THE HUNTER'S CONSCIENCE

猎人的良心

Doctor Huang Xiaoyuan of Hangzhou was a noted authority on skin diseases and infections of all sorts.

杭州的黄小元是一个有名的大夫,擅长治疗各种皮肤病。

One day he was sitting in his office when a man came in groaning. "What an ugly brute," the doctor couldn't help thinking, even though he knew that a doctor must do his best to help any person suffering, without regard to his looks.

一天,他正在他的诊所里坐着,走进来一个呻吟着的人。"真丑啊!"黄大夫忍不住想,虽然他知道大夫必须救助那些受苦的人,而不应该注意他们的外表。

The man took off his shirt and sat down so the doctor could see his back. On his back and shoulders, he had dozens of sores. The big ones were the size of a cup, and they were surrounded by lots of littler ones. The whole thing smelled dreadful.

那个男人脱了上衣,坐下来让大夫看他的背。在他的背和肩上,长了很多疮。大的有杯子那么大,周围还长着许多小疮。它们发出阵阵恶臭。

Doctor Huang was so surprised that he said "Your whole back is rotting away" before he could catch himself.

黄大夫吃了一惊,忍不住说:"你的整个背都要烂掉了。"

"What?" the patient said, turning around in the chair.

"什么?"病人转身问。

This is a rare disease called Birds Pay Homage to the King. It's incurable." Doctor Huang pushed his glasses up his nose. "What kind of business are you in? I think we'd better find this out first."

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