2015年ESL之就医和人际交往 15 Having Hearing Problems

Having Hearing Problems 

Bernadette: Why are you mumbling¹? 

Claude: I’m not. I said, “What’s wrong with your hearing?” 

Bernadette: Nothing is wrong with my hearing. You just need to speak up. 

Claude: I’m practically shouting. You need to see a doctor about your hearing loss. 

Bernadette: I’m not hard of hearing. It’s probably just a buildup of earwax. 

Claude: This is more serious than earwax. Do you hear ringing in your ears? 

Bernadette: Not more than usual. 

Claude: Meaning you usually hear ringing sounds? 

Bernadette: Sure, who doesn’t? 

Claude: Uh, normal people. Have you been asking people to repeat themselves? Are you having trouble hearing people when there’s a lot of background noise? 

Bernadette: Maybe. 

Claude: It might be something as simple as an infection, but it could be more serious, like damage to your eardrum or inner ear if you can’t hear sounds at low decibels². 

Bernadette: I am not getting a hearing aid. 

Claude: Would you prefer people to yell? 

Bernadette: What?! Smell? You think I smell? Well, that’s just rude! 

 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 

1 mumbling   

含糊地说某事，叽咕，咕哝( mumble的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• I could hear him mumbling to himself. 我听到他在喃喃自语。
• He was still mumbling something about hospitals at the end of the party when he slipped on a piece of ice and broke his left leg. 宴会结束时，他仍在咕哝着医院里的事。说着说着，他在一块冰上滑倒，跌断了左腿。

2 decibels   

n.分贝( decibel的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The typical lawn mower makes about 90 decibels of noise. 典型的割草机发出的声响约为90分贝。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• A normal conversation reaches 55 decibels. 普通的谈话即可达55分贝。 来自《简明英汉词典》