Unfortunately, now and then everyone gets ill. It might be a virus or a cold or simply that you are run down owing to too much work and stress. Maybe you will need to see a doctor at his clinic or even go to a hospital. Find out what to say when you are not well…
In this Podcast, you will learn:
(i) To explain the symptoms to a doctor when you don’t feel so good
(ii) How to describe the way you feel and understand the treatment suggested
Dialogue: at the hospital, a doctor is seeing a patient:
医生：怎么不舒服？Zěnme bú shūfú?
How are you feeling?
病人：我昨晚开始发烧，38度5。嗓子疼，头疼，鼻塞，流鼻涕。感觉晕晕的。Wǒ zuó wǎn kāishǐ fāshāo,38 dù 5. Sǎngzi téng, tóuténg, bísè, liú bítì. Gǎnjué yūn yūn de.
My fever started yesterday evening, it was 38.5 degrees. I have a sore throat, headache and runny nose. I feel quite dizzy.
医生：哦，你这是得流感了。给你开点退烧药就行。多休息，多喝水。如果超过3天还不退烧，就再来复诊。好吧？
Ó, nǐ zhè shì dé liúgǎnle. Gěi nǐ kāi diǎn tuìshāo yào jiùxíng. Duō xiūxí, duō hē shuǐ. Rúguǒ chāoguò 3 tiān hái bù tuìshāo, jiù zàilái fùzhěn. Hǎo ba?
Oh, you’ve got the flu. I will prescribe some medicine for you. Get a lot of rest and drink lots of water. If the fever has not gone in three days, come back and see me, okay?
病人： 好。谢谢大夫。Hǎo. Xièxiè dàfū.
Okay. Thanks Doctor.
Chinese words and phrases mentioned in this Podcast:
不舒服：don’t feel comfortable
昨晚：yesterday evening
开始：get started
发烧：have a fever
嗓子痛：sore throat
鼻塞：stuffy nose
流鼻涕：running nose
晕：dizzy
流感：flu
开：prescribe
退烧药：medicine
多休息：have more rest
退烧：fever has gone
复诊：return visit (to the hospital)
大夫：doctor