【商業英語】旅行公幹遇不適 求醫點開口？（Frankie Chan）

旅行或出外公幹時，帶備一些必備藥品是常識吧，誰能保證旅程中不會有些小毛病？但是，如果出門時身體感到非常不適，那就一定要到當地的醫院或診所就診，千萬不要為省錢而耽誤治療。而在外國看病，最關鍵的，就是能準確描述自己的病情與症狀。

因此，我們必定要學會怎樣以英語表達自己的不適。本週為大家帶來於診所、醫院看病，以及在藥房買藥的情景對話。萬一閣下真的不幸地在外地生病了，也可及時就醫，藥到病除。

求診實用句式                                                                                                      

1. I need my medicine for my cold（感冒）and fever（發燒）.

2. I have a rash（疹）all over my body.

3. I’m constipated（便祕）for a few days.

4. I’ve got a terrible cough（咳嗽）and a pain（痛楚）down here in my chest.

5. I’m coughing a lot（經常咳嗽）.

6. I have a history of asthma（哮喘）.

7. I have difficulty in breathing（呼吸困難）.

8. My upper chest hurts and it gets worse when coughing.

9. I feel a sharp pain（刺痛）around my lower chest.

10. I have a running nose（流鼻水）.

11. My throat is dry and sore（又乾又痛）.

12. I suffer from a bad cold／cough.

 ＜診所看病＞

P – Patient        D – Doctor

D: Hello. What’s the matter?

P: Good morning. I have a terrible ache（疼痛）in my lower back.

D: How long has your back been bothering（煩擾）you?

P: I’ve been having pain for the last couple of weeks.

D: Do you have any history of back problems?

P: No, this is my first time.

D: Are you taking any medicine at the moment?

P: Just an aspirin（阿司匹靈） from time to time to kill the pain（止痛）.

D: OK. Let’s have a look at your back.

 

＜醫院看病＞

P – Patient        D – Doctor

D:    Well well well, that’s a pretty serious infection（感染）you have there.

P:    Yes, is there anything you can give me to get rid of it, doctor?

D:    I’m going to prescribe（開藥）some antibiotics（抗生素）, and some cream（藥膏）to ease the itching（癢癢） and burning（灼傷）.

P:    Thank you. Where can I get them?

D:    Go to the pharmacy（藥房）on the 3^rd floor. I’ll send the prescription（藥方） down there, so you can just pick it up on your way out.

 

＜藥房買藥＞

P – Patient        C – Chemist

P:    I have a terrible cold and a headache. Can you suggest something I can take to relieve the pain （減輕痛楚）?

C:    Are you allergic（敏感） to any type of medication?

P:    I don’t know exactly. But I think I should be fine with most of the meds.     

C:    In that case, I recommend this brand for a quick relief（快速止痛） .

P:    Does this really work?

C:    According to the label, yes.

P:    What about headache tablets? Can I get penicillin（盤尼西林）?

C:    Sorry, you have to get a doctor’s certificate（醫生證明）or prescription（藥方）for that first.

P:    Well, then, I’ll just get some aspirin.

C:    Sure. Please read the instructions carefully on how to take it.

P:    Thanks.

 

Frankie Chan

MA in English Language Teaching (Distinction), BSc (First-class honours), TEFL Dip.

現 代教育IELTS/TOEFL/Workplace English資深英語名師，著名TOEFL參考書作者及星島日報IELTS攻略專欄作者。曾任劍橋商業英語考試BULATS寫作及口試考官，並於國際英 語學院Wall Street English任教多年並擔任其多間分校之校長，具15年教學經驗，並擁有豐富管理與發展商業英語及國際英語考試課程之經驗。

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