医生护士英语会话(10)：西药(1)

病人：我严重感冒。另外，还伴有头疼。请问我应该服用些什么药呢？
Patient: I have a terrible cold. Apart from that, I have a headache. Can you suggest something I can take to relieve the pain?

药剂师：你没有药方吗？
Chemist: Don't you have a prescription¹?

病人：是的。我没有去看大夫。
Patient: No, I haven't gone to see a doctor.

药剂师：你会不会对某些药品过敏？
Chemist: Are you allergic² to any type of medication?

病人：我不知道。但是我想大部分药我还是可以服用的。
Patient: I don't know exactly. I think that I can take most drugs.

药剂师：（拿起一个小盒子）我推荐你使用这一品牌的快速止痛药。
Chemist: (picks up a small box) I recommend this brand for quick relief.

病人：这药有效果吗？
Patient: Will this really help？

药剂师：根据标签上的说明，应该会吧。如果不行的话，你可以喝一杯放有蜂蜜的热茶。治疗感冒没什么灵丹妙药。
Chemist: According to the label, yes. But if that doesn't help, then drink a cup of hot tea along with some honey. There's no miracle drug to cure a common cold.

病人：有哪些好的止痛片？
Patient: Which are the best headache tablets?

药剂师：我们这儿有好几种。都挺不错的。
Chemist: We have a number of them. They are all very good.

病人：你能不能卖我一些盘尼西宁？
Patient: Can you sell me penicillin³?

药剂师：抱歉，先生。我不能买给你。你必须有医生的证明或者医生开的药方才行。
Chemist: Sorry, sir. I can not sell it , you must first get a doctor's certificate or prescription.

病人： 那好吧。给我来点硼酸吧。
Patient: Well, then. Give me some boric acid.

药剂师：好的，这是一种常用药。
Chemist: All right. This is a common medicine.

病人：请问你们这儿有止咳糖浆或者含片吗？
Patient: Do you have any cough syrup⁴ and lozenges?

药剂师：当然有了。
Chemist: Of course.

病人：太好了。
Patient: That's great.

药剂师：给你，上面的说明告诉你怎么服用，一定得看仔细了。
Chemist: Hrer you are. The instructions on it tell you how to take it. Make sure you read them carefully.

病人：谢谢你的提醒。
Patient: Thank you for reminding me.

药剂师：还需要别的什么吗？
Chemist: Anything else?

病人：不了，谢谢。
Patient: No. thank you.

药剂师：不客气。
Chemist: You're welcome.


单词　Words

relieve　　vt 缓解

prescription　　n. 药方

allergic　　adj. 过敏的

medication　　n. 药物

recommend　　vt 推荐

label　　 n. 标签

miracle　　n. 奇迹，特效药

penicillin　　n. 盘尼西林

certificate　　n. 证书，证明


短语　Phrases

apart from　　除……以外

relieve the pain　　缓解痛苦

see a doctor　　看医生

be allergic to　　对……过敏

pick up　　拿起

according to　　根据

along with　　与……一道，除……以外

boric acid　　硼酸


句子　Sentence Patterns

Are you allergic to any type of medication?
你会不会对某些药品过敏？

I recommend this brand for quick relief.
推荐你使用这一品牌的快速止痛药。

If that doesn't help, then drink a cup of hot tea along with some honey.
如果不行的话，你可以喝一杯放有蜂蜜的热茶。

There's no miracle drug to cure a common cold.
治疗感冒没什么灵丹妙药。

The instructions on it tell you how to take it. Make sure you read them carefully.
上面的说明告诉你怎么服用，一定得看仔细了。


相关单词　Related Words

lotion⁵　　洗剂

paste　　糊剂

inhalation　　 吸入剂

lozenge　　糖锭

liniment　　搽剂

suppository　　栓剂

antipyretic　　 退热药

pain-killer　　 止痛片

aspirin⁶　　阿司匹林

morphine　　吗啡

sedative⁷　　镇静药

insulin　　胰岛素

tonic⁸　　 补药

glucose⁹　　葡萄糖

anaesthetic　　麻醉剂

ether　　乙醚

ingredient　　（药物）成分


相关短语　Related Phrases

sleeping pill　　安眠药

oral contraceptive　　口服避孕药

contraceptive drugs　　避孕药

on a full stomach　　饭后服用

shake the bottle well before use　　服用前摇匀

be taken at bed-time　　临睡前服用

be taken when necessary　　必要时服用

on an empty stomach　　空腹服用

for external use　　外用

for oral administration　　内服


相关表达方式　Related Expressions

Apply this tube of jelly three times a day.
每天三次搽用这管软膏。

Are you allergic to any medication?
你对药物过敏吗？

Avoid greasy¹⁰ foods.
不要吃油腻食物。

Be sure to keep warm and rest.
注意保暖和休息。

This eye drops may improve your eyesight.
这种眼药水可以增进你的视力。

This is for oral administration.
这是口服药。

This medicine will relieve your pain.
这种药能缓解你的痛苦。

This solution is for external use only.
这种溶剂只能外用。

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 allergic   

adj.过敏的，变态的

参考例句：

• Alice is allergic to the fur of cats.艾丽斯对猫的皮毛过敏。
• Many people are allergic to airborne pollutants such as pollen.许多人对空气传播的污染物过敏，比如花粉。

3 penicillin   

n.青霉素，盘尼西林

参考例句：

• I should have asked him for a shot of penicillin.我应当让他给我打一针青霉素的。
• Penicillin was an extremely significant medical discovery.青霉素是极其重要的医学发现。

4 syrup   

n.糖浆，糖水

参考例句：

• I skimmed the foam from the boiling syrup.我撇去了煮沸糖浆上的泡沫。
• Tinned fruit usually has a lot of syrup with it.罐头水果通常都有许多糖浆。

5 lotion   

n.洗剂

参考例句：

• The lotion should be applied sparingly to the skin.这种洗液应均匀地涂在皮肤上。
• She lubricates her hands with a lotion.她用一种洗剂来滑润她的手。

6 aspirin   

n.阿司匹林

参考例句：

• The aspirin seems to quiet the headache.阿司匹林似乎使头痛减轻了。
• She went into a chemist's and bought some aspirin.她进了一家药店，买了些阿司匹林。

7 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。

8 tonic   

n./adj.滋补品，补药，强身的，健体的

参考例句：

• It will be marketed as a tonic for the elderly.这将作为老年人滋补品在市场上销售。
• Sea air is Nature's best tonic for mind and body.海上的空气是大自然赋予的对人们身心的最佳补品。

9 glucose   

n.葡萄糖

参考例句：

• I gave him an extra dose of glucose to pep him up.我给他多注射了一剂葡萄糖以增强他的活力。
• The doctor injected glucose into his patient's veins.医生将葡萄糖注入病人的静脉。

10 greasy   

adj. 多脂的，油脂的

参考例句：

• He bought a heavy-duty cleanser to clean his greasy oven.昨天他买了强力清洁剂来清洗油污的炉子。
• You loathe the smell of greasy food when you are seasick.当你晕船时，你会厌恶油腻的气味。