60堂英语情景口语必修课 12

Episode 12. In the hospital. Dialogue one.

Woman: Edwards’ girlfriend is in a surgery room in Land Field Hospital.

Doctor: Sorry sir. But you can’t go into the OR.

Man: All right, but tell me what’s happening. Give it to me straight please.

Doctor: It was touching¹ girl for a while.

Man: And now?

Doctor: She will be OK. She is a tough cookie.

Man: That’s great news.

Doctor: In my opinion she will up about soon.

Man: That’s good to hear. She is usually full of vein² and vigor³.

Doctor: I believe it. Well, I’ve got to go back in.

Man: Thanks for helping⁴ her, doctor.

Doctor: All right. Just relax, OK? Go and got a cup of coffee.

Man: Thanks. I will.

Dialogue two.

Betty goes to visit Rock Sam who was sick in the hospital.

Betty: You hoo, anybody here?

Rock Sam: Over here, Betty!

Betty: Hi, Rock Sam! Hey, I am surprised to see you doing so well.

Rock Sam: Haha. Don’t worry, Betty. So tell me, what’s the latest gossip? Unless you want to keep it to yourself.

Betty: No way. Alican Darlin just got hitched⁵ in Vagas.

Rock Sam: No kidding! What happened to Ad?

Betty: Darlin found out he was having a fling, and one new girl found out about Darlin she dumped him too.

Rock Sam: Wao, talk about a double whammy.

Betty: Ya. And now I can break this to you. Fanny is moving.

Rock Sam: Oh, right. What a load off my mind. I really don’t like her.

Betty: Well I have to go, Rock Sam. You take it easy, OK.

Rock Sam: Thanks for the visit, Betty.

1 touching   

adj.动人的，使人感伤的

参考例句：

• It was a touching sight.这是一幅动人的景象。
• His letter was touching.他的信很感人。

2 vein   

n.血管，静脉；叶脉，纹理；情绪；vt.使成脉络

参考例句：

• The girl is not in the vein for singing today.那女孩今天没有心情唱歌。
• The doctor injects glucose into the patient's vein.医生把葡萄糖注射入病人的静脉。

3 vigor   

n.活力，精力，元气

参考例句：

• The choir sang the words out with great vigor.合唱团以极大的热情唱出了歌词。
• She didn't want to be reminded of her beauty or her former vigor.现在，她不愿人们提起她昔日的美丽和以前的精力充沛。

4 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

5 hitched   

（免费）搭乘他人之车( hitch的过去式和过去分词 )； 搭便车； 攀上； 跃上

参考例句：

• They hitched a ride in a truck. 他们搭乘了一辆路过的货车。
• We hitched a ride in a truck yesterday. 我们昨天顺便搭乘了一辆卡车。