ESL Podcast 922 – Getting a Second Opinion

 　　Greg: Where are you going?

　　Anne: I’m going to see another doctor to get a second opinion. My doctor diagnosed me with a serious medical condition and I don’t want to take it at face value.

　　Greg: You’re second- guessing your doctor?

　　Anne: No, I just want to make sure he’s right. He’s also recommending a conservative treatment for this condition, and if I really have it, I want to be more aggressive.

　　Greg: Doesn’t your doctor mind that you’re getting a second opinion?

　　Anne: No, he even gave me a recommendation for another specialist.

　　Greg: What’s all of that?

　　Anne: This is a complete set of my records along with my test results. I’m hoping he’ll have a fresh perspective when he looks at all of it and my patient history.

　　Greg: What are you hoping he’ll find?

　　Anne: The best-case scenario¹ is that he’ll find that my doctor was wrong and that I don’t really have this condition.

　　Greg: If he tells you that, wouldn’t you be dubious²? You’ll have one doctor telling you that you have it and one telling you that you don’t.

　　Anne: Then, it would be time for a third opinion.

　　Script by Dr. Lucy Tse

1 scenario   

n.剧本，脚本；概要

参考例句：

• But the birth scenario is not completely accurate.然而分娩脚本并非完全准确的。
• This is a totally different scenario.这是完全不同的剧本。

2 dubious   

adj.怀疑的，无把握的；有问题的，靠不住的

参考例句：

• What he said yesterday was dubious.他昨天说的话很含糊。
• He uses some dubious shifts to get money.他用一些可疑的手段去赚钱。