Lesson50 Laser Cures Snoring p.343

A mother and son are talking.
S: I can't stand Dad's snoring anymore, mom. I didn't sleep a wink last night.
M: I understand. Neither did I. But what can we do?
S: I read in a magazine that there's some kind of laser which can cure snoring.
M: I read that, too. But it's pretty expensive. Besides, people who have tried it say it's painful and could
cause voice change.
S: Oh, I didn't know that. I guess there's no hope then.
M: Well, I'll talk to Dad about it.
S: I hope he agrees to do it. Anyway, a voice change will do him a world of good. Have you heard him try to
sniff lately?
M: Come to think of it, you're right.

acronym 只取首字母的缩略词
cure/heal patients      cure diseases 不说：heal diseases
stand = tolerate = bear 容忍
sleep a wink = not sleep at all
catch a wink
That girl is winking at me.
stand = bear = put up with
I was at a loss about what to do.
kind of = sort of = a little = somewhat  adv.
Dr.Smith will perform an operation on his patient tommorrow.
a world of good = a lot of good
Doing excercise everyday does everybody a lot of good.  不说: do good to sb
Working with Bruce did Peter a lot of harm.             可以说：do harm to sb