A man receives a phone call from his doctor.
一位男士接到他医生的一通电话。
The doctor says, “I have some good news and some bad news.”
医生说：“我有一些好消息与一些坏消息”
The man says, “OK, give me the good news first.”
男士说：“好，先给我好消息。”
The doctor says, “The good news is, you have 24 hours to live.”
医生说：“好消息是，你还有24小时可以活。”
The man replies, “Oh no! If that’s the good news, then what’s the bad news?”
男士回答：“喔，不！如果这是好消息，那么坏消息呢？”
The doctor says, “The bad news is, I forgot to call you yesterday.”
医生说：“坏消息是：我昨天忘了打电话给你！”
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【单字用法解说】Forget
Forget 这个字之后加不定词或动名词意义不同。Forget + to V 是说忘了去做某事。举例：
1. Don’t forget to lock the door. 不要忘了锁门
2. Dad’s always forgetting to take his pills. 爸爸老是忘了吃药
forget + Ving 则是说忘了这件事情，举例：
1. I forgot meeting John last week.
我忘了上周与约翰会面的事了
2. She would never forget seeing the Himalayas for the first time.
她从未忘记第一次看到喜马接雅山。
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