《美丽英文》中有这样一个故事：

There were once two men, both seriously ill, in the same small room of a great hospital. Quite a small room, it has one window looking out on the world. One of the men, as part of his treatment, was allowed to sit up in bed for an hour in the afternoon (something to do with draining the fluid from his lungs). His bed was next to the windows. But the other man had to spend all his time flat on his back.

在一家大医院的同一间病房里住着两个重症病人。房间很小，且只有一扇小窗户可以看到外面的世界。作为治疗方案的一部分，医生允许其中一个病人每天下午在床上坐一个小时，以排除肺里的积水。他的床正好靠着窗户，可是另一个人却只能整天平坦在床上。

Every afternoon when the man next to the window was propped up for his hour, he would pass the time by describing what he could see outside. The window apparently overlooked a park where there was a lake. There were ducks and swans in the lake, and children came to throw them br