本單元是關於看醫生的對話
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 (詞彙):
what's the matter? (哪兒不舒服?):
What is the problem? Or, in what way are you ill?
symptoms (症狀):
problems with your body which shows you have a particular illness
interruption (打斷;中斷):
this is when you stop someone from continuing with what they were doing
本單元的`語言點是對病症的描述，英語有不同的表達方式來描述諸如食物中毒等普通的輕微病症。
Illness 2
There are many different expressions that are used to describe common symptoms of minor illnesses such as food poisoning
Feeling faint (感覺頭暈)
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 (頭痛和胃痛)
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
