Useful Words 第1步 熟悉词汇
chemist 药剂师 drug 药师 ease 减轻
medicine 药 pill 药丸 poison 毒药
prescription 药方 prevent 预防 tablet 药片
capsule 胶囊 ointment 软膏 antibiotic 抗生素
painkiller 止疼片 pharmacy 药房 instruction 说明书
Useful Sentences 第2步 牢记句型
Can I get this prescription filled ?这处方上的药能配吗?
Are these tablets available over the counter ?这些药片在柜台处可以买到吗?
Does this drug have any side effects ?这药有什么副作用吗?
How can I take the medicine ?这药我该怎么吃?
How often am I supposed to take this pill ?这药我一天吃几次?
I have a stomachache . Do you have medicine for it ?我肚子疼,有什么药可以吃?
This tablet might make you drowsy .这药片可能会使你昏昏欲睡。
1. Can I get this prescription filled ?这处方上的药能配吗?
Can you fill this prescription for me ? 你能替我配这个处方吗?
Is this refillable ?这个可以再配吗?
Are these tables available over the counter ?这些药片在柜台处可以买到吗?
refillable adj. 适于再装的 counter n. 柜台
2. I need some medicine . 我需要一些药。
I need some antiseptic/ eye drops . 我要些抗菌剂/眼药水。
Antiseptic n. 抗菌剂 eye drops 眼药水
3. I’d like some pain-killing drugs . 我想买点止痛药。
I want to buy some vitamins . 我想买些维生素。
vitamin n. 维生素,维他命
4. Does this drug have any side effects ?这药我该怎么吃?
What are the side effects of this drug ?这种药有什么副作用?
side effect 副作用
5. How can I take the medicine ?这药我该怎么吃?
How many pills for each time ?每次要吃多少粒啊?
How many times a day should I take this medicine ?这药一天吃几次?
How often am I supposed to take this pill ?这药我一天吃几次?
Could you tell me how I take the medicine ?你能告诉我这药怎么服用吗?
6. Three per day , and one after each meal . 一天三粒,每顿饭后一粒。
Take the medicine after eating . 饭后服药。
One tablet three times daily . 一天三次,一次一片。
Two capsules three times daily . 一天三次,一次服二粒胶囊。
This medication should be taken with meals . 这种药需要在进餐时服用。
Take before going to bed . 临睡前服用。
medication n. 药物
7. I have a stomachache . Do you have medicine for it ?
我肚子疼,有什么药可以吃?
I feel very sore in my arms . What medicine shall I take ?
我的手臂很疼,该吃点什么药?
Is this pill effective to cure cold ?这种药对治疗感冒有效吗?
effective adj. 有效的,起作用的
8. This tablet might make you drowsy . 这药片可能会使你昏昏欲睡。
This tablet will make you sick . 这药片会让你恶心。
drowsy adj. 昏昏欲睡的
Useful Conversations 第3步 模仿对话
1. 买药 Buy Some Medicine
Tim : I need to buy some medicine , can you please help me ?
Pharmacist : Sure . What do you need to treat ?
Tim : My wife has a headache , and Tylenol isn’t helping .
Pharmacist : Has she tried Aleve ?
Tim : No . Is that a good one ?
Pharmacist : Yes , it’s the medicine that I recommend most for headaches .
提 姆:我需要买些药,请问你能帮我一下吗?
药剂师:当然。你需要治疗什么?
提 姆:我妻子头疼,但是泰勒诺不起作用。
药剂师:她试过奈普生纳吗?
提 姆:没有。那很好用吗?
药剂师:是的,这是我为头疼患者推荐最多的药。
2. 止疼药 The Painkiller
Doctor : How can I help you today ?
Joe : I am in a lot of pain from my knee surgery last week and I need some stronger medicine .
Doctor : The painkillers I prescribed for you are not working ?
Joe : They only take the edge off for an hour or two . After that , the pain returns .
Doctor : Well , right now you are taking a very mild painkiller . If it’s not helping , I can give you
something else .
Joe : How about morphine ?
Doctor : We only prescribe morphine in extreme cases . There is another good medicine I will prescribe for you .
Joe : Oh , I didn’t know that . I’ll try whatever you recommend .
医生:我今天能帮你点什么吗?
乔 :我上周做完膝部手术后,膝盖就一直很疼,我需要一些更强效的药。
医生:我给你开的止疼药不管用吗?
乔 :止疼药只能维持一到两个小时。过后,又开始痛了。
医生:好吧,现在你服用一种非常温和的止疼药。如果不起作用,我再给你开一些别的药。
乔 :吗啡怎么样?
医生:我们只有在极其特殊的情况下才开吗啡。我会为你开一种有效的药。
乔 :哦,我不动这些。你说什么,我都会试试。
knee n. 膝盖 take the edge off 减弱 morphine n. 吗啡
Useful Paragraph 第4步 诵读短篇
Books possess the essence of immortality . They are by far the most lasting products of human effort . Temples and statues decay , but books survive . Time is of no account with great thoughts , which are as fresh today as when they first passed through the author’s minds ages ago. The only effect of time has been to sift out the bad products ; for nothing in literature can long survive but what is really good .
书籍具有不朽的本质,是人类努力创造的最为持久的成果。寺庙会倒塌,神像会朽烂,而书却经久长存。对于伟大的思想来说,时间是无关紧要的,多年前初次闪现于作者脑海的伟大思想今日依然清新如故。时间唯一的作用是淘汰不好的作品,因为只有真正的佳作才能经世长存。
essence n. 本质 immortality n. 不朽 statue n. 雕像
Cultural Background 第5步 了解文化
用方便、快捷形容美国人买药,大多数人不会提出异议。殊不知,这只是针对非处方药而言。买处方药的可就复杂多了,除了出示处方,还要带着身份证明。美国对处方药的管理非常严格,如果药店没有处方就出售处方药,或者医生随意给病人开处方药,都将构成重罪。即使药店拿到了顾客的处方,也不是万事大吉,必须查看其身份证明、登记家庭住址电话、明确有无医疗保险,还要给他建立档案。做完登记后,顾客一般还会再等10分钟,因为药店会根据其需要和信息,对药品进行包装。药瓶是半透明的塑料封瓶,上面的标签也是药店专门制作的,会注明药品名称及种类、主要成分、可能的副作用、用法用量等。有时候这些信息显得很“啰嗦”,比如有“切勿喝酒以免头晕”“将药丸咬碎,和水服下”等。除了用药信息,顾客登记的身份信息也会标注在上面,如姓名、性别、电话、住址等。
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