莫莉：[她用食指碰了碰鼻子。在猜字谜游戏里，这表示 “答对了”。] 对。一部电影。好。[她用手指数到六，因为电影标题有六个单词。然后她举起六根手指。] 蒂姆：六个单词。 弗兰克：这很简单。我能玩。 莫莉：很好。好啦。我们知道是一部电影。标题…… 贝蒂：六个单词。 莫莉：对。第一个单词…… [她拉了拉自己的耳朵。在猜字谜游戏里，这表示 “发音像”。] 贝蒂：发音像。 蒂姆：发音像…… 莫莉：这部分你们答对了。没错。[拉着自己的耳朵] 发音像…… [她摇了摇头。] 发音像什么？ 弗兰克：发音像 “不（no ）”。 莫莉：[碰了碰自己的鼻子] 完全正确，弗兰克。发音像 “不（no ）”。好啦。我们知道是一部电影。六个单词。第一个单词发音像 “不（no ）”。

Molly: OK. Do you know how to play charades?¹ [Betty and Tim raise their hands.] Molly: Frank, you've never played charades? Frank: Nope. Molly: Carl, you're sure you've never played? [Carl shakes his head no.] Molly: OK, Betty, Tim, and Frank. We're going to play charades. Frank, you can learn as we go. And, Carl, you join in² at any time. OK, let me think. OK, I've got one. [She writes a title on a piece of paper. She puts the paper on a table so that no one can see the title.] All right. [She makes the charades motion for "movie" by pretending to hold an old - fashioned camera in her left hand and turning the handle with her right hand.] Betty: A movie! A movie! Molly: [She touches her nose with her index finger. This means "correct" in charades.] Right. A movie. OK. [She counts to six on her fingers because there are six words in the title of the movie. Then she holds up six fingers.] Tim: Six words. Frank: That's easy. I can play. Molly: Good. OK. We've got a movie. The title... Betty: Six words. Molly: Right. First word... [She pulls her ear. This means "sounds like" in charades.] Betty: Sounds like. Tim: Sounds like... Molly: You got that part right. Yes. [pulling her ear] Sounds like... [She shakes her head no.] Sounds like what? Frank: Sounds like no. Molly: [touching her nose] Absolutely right, Frank. Sounds like no. OK. We've got a movie. Six words. The first word sounds like no.