Philip在和Carl的妈妈Herrera女士讨论Carl的手术时间。Herrera女士同意星期五就进行手术，但是Carl不喜欢这个决定。

    Philip： Well， Mrs. Herrera， Carl will be perfectly fine after we remove his tonsils. Mother： Thank you for your reassurance， Dr. Stewart. He's had so many colds and sore throats recently. Philip： Well， it's a very easy operation， Carl. You won't feel a thing. Carl： But when do they do it？

    Philip： This Friday. Carl： But Saturday's my birthday. Philip： Well， we could reschedule the operation， Mrs. Herrera， but I don't want to put it off too long. Mother： No， I think it's important to do it now. We can have a birthday party for you， Carl， when you come 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： Nurse Baker， would you come in， please？

    Molly： Hello， Mrs. Herrera. Hi， Carl， how you doing？

    Carl： I don't want my tonsils out. Molly： Come with me， Carl. You and I will talk this over. Mother： She has a special way with kids. Philip： She sure does.

    「语言点精讲」

    1. Thank you for your reassurance， Dr. Stewart.谢谢你使我放心，Stewart医生。

    reassurance： 消除顾虑，安慰。

    2. He's had so many colds and sore throats recently.他最近老是感冒和嗓子疼。

    cold： 感冒引起咳嗽和打喷嚏。

    sore throat： 喉咙痛。

    3. You won't feel a thing.你一点也感不到疼的。

    4. Well， we could reschedule the operation， Mrs. Herrera， but I don't want to put it off too long. Herrera夫人，我们可以重新安排手术时间，可是我不想把这手术推迟太久。

    reschedule sth.： 重新排定…的日程；重订…的时间表；重新计划…的时间。

    put （it） off： 延后，推迟。

    5. How you doing？

    你怎么样啦？是“How are you doing？”的省略。这是一种非常口语化的问法。

    6. You and I will talk this over.咱们俩把这事儿谈一谈。

    talk （this） over： 商量，充分讨论。

    7. She has a special way with kids.她对孩子很有一套办法。