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Last spring, Dr. Hale opened a small clinic near the bus stop.去年春天，黑尔医生在公交站旁开了一间小诊所。 She wanted to help people with no time for a city hospital.她想帮助那些没时间去城里医院的人。 She kept one diagnostic kit in a wooden box.她把一套「诊断用的」工具收在木箱里。 The first month was hard, and few came through her entrance.头一个月很难，只有几个人从她的「入口」走进来。

She then did a short health survey there.接着她在那里做了一次简短的健康调查。 Numbers gave an enormous shock to every reader.那些数字让每个读到的人都感到「巨大的」震惊。 Her rough guess said half of the older people needed eye care.她粗略的估计说，一半的老年人需要眼睛方面的照顾。 The clinic asked for money to run for a longer duration.诊所请求镇上给些钱，好维持更长的「持续时间」。

The deadline passed, and no answer came.「截止时间」过去了，仍然没有答复。 Many said the yearly cost was enormously high for a small place.很多人说，对这么小的地方来说，每年的花费「极其」高。 They finally agreed on clear criteria and one race for the clinic.他们最后就明确的「标准」和一场赛跑达成了一致。 Every entrant paid a small fee at the gate.每位「参赛者」都在门口付了一点小钱。

A nurse looked at the crowd and made a rough guess.一位护士看了看人群，做了个粗略的估计。 So the clinic stayed open, and Dr. Hale sees patients daily.于是诊所留了下来，黑尔医生每天给病人看病。 She can now diagnose common problems in a few minutes.她现在能在几分钟里「诊断」常见的问题。 Later she writes a short diagnosis on a paper card.后来她在一张纸卡上写下简短的「诊断结果」。