各位同学，大家好！
今天是我们每日一词的第228个单词！
Slow down to go fast!
今天的核心词汇是patient ['peɪʃ(ə)nt]
cn. 病人；adj. 有耐心地
搭配：
be patient with ... 对...有耐心
派生：
patience un. 耐心
impatient adj. 没有耐心的；不耐烦的
经典例句：
1. He is one of Dr. Shaw’s patients.
他是Shaw医生的一个病人。
2. He was endlessly kind and patient with children.
他对孩子们有无尽的仁慈和耐心。
遇见真题：
8. What’s the relationship between the two speakers?
A Husband and wife.
B teacher and student.
C Doctor and patient.
(2017年武汉中考真题听力测试）
But Maria decided to try anyway. She had done research on animal assisting therapy(辅助疗法) for 10 years. And she was very successful in this a (79) . She’d seen even the sickest patients enjoy a visit from a lovely dog.
(2014武汉市中考真题阅读理解填词）
“Good,” said the professor, “and how much will you give the patient?”
“A full spoon,” answered the student.
“Now you may go out and wait for what you can get,” said the professor. At the same time the committee discussed carefully the answers the student had given. Suddenly the student noticed that there was something wrong with his last answer. “A full spoon is too much,” he thought to himself. Anxiously, he opened the door of the room and cried, “Mr. Professor, I’ve made a mistake! A spoon is too much for the patient, He can take only five drops.”
“I’m sorry, sir,” said the professor coldly, “but it’s too late. Your patient has died.”
(2017武汉市四调阅读理解B篇）
Get busy living or get busy dying!!!
