japanjapan
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- Apr 4, 2004
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- English Teacher
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- Chinese
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- China
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- China
Dear teachers,
Please look at the joke following:
A man arrives in heaven and is being shown around by St. Peter. He sees wonderful accommodations, beautiful gardens, sunny weather, and so on. Everyone is very peaceful, polite and friendly until, waiting in a line for lunch, the new arrival is suddenly pushed aside by a man in a white coat, who rushes to the head of the line, grabs his food and stomps over to a table by himself. "Who is that?" the new arrival asked St. Peter. "Oh, that's God," came the reply, "but sometimes he thinks he's a doctor."
The text containing the above joke comments that
the joke about doctors implies that the doctors are very conscious of their godlike role.
What does the red part mean?
Is it positive commendation or ironical?
I think it is ironic, but I am not sure. Does it mean that the doctors are arrogant and regard themselves world savers?
Thanks
Please look at the joke following:
A man arrives in heaven and is being shown around by St. Peter. He sees wonderful accommodations, beautiful gardens, sunny weather, and so on. Everyone is very peaceful, polite and friendly until, waiting in a line for lunch, the new arrival is suddenly pushed aside by a man in a white coat, who rushes to the head of the line, grabs his food and stomps over to a table by himself. "Who is that?" the new arrival asked St. Peter. "Oh, that's God," came the reply, "but sometimes he thinks he's a doctor."
The text containing the above joke comments that
the joke about doctors implies that the doctors are very conscious of their godlike role.
What does the red part mean?
Is it positive commendation or ironical?
I think it is ironic, but I am not sure. Does it mean that the doctors are arrogant and regard themselves world savers?
Thanks