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take temperature,
physician, regard,
dedicated, spare no
pains, distinguished,
not surprisingly,
found

Sara has been in the Children’s Medical Center for a week. She
has caught a terrible flu. The doctor told her to stay there to get
better. There is a photograph of an old man on the wall. While
the nurse is taking her temperature, they start talking.

Sara: Excuse me, who is that man in the picture?
Nurse: Oh, don’t you know him? Have you ever heard of Dr.
Mohammad Gharib?
Sara: I guess I have only seen his name in my English book,
but I’m not sure about it.
Nurse: Dr. Gharib was a famous physician.
Sara: Oh,… can you tell me a little about his life?
Nurse: Dr. Gharib was born in Tehran in 1288. After receiving
his diploma, he went abroad to study medicine. In
1316 he became a physician and then came back to 1
his homeland. In 1347 this center was founded by Dr.
Gharib and one of his close friends. LESSON
Sara: Really? I didn’t know that.
Nurse: Dr. Gharib was also a generous man. He spared no pains

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