Call on an Expert

Little Johnny was playing with his father’s wallet when he accidentally swallowed a quarter．He went crying to his mom，choking on the quarter．

They took him to a doctor，who said that the quarter was impossible to remove without surgery．They consulted a specialist who was of the same opinion．

Then came a man who said he could get the money out in a jiffy．He turned little Johnny upside down and patted him with great precision on the back of neck and，sure enough，the quarter rolled out．Everyone was amazed．The father said，“you must be an expert？”The man replied，“No，sir．I’m just a tax collector．”

英语词汇

wallet - 钱包

accidentally - 意外地

swallowed - 吞咽

quarter - 25美分硬币（美国货币）

crying - 哭泣

choking - 窒息

doctor - 医生

remove - 移除

surgery - 手术

consultant - 专家

specialist - 专家

money - 钱

jiffy - 瞬间，片刻

upside down - 倒置

patted - 轻拍

precision - 精确

rolled out - 滚出

amazed - 惊讶的

expert - 专家

tax collector - 税收员

请专家

小约翰玩爸爸的钱包时，不小心吞了一枚硬币。因为硬币卡在喉咙，透不过气，所以小约翰只能号啕大哭着去找妈妈。

父母带着小约翰去看医生，医生说如果不做手术，硬币就没法取出来。他们又去请教了一位专家，专家也持相同的观点。

后来，来了一个男人说自己能够一下子就把硬币弄出来。只见他倒提着小约翰，准确地拍击了一下他的后颈部，果不其然，硬币滚了出来。每个人都很吃惊，父亲说：“你一定是个专家？”男人答道：“不，先生。我只是个税收官。”