美語三級(jí)跳: 018B 醫(yī)藥 中級(jí)課程
Helen因?yàn)轭^疼和胃疼到藥店買了一些藥，可是不管用。所以她今天約了醫(yī)生看病.
Professor: That's right, Winnie. In this first part, Helen is describing her symptoms to the doctor. Let's listen.
Helen: I hope you can help me doctor. I really haven't been feeling well the past few days.
Doctor: I see. Can you describe your symptoms for me?
Helen: I've had a persistent pain in my stomach, and I've been getting really bad headaches too.
Doctor: Can you describe the stomach pain? Is it a dull pain or a sharp pain?
Helen: It's mostly a dull pain. No matter what I do, nothing seems to make it go away.
Professor, Helen說她的頭疼和胃疼都是persistent是什么意思？
Professor: You can call a symptom persistent if it won't go away. For example, "I get a persistent headache every afternoon as soon as my children come home from school."
哦，persistent pain就是持續(xù)的疼痛。
Professor: Exactly. And do you know what sharp and dull pains are?
我知道，dull pain就是隱隱作痛，而sharp pain是劇烈疼痛。
Doctor: Do you have a history of these kinds of symptoms?
Helen: Well I've had stomach aches and headaches before, but never this serious and for so long.
Doctor: Right. How long have you been feeling ill? Is it every day?
Helen: It's been on-and-off for a few months. I've tried taking aspirin to lessen the pain, but it doesn't help.
Professor: So Winnie, how long has Helen had these symptoms?
她說已經(jīng)疼了幾個(gè)月了，不過，她說這些癥狀是on-an-off，這是什么意思呢？
Professor: That means that sometimes she has them, and sometimes she doesn't.
哦，on-and-off 就是說有時(shí)候疼，有時(shí)候不疼，時(shí)好時(shí)壞。
Professor: Right. You can use this phrase for other things too. For example, "Chris and Tammy keep breaking up, but then getting back together. Their relationship has been on-and-off for the past year."
哦，形容戀人的關(guān)系是on-and-off，就是說他們總是分分合合。Professor, 醫(yī)生還問Helen是不是有a history of these symptoms，這就是問她是不是有這個(gè)病史，是不是老毛病吧？
Professor: Right again! The doctor might also ask if you have a "family history" of a disease, meaning that other people in your family have had the same thing.
Family history of a disease? 也就是家族病史。
Doctor: I'm not sure what the problem is. I need to do some tests before I can diagnose you.
Helen: How long will that take?
Doctor: It will take about a week for the test results to come back. Until then, I can give you some pain killers to help alleviate the pain.
Helen: Thanks doctor. I think that would be really helpful.
看來，醫(yī)生一時(shí)也不能判斷Helen到底有什么病，所以要 do some tests - 做一些化驗(yàn)，看看結(jié)果再說。
Professor: Yes, Winnie. And what does the doctor say he will do to help Helen alleviate the pain while they are waiting for the test results?
醫(yī)生說先給Helen開一些pain killers - 止痛藥，希望這樣能alleviate - 緩解她的疼痛。
Doctor: I have just one last question. Have there been any big changes in your life that have affected your mental health?
Helen: Actually, my dog died a couple of weeks ago, and I've been really sad about it.
Doctor: You know, sometimes when you are under a lot of mental stress, it can cause physical health problems. Have you thought about talking to a therapist?
Helen: No, I haven't. Do you think that would help?
Doctor: It might. You should think about it.
原來，Helen的狗幾個(gè)星期前死了，醫(yī)生說，心理壓力也可能引起身體不適，所以建議Helen去看看therapist--治療師。
Professor: That's right. Usually when Americans mention "therapist", they refer to someone who you talk to about your mental health, but a "physical therapist" is someone who helps people recover from physical injuries.
哦，therapist一般指心理治療師， "physical therapist," 就是物理治療師了。Professor, 你說Helen會(huì)去看therapist么？
Professor: Let's listen next time to find out!
這次的美語三級(jí)跳就播送到這里。
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