[ Outside Lawrence Hospital one morning. Inside, Dr. Philip Stewart and his nurse, Molly Baker, are working in Dr. Stewart's office. ]
Philip: Molly, I need your special talent for handling special matters.
莫莉,我需要你那套处理棘手事情的本事。
Molly: Like what special matters?
什么样的棘手事?
Philip: Well, I have a scheduling problem.
嗯,我这边排班出了点问题。
Molly: Yes?
怎么了?
Philip: I have three tonsillectomies set for Friday with Dr. Earl.
我已经安排了这周五和厄尔医生合作三台扁桃体切除手术。
Molly: Yes?
然后呢?
Philip: I need to fit a fourth operation into his schedule. And ... I know you can do it.
我需要把第四台手术插进他的排程里… 我知道你能搞定。
Molly: Who's the patient?
病人是谁?
Philip: Carl Herrera. The boy has infected tonsils, and we should remove them as soon as possible.
卡尔·赫雷拉。这孩子扁桃体发炎了,得尽快切除。
Molly: Well, I'll try to arrange the schedule, Dr. Stewart. But it's not going to be easy.
好吧,斯图尔特医生,我尽量去安排,不过不太容易。
Philip: I know you'll be able to take care of it.
我知道你能处理好。
[ Molly shakes her head and laughs. ]
[ Inside Dr. Stewart's office later that day. Philip is talking to a mother, Mrs. Herrera, and her ten-year-old son Carl. ]
Philip: [ He looks at Carl's medical chart. ] Well, Mrs. Herrera, Carl will be perfectly fine after we remove his tonsils.
赫雷拉太太,等切除扁桃体后,卡尔很快就会完全康复的。
Mrs. Herrera: Thank you for your reassurance, Dr. Stewart. He's had so many colds and sore throats recently.
谢谢你让人放心,斯图尔特医生。他最近老是感冒、喉咙痛。
Philip: Well, it's a very easy operation, Carl. You won't feel a thing.
这是个很简单的手术,卡尔。你不会感觉到疼的。
Carl: But when do they do it?
那什么时候做手术?
Philip: This Friday.
这周五。
Carl: But Saturday's my birthday.
可周六是我生日。
Philip: [ He looks at his appointment book. ] Well, we could reschedule the operation, Mrs. Herrera, but I don't want to put it off too long.
我们也可以改时间,赫雷拉太太,不过我不想拖太久。
Mrs. Herrera: 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.
不,我觉得现在做比较重要。等你出院了再给你办生日派对,卡尔。
Carl: But it won't be on my birthday.
但就不是我生日那天了。
Mrs. Herrera: But your health is more important, Carl. Believe me.
可是身体更重要,卡尔,相信我。
Carl: I don't want my tonsils out.
我不想做扁桃体手术。
Philip: [ He buzzes molly on the intercom. ] Nurse Baker, would you come in, please?
贝克护士,请进来一下,好吗?
Molly: [ She enters. ] Hello, Mrs. Herrera. Hi, Carl, how you doing?
你好,赫雷拉太太。嗨,卡尔,感觉怎么样?
Carl: I don't want my tonsils out.
我不想做扁桃体手术。
Molly: Come with me, Carl. You and I will talk this over. [ She leaves the room with Carl. ]
跟我来,卡尔,我们单独聊一聊。
Mrs. Herrera: She has a special way with kids.
她特别会跟孩子打交道。
Philip: She sure does.
确实是。
[ In an area of the hospital. Carl is sitting on a sofa. He is unhappy. Molly enters and tries to make him feel better. She is carrying a robe and pajamas for him. ]
Molly: Carl, does your throat hurt?
卡尔,喉咙疼吗?
Carl: Yes.
疼。
Molly: OK. Do you want to get better?
好,那你想不想快点好起来?
Carl: Yes.
想。
Molly: OK. We want you to get better, too. You'll have your tonsils out tomorrow, and you won't get so many colds anymore.
我们也希望你快点好起来。明天做完手术后,你就不会老是感冒了。
Carl: But if I have my tonsils out tomorrow, I'll miss my birthday party on Saturday.
可要是明天手术,我就赶不上周六的生日派对了。
Molly: I know. It's a problem, isn't it? Let me try to work something out.
我知道,这是个问题,对吧?让我想想办法。
Carl: What?
什么办法?
Molly: I have to think about it.
我得想一想。
Carl: You're fooling me.
你在骗我吧。
Molly: Oh, I'm not, Carl. Give me a chance to think about it, and I'll come up with something.
没有骗你,卡尔。给我点时间想想,我一定会想出一个好主意。
Carl: A surprise?
是惊喜吗?
Molly: Maybe. But you just put on your pajamas and robe, and I'll think of a surprise.
也许吧。你先把睡衣和外袍穿上,我来想个惊喜。
Carl: Will it hurt?
会疼吗?
Molly: No. There are other boys and girls here, and they're having their tonsils out. You'll meet them.
不会的。这里还有其他小朋友也要做手术,你会见到他们的。
Carl: I don't want to.
我不想见。
Molly: Change your clothes, Carl. Everything will be just fine.
先把衣服换了,卡尔,一切都会没事的。