ESL Podcast 602 – Calling an Ambulance

Brad: Are you all right? Lydia: What...what happened? Brad: You lost consciousness and someone called 911. My name is Brad and I’m a paramedic. Can you answer a few questions for me? Lydia: I’ll try. Brad: Have you ever blacked out before? Lydia: No, I don’t think so. Brad: Do you have a history of medical problems? Do you have any allergies1 to medication? Lydia: Not that I know of. Brad: Okay. Where are you hurt? Are you in any pain? Lydia: I think I hit my head when I fell down. Oh, it’s bleeding. Oh my God, I’m bleeding! Brad: Stay calm and let me examine the wound. Lydia: Oh my God, I’m going to bleed to death! Brad: Try to stay still. The wound doesn’t look too serious, but we’ll get you to the hospital to get checked out. We’ll get a stretcher so we can get you into the ambulance and take you to the emergency room. Try to stay clam2. Lydia: Calm? How can I stay calm when I’m bleeding to death? I need a helicopter to take me to the hospital right away. Call medivac! Brad: Ma’am, you don’t need a helicopter. I’m just going to give you a little injection to help you with the pain and to help you relax. Lydia: I’m going to die...I’m going to... Brad: Phew! Script by Dr. Lucy Tse

 

1 allergies   

n.[医]过敏症；[口]厌恶，反感；（对食物、花粉、虫咬等的）过敏症( allergy的名词复数 )；变态反应，变应性

参考例句：

• Food allergies can result in an enormous variety of different symptoms. 食物过敏会引发很多不同的症状。 来自辞典例句
• Let us, however, examine one of the most common allergies; hayfever. 现在让我们来看看最常见的变态反应的一种--枯草热。 来自辞典例句

2 clam   

n.蛤，蛤肉

参考例句：

• Yup!I also like clam soup and sea cucumbers.对呀！我还喜欢蛤仔汤和海参。
• The barnacle and the clam are two examples of filter feeders.藤壶和蛤类是滤过觅食者的两种例子。