2014年ESL之就医和人际交往 06 Taking Prescription Drugs

 

Taking Prescription¹ Drugs 

Paula: Okay, I’m off to bed. 

Marcus: Wait a second. Where are you going with all of those pill bottles? 

Paula: My doctor prescribed a couple of medications to help me sleep. 

Marcus: Let me see those. You have four different medications here. This is a painkiller², this is a sedative³, this is a tranquilizer, and this is a stimulant⁴. 

Paula: I don’t take that last one when I go to bed. 

Marcus: You mean you take the first three every night? 

Paula: Not every night. 

Marcus: I can’t believe that your doctor would prescribe all three of these medications just to help you sleep. This seems like overkill. 

Paula: I saw more than one doctor. They each gave me a different prescription. 

Marcus: How do you know they won’t interact and produce side effects? 

Paula: A doctor prescribed each one. I’m sure they’re safe. 

Marcus: Yes, but does the left hand know what the right hand is doing? I’m confiscating⁵ these until you can talk to a doctor or pharmacist to make sure you won’t overdose by taking all three of these at one time. 

Paula: But how will I fall asleep until then? 

Marcus: You’re always telling me how boring I am. I’ll just regale⁶ you with stories of my youth. Let’s start at the beginning. My earliest memory is... 

 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 

1 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。

2 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。

3 sedative   

adj.使安静的，使镇静的；n. 镇静剂，能使安静的东西

参考例句：

• After taking a sedative she was able to get to sleep.服用了镇静剂后，她能够入睡了。
• Amber bath oil has a sedative effect.琥珀沐浴油有镇静安神效用。

4 stimulant   

n.刺激物，兴奋剂

参考例句：

• It is used in medicine for its stimulant quality.由于它有兴奋剂的特性而被应用于医学。
• Musk is used for perfume and stimulant.麝香可以用作香料和兴奋剂。

5 confiscating   

没收（confiscate的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• There was Mame by my side confiscating my intellects and attention. 有玛米坐在我身边，害得我心不在焉。
• Intimidate book sellers by confiscating books deemed unfavourable to the Barisan government. 充公被视为对国阵不利的书籍，威胁书商。

6 regale   

v.取悦，款待

参考例句：

• He was constantly regaled with tales of woe.别人老是给他讲些倒霉事儿来逗他开心。
• He loved to regale his friends with tales about the many memorable characters he had known as a newspaperman.他喜欢讲些他当记者时认识的许多名人的故事给朋友们消遣。