Bob was having trouble getting to sleep at night. He went to see his doctor， who prescribed①some extra－strong sleeping pills②.
Sunday night Bob took the pills， slept well and was awake before he heard the alarm. He took his time getting to the office， strolled③in and said to his boss：“I didn’t have a bit of trouble getting up this morning.”
“That’s fine，” roared the boss， “but where were you Monday and Tuesday？”
① prescribev. 开（药方），为……开（药方），嘱咐
② pilln. 药丸，药片
③ strollv. 散步，溜达，缓步走
安眠药
鲍勃晚上失眠。他去看医生，医生给他开了一些强力安眠药。
星期天晚上鲍勃吃了药，睡得很好，在闹钟响之前就醒了过来。他到了办公室，遛达进去，对老板说：“我今天早上起床一点麻烦都没有。”
“好啊，”老板吼道，“那你星期一和星期二到哪儿去了？”