生活英语对话 Episode 56: At the doctor's

本单元是关于看医生的对话

Dr. Kelly: So, what's the matter?
Alice: Well, I've been feeling ill ever since a barbecue a few days ago. My stomach's still upset, and I feel dizzy.
Dr. Kelly: I see. Any other symptoms?
Alice: Erm, I've got a bit of a temperature.
Dr Kelly: Well, it isn't anything serious, probably just food poisoning... Excuse me. Come in.
Dr. Laver: Sorry to disturb, just returning these notes. Alice!
Alice: Dr. Laver!
Dr. Laver: You look very pale. Look, can I give you a lift home, when you've finished?
Alice: That would be lovely.
Dr. Laver: Okay, I'll see you outside. Sorry about the interruption¹, Dr. Kelly.
Dr. Kelly: Not at all. Thanks for the notes. Bye... Are you okay Alice?


Vocabulary (词汇):

what's the matter? (哪儿不舒服?):
What is the problem? Or, in what way are you ill?

symptoms (症状):
problems with your body which shows you have a particular illness

interruption (打断;中断):
this is when you stop someone from continuing with what they were doing

本单元的语言点是对病症的描述，英语有不同的表达方式来描述诸如食物中毒等普通的轻微病症。

Illness 2

There are many different expressions that are used to describe common symptoms of minor² illnesses such as food poisoning

Feeling faint (感觉头晕)

to faint:
to lose consciousness³ and fall to the floor

to feel faint:
this means that you feel as if you might faint. You haven't lost consciousness, yet

to feel light-headed:
this is very similar to 'to feel faint'

to feel dizzy:
this is similar to 'to feel faint', but also suggests you feel like you are turning round and round. You can feel dizzy because of illness or after you have been playing on a children's roundabout

my head is spinning:
this is similar to 'to feel dizzy'

to look pale:
your face is unusually white, probably because of illness

to be as white as a sheet:
to have a very pale face

to look like you've seen a ghost :
to have a very pale face, perhaps because you have been shocked by something


Head and stomach aches (头痛和胃痛)

to have a splitting⁴ headache:
this means your headache is very bad and painful

to have a migraine:
this is a very bad headache; you have a pain behind your eyes and you might feel sick

to have a temperature:
this means that your body temperature is higher than normal. Your forehead probably feels hot

to have an upset stomach:
this is a general way to describe a stomach ache, usually when you also feel sick or have slight diarrhoea

can/can't keep your food down:
this means that every time you eat, you vomit

1 interruption   

n.打扰；干扰；中止；阻碍

参考例句：

• Never mind the interruption;proceed with your story.不要理睬别人的插话，继续讲你的故事。
• The day passed by without further interruption.这一天过去了，没有再发生什么意外的事。

2 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

3 consciousness   

n.意识，觉悟，知觉

参考例句：

• The experience helped to change her social consciousness.这种经验有助于改变她的社会意识。
• He lost consciousness at the first whiff of ether.他一嗅到乙醚便失去了知觉。

4 splitting   

爆裂式的

参考例句：

• the splitting of the atom 原子的分裂
• We heard an ear-splitting scream from the terrified girl. 我们听见那个受惊的女孩发出一声刺耳的尖叫声。