50. Laser Cures Snoring p.343

A mother and son are talking.

S： I can't stand Dad's snoring anymore, mom. I didn't sleep a wink last night.

M： I understand. Neither did I. But what can we do？

S： I read in a magazine that there's some kind of laser which can cure snoring.

M： I read that, too. But it's pretty expensive. Besides, people who have tried it say it's painful and could

cause voice change.

S： Oh, I didn't know that. I guess there's no hope then.

M： Well, I'll talk to Dad about it.

S： I hope he agrees to do it. Anyway, a voice change will do him a world of good. Have you heard him try to sniff lately？

M： Come to think of it, you're right.

acronym 只取首字母的缩略词

cure/heal patients cure diseases 不说：heal diseases

stand = tolerate = bear 容忍

sleep a wink = not sleep at all

catch a wink

That girl is winking at me.

stand = bear = put up with

I was at a loss about what to do.

kind of = sort of = a little = somewhat adv.

Dr.Smith will perform an operation on his patient tommorrow.

a world of good = a lot of good

Doing excercise everyday does everybody a lot of good. 不说： do good to sb

Working with Bruce did Peter a lot of harm. 可以说：do harm to sb