“I'm afraid I have bad news,” the doctor told his patient. “You only have six months to live.” The man sat in stunned silence for the next several minutes. Regaining his composure, he apologetically told his physician that he had no medical insurance. “I can't possibly pay you in that time.” “Okay,” the doctor said, “l(fā)et's make it nine months.”
醫(yī)生對(duì)他的病人說(shuō):“我恐怕有一個(gè)壞消息告訴你。你只能活六個(gè)月了?!蹦莻€(gè)人嚇得在那里呆坐了好幾分鐘?;謴?fù)鎮(zhèn)定以后,他很抱歉地對(duì)醫(yī)生說(shuō)他沒(méi)有醫(yī)療保險(xiǎn),他不可能在那時(shí)候付錢(qián)。醫(yī)生說(shuō):“那就改九個(gè)月吧。”