触类旁通
I don't know how I got so serious a cold.
我不知道自己怎么得了重感冒的。
超级情景会话
Susan:Hello, Mr. Green.What can I do for you today?
苏珊:你好,格林先生。你今天怎么啦?
Green:Well, I've got this pain in my ear, a sore throat and keep losing my voice.
格林:哎,我耳朵痛、喉咙痛,还老是说不出话来。
Susan:Do you think you have a cold?
苏珊:你是感冒了吗?
Green:Er, yes, yes, I do. Well, last night I got this throat and started getting hot.
格林:是,我想是的。嗯,我的喉咙从昨天晚上开始就不舒服,而且身上发烫。
Susan:Do you have a temperature?Have you taken it?
苏珊:你发烧吗?你量过体温没有?
Green:Yes. It's thirty-nine.
格林:量了。体温39度。
Susan:Right. Let me have a little look.Open wide, Mmm.Let's have a look at this ear.Turn a little, will you?Mmm, Mmm, Uhhuh.That's good.Right you are, Mr.Green.
苏珊:好的。让我检查一下。张大嘴。好的。我看一下你这只耳朵。稍微转过来点儿。好。好了,格林先生。
Green:Thank you, doctor.
格林:谢谢你,大夫。
Susan:You should go home and stay in bed for three days. By the way, take this to the chemist.Take it three times a day after meals.Nothing to worry about.It will clear up quickly enough.All right then?
苏珊:你这就回家卧床休息3天。顺便拿这个药方去药店买药。一天服3次,饭后服。不用着急,你很快就会康复的。就这样吧,好吗?
Green:You always know where the shoe pinches. Thank you.
格林:你总是知道问题之所在。谢谢。
关健词汇
pain/pein/n.疼痛
temperature/'tempəritʃə/n.温度
throat/θrəut/n.喉咙
经典释疑
·You always know where the shoe pinches.你总是知道问题之所在。
know where the shoe pinches的字面意思是“知道鞋哪儿夹脚”,常用来比喻“知道问题的症结所在”。例如:Let's make a deal.You give me money and I'll tell you where the shoe pinches.咱们做笔交易。你出钱,我告诉你问题出在哪里。
常用语聚焦
1.What's the matter?
哪里不舒服?
2.I've got a splitting headache and I feel very exhausted.
我头疼欲裂,还觉得非常疲劳。
3.When did the pain start?
什么时候开始痛的?
4.Let me take your temperature first.
让我先给你量量体温。
5.I feel nausea.我感到很恶心。
6.I'm afraid I've got a temperature.
我恐怕发烧了。
7.The pain's been keeping me awake.
这疼痛让我睡不着觉。
8.I just feel all pooped.
我只觉得筋疲力尽。
9.Have you ever had this experience before?
以前曾经有过这种情况吗?
10.I feel hot and cold.
我觉得冷一阵热一阵。
高频词汇链接
症状:
flu/flu:/n.流感
have a cold 感冒
pneumonia/nju'məunjə/n.肺炎
liver trouble 肝病
have a cough 咳嗽
allergy/'ælədʒi/n.过敏症厌恶,反感
have a sore throat 嗓子痛
have a stomachache 胃痛
feel dizzy 头晕
have a toothache 牙痛
stiff/stif/a.僵硬的
have a fever 发烧
twinge/twindʒ/vt.使感到剧痛
have a stuffed nose 鼻子不通
sneeze/sniz/vi.打喷嚏
hiccup/'hikəp/n.打嗝
ulcer/'ʌlsə/n.溃疡
vomit/'vɔmit/vt.呕吐
sick/sik/a.生病的;恶心的
cancer/'kænsə/n.癌,恶性肿瘤
infect/in'fekt/vt.传染
swelling/'sweliŋ/n.肿胀
cramp/kræmp/n.痉挛
bump/bʌmp/n.肿块
paralysis/pə'rælisis/n.麻痹,无能力
药品:
medication/'medi'keiʃən/n.药物
pill/pil/n.药丸
syrup/'sirəp/n.糖浆
pad/pæd/n.药棉块
tablet/'tæblit/n.药片
ointment/'ɔintmənt/n.药膏
penicillin/'peni'silin/n.盘尼西林(青霉素)
antibiotic/'æntibai'ɔtik/n.抗生素
power/'pauə/n.药粉
vitamin/'vaitəmin/n.维生素
drop/drɔp/n.滴剂
aspirin/'æspərin/n.阿司匹林
mixture/'mikstʃə/n.合剂
eye drops 眼药水