【一起闲话英语】南希的日常安排—Nancy's Schedule

 Passage Transcript¹

my daily schedule as a dental² hygienist is a little complicated³. that's because it's different everyday. Monday, i don't go into work until late in the afternoon. so i have time to spend, most of the day, doing washing of clothes, shopping, and my banking⁴. i leave for work around four o'clock in the afternoon, i work from five to nine p.m. Tuesday, i wake up at six thirty a.m. and leave for work, at seven thirty. my first patient is scheduled for eight fifteen. each patient, is allotted⁵ forty-five minutes. lunch break is twelve-thirty to one-thirty. i finish up at five p.m. and get home, at around six p.m. Wednesday starts an hour earlier. i wake up at five-thirty a.m., leave for work at six-thirty, and see my first patient at seven a.m., i also finish early on Wednesday, at twelve-noon. Thursday is the same schedule as Tuesday... getting up at six-thirty a.m., leaving for work at seven-thirty, and seeing my first patient at eight-fifteen. i get home about six p.m. in the evening. Friday is another early start. i wake up at five-thirty a.m., leave the house at six thirty and finish up my last patient at three o'clock in the afternoon. i like to get finished early on Friday. that is a typical work week for me.

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 dental   

adj.牙齿的，牙科的

参考例句：

• You can get free dental treatment.你可以得到免费的牙齿治疗。
• I had undergone a major dental operation.我经受了一次牙科大手术。

3 complicated   

adj.错综复杂的，麻烦的，结构复杂的

参考例句：

• The poem is so complicated that I cannot make out its meaning.这首诗太复杂，我理解不了它的意思。
• This is the most complicated case I have ever handled.这是我所处理过的最为复杂的案子。

4 banking   

n.银行业，银行学，金融业

参考例句：

• John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
• He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。

5 allotted   

分配，拨给，摊派( allot的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• I completed the test within the time allotted . 我在限定的时间内完成了试验。
• Each passenger slept on the berth allotted to him. 每个旅客都睡在分配给他的铺位上。