Tuning In
Listen to the recording. Read aloud and learn by heart the following 10 sentences.
反复听,大声朗读并背熟下面的10个句子。
Are you all right?
You look painful. What’s up?
What can I do for you/
Calm down.
Don’t worry. It’s not very serious.
You’ll be all right in a couple of days.
You’d better go to hospital right away.
Shall I take you to the hospital?
I’ll call for an ambulance.
Do you mind if I check your ankle?
Task 1
Paul and Zhu Wei are on their way back to the hotel from a football match at an open-air stadium. They’re sweating all over under the scorching sun. Listen to the dialogue and then read after the recording.
保拉和朱炜正在回英语培训学校的路上。她们刚看完一场在露天体育场举行的足球比赛。火辣辣的太阳下,她们浑身是汗。先听,然后跟着录音朗读这段对话。培
Paula: Zhu Wei, I feel a slight pain on my face.
Zhu Wei: (Checks Paula’s face.) It’s reddish. And so is your arm!
Paula: My God! I’m afraid I’m sunburnt. It’s all this sun!
Zhu Wei: Don’t worry. It’s not very serious. After we get to the hotel, moisten your towel with cold water and apply it to
the sunburnt are. You’ll be all right in a couple of days.
Paula: I hope so.
Zhu Wei: There’s a drugstore over there. Let me buy you some aspirin.
Notes
feel slight pain on my face 脸稍有点疼,如果很疼,可以说feel a serious pain on my face 或feel very painful on my face等
and so is your arm. 你的胳膊也有点红。相当于Your arm is reddish, too
I’m afraid I’m sunburnt. 恐怕我是被晒伤了。就是因为阳光太强烈了!(晒伤是夏天较为觉的一种情况。
It’s all this sun! 如果不太严重, 一般可以用凉毛巾冷敷患处。如果需要,可以服用阿司匹林
Aspirin。)
moisten 打湿(动词)
apply A to B 这里的意思是将A 敷于B 处。
You’ll be all right in a couple of days. 不定期两三天你就没事儿了