Question

Нужно перевести в косвенную речь текст — Well, what's the matter with you, Mr. Walker? — You'd better ask me what is not the matter with me, doctor. I seem to be suffering from all the illnesses imaginable: insomnia, headaches, backache, indigestion, constipation and pains in the stomach. To make things still worse, I've caught a cold, I've got a sore throat and I'm constantly sneezing and coughing. To crown it all, I had an accident the other day, hurt my right shoulder, leg and knee, and nearly broke my neck. If I take a long walk, I get short of breath. In fact, I feel more dead than alive. — I'm sorry to hear that. Anyhow, I hope things aren't as bad as you imagine. Let me examine you. Your heart, chest and lungs seem to be all right. Now open your mouth and show me your tongue. Now breathe in deeply, through the nose... There doesn't seem to be anything radically wrong with you, but it's quite clear that you're run down, and if you don't take care of yourself, you may have a nervous breakdown and have to go to hospital. I advise you, first of all, to stop worrying. Take a long rest, have regular meals, keep to a diet of salads and fruit, and very little meat Keep off alcohol. If possible, give up smoking, at least for a time. Have this tonic made up and take two tablespoonfuls three times a day before meals. If you do this, I can promise you full recovery within two or three months. — And if I don't, doctor? — Then you'd better make your will, if you haven't yet done so. — I see. Well, thank you, doctor. 1 shall have to think it over and decide which is the lesser evil: to follow your advice or prepare for a better world.

Answer 1

Ответ:

The doctor asked what was the matter with Mr. Walker. The man answered that the doctor 'd better ask him what was not the matter with him. He said that he seemed to be suffering from all the illnesses imaginable: insomnia, headaches, backache, indigestion, constipation and pains in the stomach. He added that he had caught a cold, he had got a sore throat and he was constantly sneezing and coughing.Moreover, he mentioned that he had had an accident the other day, hurt his right shoulder, leg and knee, and nearly had broken his neck, felt more dead than alive. The doctor was sorry to hear that and hoped things weren't as bad as Mr.Walker imagined. He asked the patient to examine and summarised that the man's heart, chest and lungs seemed to be all right. Then he asked to open his mouth and to show him the man's tongue, to breathe in deeply, through the nose... The doctor added that there didn't seem to be anything radically wrong with Mr.Walker, but it was quite clear that the man had run down, and if he didn't take care of himself, he may have a nervous breakdown and had to go to hospital. The doctor advised to stop worrying, to take a long rest, to have regular meals, to keep to a diet of salads and fruit, and very little meat, to keep off alcohol. He mentioned that If it was possible, the man should give up smoking, at least for a time. Then he said that Mr had that tonic made up and took two tablespoonfuls three times a day before meals. The doctor promised that If the man did this, full recovery would be within two or three months. The patient asked if he didn't and the doctor answered that then he would better make his will, if he hadn't yet done so. The patient thanked the doctor and said that one shall had to think it over and decide which was the lesser evil: to follow his advice or prepare for a better world.

Answer 2

The doctor asked Mr. Walker what was the matter with him and he replied that he seemed to be suffering from various illnesses. He mentioned that he had insomnia, headaches, backache, indigestion, constipation, and pains in the stomach. Additionally, he had caught a cold, had a sore throat, and was constantly sneezing and coughing. Furthermore, he had an accident recently, injuring his right shoulder, leg, and knee, and almost breaking his neck. He also mentioned that he experienced shortness of breath when taking long walks and generally felt more dead than alive.

The doctor expressed sympathy and hoped that things were not as bad as Mr. Walker imagined. He offered to examine him and checked his heart, chest, and lungs, which seemed fine. The doctor then asked Mr. Walker to open his mouth and show his tongue, and instructed him to take deep breaths through his nose. The doctor concluded that there didn't appear to be anything seriously wrong, but it was evident that Mr. Walker was exhausted. The doctor warned that if he didn't take care of himself, he might have a nervous breakdown and need to be hospitalized. The doctor advised him to stop worrying and take a long rest, have regular meals, follow a diet of salads and fruit with minimal meat, avoid alcohol, and if possible, temporarily quit smoking. The doctor also recommended a tonic to be taken two tablespoonfuls three times a day before meals. He assured Mr. Walker that if he followed these instructions, he would fully recover within two or three months.

Mr. Walker asked what would happen if he didn't follow the doctor's advice, to which the doctor replied that he should make his will, if he hadn't done so already. Mr. Walker understood and thanked the doctor, stating that he would need to consider and decide which option was the lesser evil: to follow the doctor's advice or prepare for the afterlife.