Unit56:At the doctors英语日常口语

　　本单元是关于看医生的对话

　　Dr. Kelly: So, what's the matter?

　　Alice: Well, I've been feeling ill ever since a barbecue a few days ago. My stomach's still upset, and I feel dizzy.

　　Dr. Kelly: I see. Any other symptoms?

　　Alice: Erm, I've got a bit of a temperature.

　　Dr Kelly: Well, it isn't anything serious, probably just food poisoning... Excuse me. Come in.

　　Dr. Laver: Sorry to disturb, just returning these notes. Alice!

　　Alice: Dr. Laver!

　　Dr. Laver: You look very pale. Look, can I give you a lift home, when you've finished?

　　Alice: That would be lovely.

　　Dr. Laver: Okay, I'll see you outside. Sorry about the interruption, Dr. Kelly.

　　Dr. Kelly: Not at all. Thanks for the notes. Bye... Are you okay Alice?

　　Vocabulary (词汇):

　　what's the matter? (哪儿不舒服?):

　　What is the problem? Or, in what way are you ill?

　　symptoms (症状):

　　problems with your body which shows you have a particular illness

　　interruption (打断;中断):

　　this is when you stop someone from continuing with what they were doing

　　本单元的`语言点是对病症的描述，英语有不同的表达方式来描述诸如食物中毒等普通的轻微病症。

　　Illness 2

　　There are many different expressions that are used to describe common symptoms of minor illnesses such as food poisoning

　　Feeling faint (感觉头晕)

　　to faint:

　　to lose consciousness and fall to the floor

　　to feel faint:

　　this means that you feel as if you might faint. You haven't lost consciousness, yet

　　to feel light-headed:

　　this is very similar to 'to feel faint'

　　to feel dizzy:

　　this is similar to 'to feel faint', but also suggests you feel like you are turning round and round. You can feel dizzy because of illness or after you have been playing on a children's roundabout

　　my head is spinning:

　　this is similar to 'to feel dizzy'

　　to look pale:

　　your face is unusually white, probably because of illness

　　to be as white as a sheet:

　　to have a very pale face

　　to look like you've seen a ghost :

　　to have a very pale face, perhaps because you have been shocked by something

　　Head and stomach aches (头痛和胃痛)

　　to have a splitting headache:

　　this means your headache is very bad and painful

　　to have a migraine:

　　this is a very bad headache; you have a pain behind your eyes and you might feel sick

　　to have a temperature:

　　this means that your body temperature is higher than normal. Your forehead probably feels hot

　　to have an upset stomach:

　　this is a general way to describe a stomach ache, usually when you also feel sick or have slight diarrhoea

　　can/can't keep your food down:

　　this means that every time you eat, you vomit

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