Two elderly couples were enjoying friendly conversation when one of the men asked the other，“Fred，how was the memory clinic you went to last month？”
“Outstanding，”Fred replied．“They taught us all the latest psychological techniques—visualization，association—it made a huge difference for me．”
“That’s great！What was the name of the clinic？”
Fred went blank．He thought and thought，but couldn’t remember．Then a smile broke across his face and he asked，“What do you call that red flower with the long stem and thorns？”
“You mean a rose？”
“Yes，that’s it！”He turned to his wife...“Rose，what was the name of that clinic？”
诊所的名字
两对老年夫妇正在亲切地交谈。其中一个老头问道：“弗雷德，你上个月去的那家治疗失忆症的诊所怎么样？”
“太棒了！”弗雷德回答说，“他们教授我们最新的心理疗法——形象记忆法，联想记忆法——这让我发生了很大的改变。”
“太好了！那家诊所叫什么名字？”
弗雷德脑子里突然出现了一片空白。他想啊想啊，还是记不起来。突然他脸上掠过一丝笑容，问道：“那个开着红花，长着长茎，还有刺的植物叫什么来着？”
“你是说玫瑰花？”
“对，就是玫瑰！”他转向自己的妻子……问道：“罗丝（英语玫瑰花的音译），那个诊所叫什么来着？”
重点英语词汇：
1.elderly - 年长的
2.couples - 夫妇
3.conversation - 交谈
4.memory clinic - 记忆诊所
5.psychological techniques - 心理技巧
6.visualization - 视觉化
7.association - 联想
8.difference - 差异
9.clinic - 诊所
10.blank - 空白的
11.stem - 茎
12.thorns - 刺
13.rose - 玫瑰
14.name - 名称