英语口语大赢家Topic127:中药Chinese Medicine

最近感冒好像很流行，阿美想着买点药预防。但是由于过度担心，阿美竟然把药落在了药店，只好回来拿。

 

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Doctor: Here you are. You left the medicine here.

May: Sorry. I was too worried.

Doctor: I firmly believe that you love your brother very much.

May: Absolutely. By the way, do you sell any traditional Chinese medicine?

Doctor: Yes, we have some Chinese medicine for common cold.

May: I heard Chinese medicine has a better lasting¹ effect in cure.

Doctor: It depends. It's true that you can take some for prevention.

May: Sure. Prevention is better than cure. Doctor: There is no doubt about it.

May: What do you recommend?

Doctor: What about this one? It's very effective in preventing the flu.

May: Okay, I'll take this one.

 

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医生：你回来了。你把药落在这里了。

阿美：对不起。我刚才太担心了。

医生：我相信你一定很爱你的弟弟。

阿美：当然了。顺便问一下，你们卖中药吗？

医生：是的，我们有治疗普通感冒的中药。

阿美：我听说中药的治疗效果更持久。

医生：要看情况。不过你可以买一些做预防（感冒）。

阿美：好的。预防总比治疗强。

医生：那是毫无疑问的。

阿美：你有什么推荐的吗？

医生：这种怎么样？它对预防感冒很有效。

阿美：好的，我就买这种吧。

 

经典背诵 Recitation

May: I think Chinese traditional medicine is more effective than Western medicine. The doctors say it depends. But I do firmly believe that Chinese traditional medicine is really good as a prevention method. And you know prevention is better than cure. There is no doubt about it.

 

生词小结

firmly adv. 牢牢地

lasting adj. 持久的

prevention n. 预防

cure n. 治疗

effective adj. 有效的

 

Scene practice 情景练习

确定与否句型练习

仔细阅读下面五个场景，两人一组，使用确定与不确定的句型，用一用，练一练。

1．If you were Daniel, you promise that you will finish your homework in one single day, what would you say to your mother?

2．Daniel promises that he won't watch Ultraman until he finishes his homework, if you were Daniel, what would you say to your father?

3．If you were May, you are not sure about the final result of your examination², what would you say to your mother?

4．If you were May, you don't know whether you can see the film with Gucci or not, what would you say to her?

5．If you were Benjamin, Daniel asks you about the time for picnic, but you are not sure with that, what would you say to Daniel?

1 lasting   

adj.永久的，永恒的；vbl.持续，维持

参考例句：

• The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
• We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。

2 examination   

n.考试，考查，试题；检查，调查

参考例句：

• Teachers always judge their students on the final examination.老师常根据期末考试来评价他们的学生。
• He put up a good show in the final examination.他在期末考试中表现得不错。