An 80-year-old couple(夫妇) were having problems remembering things, so they decided to go to their doctor's to see what was wrong with them.
When they arrived, they told the doctor about their memory problems. After checking the couple, the doctor told them that they were OK, but they needed to write things down to help them remember things. The couple thanked the doctor and left. Later that night while watching TV, the man got up from his chair and his wife asked, "Where are you going?" He answered, "To the kitchen." She asked, "Will you get me an ice cream?" He answered, "Sure." She then asked him,"Don't you think you should write it down?" He said, "No, I can remember that." She said, "Well, I'd like some strawberries on top. You had better write that down." He said, "I can remember that, you want a bowl of ice cream with strawberries." She answered, "Well, I would also like an apple. I know you will forget that so you'd better write it down." He began to shout, "I don't need to write that down! I can remember that." He then went into the kitchen angrily. After about 20 minutes he returned from the kitchen and handed her a plate of bacon(熏肉) and eggs. She looked at these things and said angrily: "I told you! To write it down! You forgot my toast(面包)!"