Gordon: Whats going on?
John: Nothing much, just the usual. Why do you ask?
Gordon: You seem ill. Do you have a cold?
John: How did you know?
Gordon: You have a fever. We should go to see a doctor.
John: But my English is poor. The doctor wont understand me.
Gordon: I will teach you some English on the drive to the hospital.
John: Great. I hope the English-speaking doctor can help me.
戈登:最近怎么样?
约翰:没什么新鲜的,老样子。为什么这么问?
戈登:你看起来像是生病了,你感冒了吗?
约翰:你怎么知道的?
戈登:你发烧了,我们应该去看医生。
约翰:可我的英语不好,医生听不懂。
戈登:去医院的路上我会教你一些英语。
约翰:太好了,希望那个说英语的医生能帮上我。
NEW WORDS(生词)
1) The Flu (流感): a real bad cold caused by virus
My head aches. I have a fever. And my stomach isnt right. I think I have the flu.
我头疼、发烧、胃也不舒服,我想我是得感冒了。
2) Running (流着): dripping, wet
My nose is running. I am coughing a lot, and I have a fever.
我一直流鼻涕,老咳嗽,还发烧。
3) Symptoms (症状): signs, indications
My symptoms include, a fever, a cough, and a running nose.
我的症状是:发烧、咳嗽还有流鼻涕。
4) Stuffy nose (鼻塞): full, cant breathe through the nose
I have runny eyes and a stuffy nose.
我老流眼泪而且鼻子不透气。
5) Vomiting (呕吐):throwing up,
After drinking too much beer, Tom vomited on his new shoes.
啤酒喝得多了后,汤姆吐到了自己的新鞋上。
Dialogue A
Doc: Please tell me about your symptoms.
Tim: My nose is constantly running, I have a fever and I vomited a few times. Do you think it is a cold?
Doc: Sorry to say, no. I think it may be the flu.
Tim: Is the flu more serious than a cold?
Doc: Correct. The flu that is going around is rather bad.
Tim: My friend Mary was also vomiting yesterday. Do you think she gave the flu to me.
Doc: Maybe. Yo ou should come into to the hospital ASAP. (As Soon As Possible)
医生:请把你的症状告诉我。
蒂姆:我老流鼻涕、发烧、还吐了好几次。您觉得我这是感冒吗?
医生:不是,我想可能是流感。
蒂姆:流感比感冒更严重吗?
医生:是的。流感四处传染,更糟。
蒂姆:我的朋友玛丽昨天也吐了,是她传染给我的吗?
医生:可能。你应该尽快来医院。
Dialogue B
Tim : Remember last month when we both had the flu?
Mary: Of course, I was vomiting for days. My nose ran for a week and my stomach hurt for longer than that.
Tim : The doctor said we both had the same symptoms.
Mary: Yesterday I had a dry throat and a runny eyes.
Tim : Did you see a doctor?
Mary: No, it wasnt very serious. I am fine today. It was just a mild cold.
Tim : I am glad it wasnt the flu again. Having the flu was a serious illness. I missed work for 5 days.
蒂姆:还记得上个月我们一起得流感吗?
玛丽:当然记得,我吐了好几天。流了一星期鼻涕,胃疼的时间更长。
蒂姆:医生说我们的症状一样。
玛丽:昨天我嗓子发干,还流眼泪。
蒂姆:你看医生了吗?
玛丽:没有,不是很严重。今天没事了,只是小感冒。
蒂姆:还好没再得流感。流感真是很严重,我五天没上班。
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