《笑林广记·术业部》
有个剃头匠为人掏耳朵，掏右耳朵时，那人喊痛。剃头匠问他： 左耳还掏吗？ 
一待诏为人看耳，其人痛极。问曰： 左耳还取否？ 
A barber was cleaning a customer's ears. When he got to the right ear, the customer cried out in pain. The barber asked: Do you still want your left ear cleaned?
<s>[INST] Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 一待诏为人看耳，其人痛极。问曰： 左耳还取否？  [/INST] A barber was cleaning a customer's ears. When he got to the right ear, the customer cried out in pain. The barber asked: Do you still want your left ear cleaned?</s>
Kindly elucidate the central themes in this passage in English: 一待诏为人看耳，其人痛极。问曰： 左耳还取否？
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A barber was cleaning a customer's ears. When he got to the right ear, the customer cried out in pain. The barber asked: Do you still want your left ear cleaned?
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