精美英文欣赏:药局

Pharmacy¹-Health-Prescription²

药局-健康-处方

I recently graduated from a pharmacy school.Now I work as a staff pharmacist in a local drug store.My supervisor³ has a Doctor of Pharmacy degree.He oversees⁴ the entire operation.

我刚刚（最近）从一个药剂学校毕业出来。现在我在一个本地的药局担任药剂师工作。我的上司获有药剂学博士学位。他负责管理整个药局的经营。

Although it is a rather small pharmacy,we do carry most of the prescription drugs on a daily basis.I case the prescribed drugs are not available in stock,I can usually place an order for them in less than 24 hours.

尽管这是个不大的药局，我们每天仍然可以处理大多数日常的处方用药，万一医生处方的药物没有库存时，我通常可以在24小时之内补足该药品。

Most of our clients are senior citizens.Some of them come in quite frequently,and the most prescribed drug is the painkiller⁵.I have learned how to file prescription insurance claims,divide drugs into small packages,and locate the right direction labels for the pills.

我们大多数的客户都是老年人。其中有些人经常来，而最常开的药方则是止痛药。我学会了如何申请处方药物的保险给付，如何把药物分成小包装，并且给各种不同的药片贴上正确的（使用或食用）标签。

I take my job very seriously because it directly affects people's health.A responsible attitude is a must because any careless mistakes can lead to grave consequences.

我很严谨的工作，因为它直接影响到人们的健康。一个负责任的态度是必要的，因为任何粗心的错误都可能导致严重的后果。

1 pharmacy   

n.药房，药剂学，制药业，配药业，一批备用药品

参考例句：

• She works at the pharmacy.她在药房工作。
• Modern pharmacy has solved the problem of sleeplessness.现代制药学已经解决了失眠问题。

2 prescription   

n.处方，开药；指示，规定

参考例句：

• The physician made a prescription against sea- sickness for him.医生给他开了个治晕船的药方。
• The drug is available on prescription only.这种药只能凭处方购买。

3 supervisor   

n.监督人，管理人，检查员，督学，主管，导师

参考例句：

• Between you and me I think that new supervisor is a twit.我们私下说，我认为新来的主管人是一个傻瓜。
• He said I was too flighty to be a good supervisor.他说我太轻浮不能成为一名好的管理员。

4 oversees   

v.监督，监视( oversee的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• She oversees both the research and the manufacturing departments. 她既监督研究部门又监督生产部门。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The Department of Education oversees the federal programs dealing with education. 教育部监管处理教育的联邦程序。 来自互联网

5 painkiller   

n.止痛药

参考例句：

• I shall persuade him to take the painkiller.我将说服他把药吃下去。
• The painkiller only provides him a short respite from his pain.止痛药仅仅让他在疼痛中有短暂的疏解。