ProfessorGreen,knowntotheworldasascientist,isnotonlyabsent-mindedbutshort-sightedaswell.Hismindisalwaysbusythinkingscientificproblemsandseldomnoticewhatisgoingonaroundhim.

　　享誉世界的科学家格林博士不仅非常粗心,视力也不是很好.他的脑子里面整天在考虑科学方面的问题,很少留意周围发生的事情.

　　Onefinedayrecently,hewentforastrollinthecountryside,butasusualhehadabookinhishand,andhadnosoonersetoutforhiswalkthanhebecameabsorbedinreading.Hehadn'tgonefarwhenhebumpedintoabigcowandfelldown.Inthefall,hehadlosthisglasses,withoutwhichhecouldn'tsee.Hethoughthehadhithisheadagainstafatlady.“I'msorry,Madam.”hesaidpolitelybeforesearchingforhisglasses.Assoonashehadputthemon,herealizedhismistake.

　　最近一个晴朗的天气里,他去郊外散步,像平常一样,他手里拿着本书,刚走几步就被书的内容所吸引,没走多远就撞上了一头牛,他的眼镜摔掉了,没有眼镜,他什么也看不见.他感觉自己的头碰到了一位胖夫人.他来不及找眼镜,立刻非常有礼貌地道歉"对不起,夫人"当他戴上眼镜,他意识到自己做错了.

　　Soonhewasfixinghismindonhisbookagainandpaidnoattentiontoanythingelse.Hehadscarcelybeenwalkingforfiveminuteswhenhefelloveragain,losingbothhisbookandhisglasses.　Thistimehegotveryangry,seizinghisumbrella,hegavethe“cow”awildblow.Then,afterfindinghisglasses,herealizedwithhorrorthathemadeasecondmistakes.Alargefatwomanwasfleeingfromhiminahorror.

　　不久,他就又把注意力转移到自己的书上,不再关心周围的事物,他又走了还没有五分钟就又摔倒了,书和眼镜都摔在地上.这次他非常生气,拿着伞给了"牛"一顿狂打.然后,当他找到眼镜,他非常恐惧地意识到自己又犯错了,一个身体异常肥胖的妇女惊恐地从他身边逃跑了.