English Original
At the age of 83, my grandfather went to the hospital for the first time. "What is this?" he asked, holding up the bell cord fastened to his pillow.
"That's the call bell, Granddad," I replied.
He pulled it several times, then remarked, "I don't hear it ringing."
"Oh, it doesn't ring," I explained. "It turns on a light in the hallway for the nurse."
"Well!" he replied indignantly. "If the nurse wants a light on in the hall, she can turn it on herself."
中文翻译
我的祖父在83岁时第一次住进医院。他抓起系在枕头旁的呼叫铃拉绳问道：“这是干什么用的？”
“那是呼叫铃，爷爷。”我回答说。
他拉了几下绳子，然后说道：“我怎么听不到铃响？”
“哦，它不响，”我解释道，“你一拉绳子，走廊里护士站的灯就会亮。”
“原来如此！”他愤愤不平地答道，“如果护士想开走廊的灯，她完全可以自己动手嘛。”