腦移植
A patient needed a brain transplant and the doctor told the family, "Brains are very expensive, and you will have to pay the costs yourselves."
一個病人需要進行腦移植,醫(yī)生對他的家屬說:“腦器官是很貴的,而且是自費的。”
"Well, how much does a brain cost?" asked therelatives.
“那么,一個大腦到底要多少錢呢?”病人家屬問道。
"For a male brain, $500,000. For a female brain, $200,000," replied the doctor.
“男人的大腦50萬美元,女人的要20萬,”醫(yī)生答道。
All the male relatives nodded because they thought they understood.
病人所有的男性親屬都故作理解地點點頭。
But the patient's daughter was unsatisfied and asked, "Why the difference in price betweenmale brains and female brains?
但是病人的女兒并不滿意,問道:“男人大腦的價格和女人的為什么差這么多?”
"Standard pricing practice," said the doctor.
“這是標準的價格規(guī)范,”醫(yī)生說。
"Men's brains cost more, for they are brand-new and women's brains have to be markeddown because they're actually been used."
“男人的大腦貴是因為它們是全新的,而女人的大腦要價低,是因為它們確實是使用過的二手貨。”