You are waiting at your doctor's office. The nurse tells you that it is now your turn to go in to see the doctor.
A: What seems to be the trouble, Mrs Wei?
B: I feel awful, Dr Walters! My head aches, my throat is sore and I have an upset stomach.
A: You also seem to have a fever. I'll take your temperature.
(After a while) You do have a slight temperature. Let me examine your ears and throat. Are you coughing?
B: Just a little.
A: I'm going to take your blood pressure and listen to your heart and lungs.
(Later) Well, everything's fine. Your lungs are clear, too.
B: Doctor, I think I also have a bit of diarrhea.
A: How often are you having bowel movements?
B: Several times a day.
A: What are your stools like?
B: They're very soft.
A: It appears you have a mild case of the flu. I'll give you a prescription for an antibiotic, and the name of a cough syrup that you can buy over the counter. Come back and see me in a few days if you don't feel any better.
你在醫生的候診室等候，跟護士告訴你進去見醫生。
甲：你有什麼問題呢，衛太太？
乙：我覺得很不舒服，華特醫生！我的頭痛得很，喉嚨又腫痛，而且我的肚子也不舒服。
甲：你看來還有點發燒，讓我量一量你的體溫。（一會後）你真有點發燒，讓我檢查你的耳朵和喉嚨，你有咳嗽嗎？
乙：有一點。
甲：我現在為你量血壓和聽聽你的心和肺。（稍後）沒有問題，你的肺也沒有阻塞。
乙：醫生，我也有點肚瀉。
甲：你大便的次數有多頻密？
乙：一日幾次。
甲：你的大便看來怎樣？
乙：很鬆軟。
甲：看來你有些輕微感冒，我會開一張抗生素的處方，和給你一種藥水的牌子，咳藥水可以在藥房買到，不用醫生的處方，幾天後如果還不覺得好點的話，你便再來看我吧。
Language Notes 語文註解：
1. I feel awful—我覺得壞透了！和 I feel terrible!的意思相同。
2. My head aches—我的頭很痛。和ache意思及用法相同的有hurt ，例如：My eyes hurt.
3. Sore 疼痛
4. Upset stomach—肚子不舒服。Stomach 胃；肚子。另一個與Stomach意思相同但是非正式的字眼是tummy。
5. Fever—發燒
6. Temperature—溫度，此處解體溫。
7. Slight temperature—輕微發燒，此處temperature與fever的意思相同。
8. Cough—咳嗽
9. Blood pressure—血壓
10. Diarrhea—肚瀉
11. Bowel movement—大便
12. Stool—糞便
13. Mild—輕微
14. Flu —感冒。Flu是influenza的簡寫。
15. Prescription—醫生開的處方
16. Antibiotic—抗生素
17. cough syrup—咳藥水
18. Over the counter = without a doctor's prescription—指不用醫生處方便可買到的成藥
本欄資料取材自《新移民英語》
Survival English for New Canadians
