一个阅读选项 very conscious of their godlike role理解

Here is an example, which I heard at a nurses' convention, of a story which works well because the audience all shared the same view of doctors.A man arrives in heaven and is being shown around by St.Peter.He sees wonderful accommodations, beautiful gardens, sunny weather, and so on.Everyone is very peaceful, polite and friendly until, waiting in a line for lunch, the new arrival is suddenly pushed aside by a man in a white coat, who rushes to the head of the line, grabs his food and stomps over to a table by himself."Who is that? the new arrival asked St.Peter. "On, that's God, came the reply, but sometimes he thinks he's a doctor.
The joke about doctors implies that, in the eyes of nurses, they are B? 
[A] impolite to new arrivals. 
[B] very conscious of their godlike role. 
[C] entitled to some privileges. 
[D] very busy even during lunch hours.

这个题 B 选项如何理解呢?不懂,这个笑话就是讽刺医生蛮横霸道,目中无人,可是如何与B联系起来的?

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最佳答案 2016-06-01 12:31

The joke about doctors implies that, in the eyes of nurses, they are

[A]impolite to new arrivals.  [B]very conscious of their godlike role.

[C]entitled to some privileges.  [D]very busy even during lunch hours.

 【参考解析】

这一题难在人称代词they 和物主代词their的指代以及上下文的逻辑关系的把握,但归根结底还是后者。

1.第一段的重点是:Your humor must be relevant to the audience and should help to show them that you are one of them or that you understand their situation and are in sympathy with their point of view.你的幽默必须和听众相关,而且能够帮你显示你是他们中的一分子,或者你了解他们所处的情形且同意他们的观点。(这句话表明要想达到幽默效果所需要的条件 —————必须说一些双方共同熟悉的经历感受观点。)

 2.第二段说:Here is an example, which I heard at a nurses' convention, of a story which works well because the audience all shared the same view of doctors.举个例子,在一次护士大会上,我听到了一个效果很理想的幽默故事,因为听众都对医生持有相同的看法。(呼应上文,下面的故事之所以幽默效果好就是因为听众们拥有共同的观点--- 满足了这个条件。)

再往下通过故事情境的共通之处都出包袱:天堂的牛掰老大正如我们护士生活里的牛掰老大 --- 医生一般模样。

3.接下来就好理解了,实际上本题的真正内涵是:这篇故事中护士们共同的观点是什么呢?就是说真正使得这个故事发挥幽默效果的听众的共同的感受及观点是什么呢?即:这个故事效果良好的具体条件是什么呢?

所以说,they指的是“护士”,而their指的是“医生”。简化一下题目:

The joke implies that the the doctors’ godlike role is well known to the nurses. 这则笑话表明护士们对于医生像上帝一般存在的状况很了解。(这样才使得故事效果好,因为这样就把他们熟悉的东西同与此想通的情况相连接在一起了,产生共鸣。)

 


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