Useful Words 第1步 熟悉词汇
appointment 约会 nurse 护士 book 预约
occupy 使忙碌 available 有空的 check 检查
cancel 取消 consultation 会诊 arrange 安排
assistant 助手 ill 生病的 weak 虚弱的
engaged 被占用的
Useful Sentences 第2步 牢记句型
I need to make an appointment . 我需要预约。
I’d like to make an appointment to see the doctor this week .
我想这周预约医生看病。
What time is good for you ?什么时间适合你?
Would …be convenient for you ?……您方便吗?
When would you like an appointment ?您想预约什么时间的?
I’ll see if the doctor is available . 我看一下医生现在有没有空。
I’m afraid the doctor is occupied this afternoon. 恐怕大夫今天下午没有空。
1. I need to make an appointment . 我需要预约。
I need to see the doctor . 我需要看医生。
I need to make an appointment for my daughter . 我要为我女儿预约。
I need to make an appointment with Dr. Brown . 我需要预约布朗医生。
I’d like to make an appointment to see the doctor this week .
我想这周预约医生看病。
make an appointment 预约
2. What time is good for you ?什么时间适合你?
Is September the 10th okay with you ?9月10号可以吗?
How does four o’clock sound ?4点可以吗?
Would two o’clock tomorrow afternoon be convenient for you ?
明天下午2点您方便吗?
convenient adj. 方便的
3. Do you have an appointment ?您预约了吗?
When would you like an appointment ?您想预约什么时间的?
4. When is the doctor free ?大夫什么时候有空?
I’ll see if the doctor is available . 我看一下医生现在有没有空。
As the appointment book indicates , the doctor will be free only on the morning of the 3rd .
从预约簿来看,大夫只有在3号上午有空。
indicate v. 指出
5. I’m here for my 4 o’clock appointment . 我预约了4点的。
I’m here to see the doctor . I have an appointment for 4 o’clock .
我来这儿看医生,我们约了4点的。
I made an appointment earlier for 4 o’clock . My name is Kevin .
我早些时候预约了4点的,我的名字叫凯文。
6. Dr. Green is fully engaged today . 格林大夫今天已经排满了。
I’m afraid the doctor is occupied this afternoon . 恐怕大夫今天下午没有空。
I’m afraid he is fully booked on Monday and Tuesday .
恐怕他周一,周二已经预定满了。
7. Would you schedule the diagnosis as early as possible ?
能把诊断的时间安排得尽量早一些吗?
Can you make it any other time tomorrow ?
你能把它安排在明天的另外一个时间吗?
I wonder if I could come to see the doctor this afternoon .
我想知道今天下午我是否能来找大夫看病。
schedule v. 安排 diagnosis n. 诊断
8. I’m afraid we’ll have to reschedule the consultation .
恐怕我们得重新这次会诊时间。
I’m sorry I’ll have to cancel the appointment I made with the doctor this morning .
非常抱歉,我不得不取消今天上午与大夫的预约。
Useful Conversations 第3步 模仿对话
1. 预约医生 Make a Doctor’s Appointment
Sam : Hi , I’m calling to make a doctor’s appointment .
Nurse : Okay , we have two available appointment this week , Friday at 1 p.m. or at 3 p.m. .
Sam : 3 p.m. works best for me .
Nurse : What’s your name ?
Sam : Sam Jones . I usually see Dr. Macy .
Nurse : I have recorded your appointment . See you Friday .
山姆:你好, 我打电话来预约医生。
护士:好的,本周我们这里还有两个预约名额,周五下午一点或者三点。
山姆:我下午三点最方便。
护士:你叫什么名字?
山姆:山姆.琼斯。 我通常找梅西医生看病。
护士:我已经记下了你的预约。周五见。
2. 重新预约 Make Another Appointment
Sam : Hi , I made an appointment for Friday at 3 p.m. , but I’m afraid I have to cancel .
Nurse : Thanks for letting us know . Would you like to make another appointment for the following week ?
Sam : Yes , what times are available 、
Nurse : Right now we have space on Wednesday at 2 p.m. , and Thursday at 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. .
Sam : I’m not free any of those times .
Nurse : The only other time we have free is Friday at 4:30 p.m. . But your regular doctor will not be here .
Sam : Can I make an appointment with another doctor ? I need to come in soon .
Nurse : Dr. Kerry works with other patients . He has an opening Friday afternoon at 2:30 .
Sam : That will work for me .
山姆:你好。我本来预约了周五下午三点看病,但是我恐怕得取消了。
护士:谢谢你告诉我们。你想把预约调到下周吗?
山姆:好的,什么时间有空?
护士:目前我们在星期三下午两点和星期四上午九、十点有空缺。
山姆:这几个时间我都没空。
护士:那就仅剩一个时间了,星期五下午四点半。但是你的主治医生这个时间段不在。
山姆:我能与其他医生预约吗?我需要尽快过去。
护士:凯丽医生负责其他病人。他在星期五下午两点半起开诊。
山姆:这对我来说正合适。
regular doctor 主治医生 patient n. 病人,患者
Useful Paragraph 第4步 诵读短篇
We will only get to realize our own iron will and strong tolerating ability after getting stricken heavily . Therefore , no matter what you are suffering from now , do not merely complain about the unfairness of our destiny and maintain low-spirited all the time . There are no such setbacks that we could not overcome . Only those who have no confidence and courage to overcome setbacks will be defeated at last !
人总是在遭遇一次重创之后,才会幡然醒悟,重新认识自己的坚强和坚忍。所以,无论你正在遭遇什么磨难,都不要一味抱怨上苍不公平,甚至从此一蹶不振。人生没有过不去的坎,只有过不去的人。
tolerate v. 容忍 stricken adj. 遭受挫折的
setback n. 挫折 overcome v. 克服
Cultural Background 第5步 了解文化
在美国看病最麻烦的事儿就是预约。美国与中国情况不同,美国一般看医生需要打电话预约,这也是为什么感冒发烧一类的小病一般大家都不去医院的原因,有预约的时间,病早好了。而且即使你顺利见到了医生,也是先需要在医院填一堆表,表上经常都是病和药的名字,估计GRE考满分的学生看这些也费劲,况且还发着烧,脑子都不清醒,还怎么可能会正确地填表。总之,如果不是什么必须去医院的病,自己给自己看就行了。不过直接去急诊的话可以省去预约这个环节,但这只针对十分紧急的情况。
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