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你看看这篇怎么样？挺短小的，210个单词，能让你讲满1-2分钟，第e69da5e887aae799bee5baa6363一段发问开头，第二段简述，第三段总结。我看了一遍，不难，如果有很生僻的词你自个替换一下吧。希望有所帮助！
Modern medical science frequently grapples with the problems posed by new drugs that carry significant side effects. What should be done when a medicine almost--but not quite--cures a major illness? And if the medicine can be made to work, who should receive it?
"Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" is interesting because the story has no real villain. The action centers on a fundamentally flawed potion: the water of the Fountain of Youth. It has the ability to cure all ills--for a while. Deciding whether or not to drink the water is not a clear-cut decision, and Dr. Heidegger's choice is as valid as that of his four friends.
Hawthorne inclines towards thinking that old age carries its own virtues, and that seeking to reverse the clock is unwise, if not pointless. However, it is worth noting that Dr. Heidegger, who declines to drink, has a successful and respected old age. His friends all are failures in one way or another, and might legitimately claim that they have some reason for wanting to do it all over. The story is set up to make it appear that, in their personal affairs, the four have learned nothing from experience; in real life, as many doctors can attest, the situation is more complicated.
海德格医生的试验在霍桑(Hawthorne)的《海德哥医生的试验》(Dr. Heidegger's Experiment)故事里，他便提出一种关于“返老还童水”的怪诞想法。小说里的医生似乎比较像是魔术师而非医师。在某天下午，他将一种能让人重返年轻的神秘饮料提供给他四位满脸皱纹的可敬朋友饮用。这四位德e69da5e887aae79fa5e98193365高望重的老人为了能回到过去避开年轻时犯的错误便接受了这种神奇之水。然而当他们在这短暂的午后返回年轻时，他们的智慧及经验也同样返回到年轻时代。霍桑(Hawthorne)描绘他们就像是又再一次犯下他们年轻时的过错。读者在故事结尾可以领悟到“返老还童水”是不存在的，然而医生的四位老友对此深信不疑而再度犯下错误。
《海德哥医生的试验》(Dr. Heidegger's Experiment)也显示出霍桑(Hawthorne)艺术的另一面，也就是他对超自然力量很感兴趣。他虽未曾于他的小说里谈到任何不可思议的力量，然而他却经常以暗示的手法提起。也许读者并不能确定《海德哥医生的试验》(Dr. Heidegger's Experiment)里的“返老还童水”具有神奇魔力，然而医生的四位老友肯定自欺欺人地如次认定。霍桑(Hawthorne)在此与其它著作一样，用物质代表区分现实与梦想。