【英语趣味课堂】去医院-Going to the Hospital

Adrienne: Hey, Ian, tell me about the time you were at the hospital.

 

Ian: What, the first time I went to the hospital?

 

Adrienne: Yes, the first time.

 

Ian: The first time I went to hospital was when I was 13 years old and it was the day of my birthday and I had a pain in my right side and I'd been sick the day before and so on my birthday my mom phoned the hospital and the doctor decided¹ I should go to hospital and I had my appendix² out

 

Adrienne: OW! That sounds painful!

 

Ian: Mm, but there's more! On my 18th birthday, I had like a lump in my throat, and I couldn't breathe properly and again my mother phoned the doctors and I went to the hospital again and my right lung had collapsed³

 

Adrienne: Oh, my goodness!

 

Ian: I know. I spent about 8 days in hospital and it was is Wales. I always remember being in Wales because I had problems understanding the doctor's accent, and then, are you ready, there's more

 

Adrienne: Tell me

 

Ian: Again when I was 20 years old I was at university in Leeds, and again I had a lump in my throat and I had problems breathing. I went to the hospital and the same thing again. My right lung had collapsed

 

Adrienne: Collapsed!

 

Ian: Yes, but this time, because we were in a big city, they had more sophisticated⁴ medical equipment and they put a syringe, made a very small hole in my chest and put the syringe into my lung and drained away the excess air and my lung was inflated⁵ again.

 

Adrienne: Did it hurt?

 

Ian: Not as much as the first time. And I only spent a day in hospital and then they sent me home, but there's more. A week later I had the same problem, a lump in my throat, and I had problems breathing and so I went to the hospital again and my right lung had collapsed again, for the third time, so this time the 

doctors decided they had to do a bigger operation to make sure that this wouldn't happen again so I was 

at hospital for two weeks and they cut away the top part of my lung, and stitched⁶ me back up and now my lungs are absolutely fine. I've had no problems since and I'm doing lots of running and I feel much better,

but I don't want to have the same thing again. Ever!

 

Adrienne: I hope you don't either. That's amazing!

 

Ian: I know. The thing is, my uncle and my father had the same problems so it's probably in my genes⁷, in my families genes, that we have this. It's a common family problem, but anyway, now I am OK.

 

Adrienne: Wow! That's good!

 

学习内容：

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first time

 

Tell me about the first time you went to the hospital.

 

We use the phrase 'first time' to talk about the first experience that we had with something. Notice the following:

 

We saw each other for the first time when we were still in high school.

The first time I saw the ocean was in Florida.

appendix

 

The doctor decided I should go to hospital and I had my appendix out.

 

Your 'appendix' is a part of your body. It is a tube in your abdominal⁸ area that has no known function, but can become infected. Notice the following:

 

That area of your abdomen⁹ is where your appendix is.

He had his appendix removed when he was seven.

phone

 

My mother phoned the doctors.

 

In this case 'phone' is used as a verb, meaning 'to call someone using a telephone.' Notice the following:

 

You shouldn't phone him so late at night.

I will phone you if I hear more.

accent

 

I always remember being in Wales because I had problems understanding the doctor's accent.

 

Your 'accent' is the sound or the tone¹⁰ of your voice when you speak.  People from different parts of the world, even though they might speak the same language, have different accents.  There are usually many different accents within the same country. Notice the following:

 

She has lived away from home so long that she's lost her accent.

He has a very strong southern accent.

sophisticated

 

Hospitals in the big cities have more sophisticated medical equipment.

 

In this case 'sophisticated' can be replaced with 'modern' or 'advanced.' Notice the following:

 

Our company uses sophisticated research techniques.

This is the most sophisticated dance school in the area.

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 appendix   

n.附录，附属物，阑尾，盲肠

参考例句：

• I have recently had my appendix removed.我最近切除了阑尾。
• There is an appendix at the back of the book.该书末尾处有一附录。

3 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

4 sophisticated   

adj.老练的，精密的，尖端的，高雅的

参考例句：

• She has become very sophisticated since she went to live in London.移居伦敦后她变得世故多了。
• This is a very sophisticated machine.这是一台非常精密的机器。

5 inflated   

adj.（价格）飞涨的；（通货）膨胀的；言过其实的；充了气的v.使充气（于轮胎、气球等）( inflate的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）膨胀；（使）通货膨胀；物价上涨

参考例句：

• He has an inflated sense of his own importance. 他自视过高。
• They all seem to take an inflated view of their collective identity. 他们对自己的集体身份似乎都持有一种夸大的看法。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 stitched   

v.缝，缝补，缝合( stitch的过去式和过去分词 )；[引申]把某物连在一起

参考例句：

• If the wound is stitched up skillfully,it will hardly leave a mark. 如果伤口缝合得好，不会落下什么伤疤。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She stitched a pocket on the new apron. 她在新围裙上缝上一只口袋。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

7 genes   

n.基因( gene的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• You have good genes from your parents, so you should live a long time. 你从父母那儿获得优良的基因，所以能够活得很长。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Differences will help to reveal the functions of the genes. 它们间的差异将会帮助我们揭开基因多种功能。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 生物技术的世纪

8 abdominal   

adj.腹（部）的，下腹的；n.腹肌

参考例句：

• The abdominal aorta is normally smaller than the thoracic aorta.腹主动脉一般比胸主动脉小。
• Abdominal tissues sometimes adhere after an operation.手术之后腹部有时会出现粘连。

9 abdomen   

n.腹，下腹(胸部到腿部的部分)

参考例句：

• How to know to there is ascarid inside abdomen?怎样知道肚子里面有蛔虫？
• He was anxious about an off-and-on pain the abdomen.他因时隐时现的腹痛而焦虑。

10 tone   

n.语气，音调，气度，色调；vt.（up）增强

参考例句：

• There was a tone of mockery in his voice.他说话的语气含有嘲笑的意味。
• Holmes used an informal,chatty tone in his essays.霍姆斯在文章中语气轻松随便。