《绝望的主妇》精讲507

Well, blood pressure looks fine. You are free to go, Mrs. Mayer.

好了, 你的血压正常。你可以走了, mayer太太。

You mean I am not gonna see Dr. Ron?

你是说, 我不会去见Ron医生了?

Oh, I do the follow-up exams. Dr. Ron only comes in if there‘s a problem.

是的, 由我来做以后的检查。如果有问题,Ron医生才会来。

Oh well, maybe I should go ahead and see him anyway. Just to be safe.

哦, 好的, 也许我应该直接去找他。只是为了安全起见。

I am sorry. Dr. Ron‘s schedule is very tight today.

对不起。今天Ron医生的安排非常紧。

So unless you are having a serious problem...

除非你的情况很严重......

You are experiencing nausea¹, chills, and tingling², huh?

你最近有恶心, 发冷及刺痛的症状, 是吗?

Yeah, but now that I think about it, I betit‘s just all the coffee I drink.

是的，但是现在想想看，我肯定是喝的那些咖啡造成的。

I drink way too much coffee. Do you like to drink coffee?

我喝了太多的咖啡。你喜欢喝咖啡吗?

Ah, no. No. So the tingling is in your fingers and your toes?

不, 不喜欢。刺痛的感觉是出现在手指和脚趾上的吗?

I should switch to juice. I know the best juice place. You would love it. Do you drink juice?

我应该改喝果汁了。我知道最好的果汁店在哪里。你会喜欢的。你喝果汁吗?

Wow. Susan, how often have you been having these involuntary muscle spasms³?

Susan, 你这种不自觉的肌肉痉挛现象多久会出现一次?

Oh. Oh, uh, not that often. I probably just need a good massage⁴.

哦, 哦, 不是很频繁。我可能只是需要一次很好的按摩。

Susan.

Susan?

Yeah?

怎么了?

I want to get you in for an MRI.

我要给你做个核磁共振成像。

Oh, oh, oh, oh, no, I don‘t think that’s necessary.

不, 没这个必要吧。

Are you a doctor?

你是医生吗?

I got high marks in math and science.

我以前数学和自然科学的成绩很好。

I am gonna get you in for an MRI.

我要给你做个核磁共振成像。

1 nausea   

n.作呕，恶心；极端的憎恶(或厌恶)

参考例句：

• Early pregnancy is often accompanied by nausea.怀孕期常有恶心的现象。
• He experienced nausea after eating octopus.吃了章鱼后他感到恶心。

2 tingling   

v.有刺痛感( tingle的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• My ears are tingling [humming; ringing; singing]. 我耳鸣。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• My tongue is tingling. 舌头发麻。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 spasms   

n.痉挛( spasm的名词复数 )；抽搐；（能量、行为等的）突发；发作

参考例句：

• After the patient received acupuncture treatment,his spasms eased off somewhat. 病人接受针刺治疗后，痉挛稍微减轻了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The smile died, squeezed out by spasms of anticipation and anxiety. 一阵阵预测和焦虑把她脸上的微笑挤掉了。 来自辞典例句

4 massage   

n.按摩，揉；vt.按摩，揉，美化，奉承，篡改数据

参考例句：

• He is really quite skilled in doing massage.他的按摩技术确实不错。
• Massage helps relieve the tension in one's muscles.按摩可使僵硬的肌肉松弛。