After hearing that one of the patients in a mental hospital had saved another from a suicide attempt by pulling him out of a bathtub，the director reviewed the rescuer’s file and called him into his office．
“Mr．James，your records and your heroic behavior indicate that you’re ready to go home．”he said．“I’m only sorry that the man you saved later killed himself with a rope around the neck．”“Oh，he didn’t kill himself，”Mr．James replied．“I hung him up to dry．”
1.mental hospital - 精神病院
2.patient - 病人
3.suicide attempt - 自杀尝试
4.rescuer - 救人者
5.file - 病历记录
6.director - 主任
7.heroic behavior - 英雄行为
8.ready to go home - 准备回家
9.saved - 救了
10.killed himself - 自杀了
11.neck - 脖子
12.hung him up to dry - 把他挂起来晾干
英雄
在一家精神病院，有人打算自杀，另一位病人把他从浴缸里拖了出来。听到这个消息，主任重新调阅了那位救人者的病历，然后把他叫进办公室。
“詹姆士先生，从你的病历记录和你的英雄行为来看，你马上就可以回家了。”他说，“只是有些遗憾，你救的那个人后来又用绳子套住自己的脖子自杀了。”
“哎，他不是自杀，”詹姆士答道，“我只是用绳子把他挂起来晾晾干。”