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@ 50869 對症下藥
A: 買點什麼藥？
mǎi diǎn shénme yào?
What kind of medicine would you like?
B: 不知道怎麼搞的，這幾天的天氣真反常。我們家大人小孩都病了。我太太鼻塞、流鼻涕、嗓子疼，還咳嗽。我兒子......
bù zhīdào zěnme gǎo de, zhè jǐtiān de tiānqì zhēn fǎncháng. wǒmen jiā dàren xiǎohái dōu bìng le. wǒ tàitai bísè、 liú bítì、 sǎngzi téng, hái késou. wǒ érzi......
I don't know what's going on. The weather these last few days has been really odd. Everyone in our household, young and old, has gotten sick. My wife's nose is stuffy and runny, her throat is sore, and she's coughing. My son...
A: 你一個一個慢慢說，得對症下藥，配錯了可不是小事。你剛剛說了你太太的症狀，應該是感冒。就買包板藍根吧。
nǐ yīgeyīge mànmàn shuō, děi duìzhèngxiàyào, pèi cuò le kěbushì xiǎoshì. nǐ gānggāng shuō le nǐ tàitai de zhèngzhuàng, yīnggāi shì gǎnmào. jiù mǎi bāo bǎnlángēn ba.
Let's discuss this slowly, one by one. You have to match the medicine to the disease. If you get it wrong, it's no small problem. Just now you mentioned your wife's symptoms. It seems likely that she has a cold. Get a package of isatis root.
B: 我太太吃不來中藥。有西藥嗎？
wǒ tàitai chībulái zhōngyào. yǒu xīyào ma?
My wife can't eat Chinese medicine. Do you have Western medicine?
A: 西藥見效快。吃白加黑吧。白天服白片不瞌睡，晚上服黑片睡得香。
xīyào jiànxiào kuài. chī báijiāhēi ba. báitiān fú báipiàn bù kēshuì, wǎnshang fú hēipiàn shuì de xiāng.
You see the results quickly with Western medicine. Try some pseudophedrine hydrochloride. Take the white pill during the day and you won't feel drowsy. Take the black pill at night and you'll sleep soundly.
B: 這不是那個廣告嗎？這個藥治咳嗽怎麼樣？我太太一早一晚咳得厲害。
zhè bù shì nàge guǎnggào ma? zhè ge yào zhì késou zěnmeyàng? wǒ tàitai yīzǎoyīwǎn ké de lìhai.
Isn't that what the advertisement says? How does this medicine work on a cough? My wife coughs terribly from dawn to dusk.
A: 感冒藥治咳嗽效果都不明顯。治咳嗽這個口服液好。
gǎnmào yào zhì késou xiàoguǒ dōu bù míngxiǎn. zhì késou zhè ge kǒufú yè hǎo.
Cold medicine doesn't work really well for treating a cough. For that, try this liquid.
B: 又是到處做廣告的藥。很貴吧？
yòu shì dàochù zuò guǎnggào de yào. hěn guì ba?
Another drug that puts advertisements everywhere. It must be really expensive, huh?
A: 二十四。貴的好得快！這個藥一天服三次，每次10毫升。
èrshísì. guì de hǎo de kuài! zhè ge yào yī tiān fú sān cì, měi cì shí háo shēng.
Twenty-four yuan. The expensive ones help you get better fast! Take this medicine three times daily. Each time, take ten milliliters.
B: 我怎麼知道10毫升有多少？
wǒ zěnme zhīdào shí háo shēng yǒu duōshao?
How can I measure out ten milliliters?
A: 裡面有個量杯，上面標了刻度。
lǐmiàn yǒu ge liángbēi, shàngmian biāo le kèdù.
There's a measuring cup inside. There are graduated markings on it.
B: 現在做藥的也想得這麼周到，真是處處以人為本。我太太就要這兩盒。另外，我兒子從昨天開始就一直拉肚子，吃什麼拉什麼。昨天睡到半夜還發燒了。
xiànzài zuòyàode yě xiǎng de zhème zhōudào, zhēnshì chùchù yǐrénwéiběn. wǒ tàitai jiùyào zhè liǎng hé. lìngwài, wǒ érzi cóng zuótiān kāishǐ jiù yīzhí lā dùzi, chī shénme lā shénme. zuótiān shuìdào bànyè hái fāshāo le.
These days they put so much consideration into making medicine. Everyone is putting people first. My wife just needs these two boxes. Also, my son has had diarrhea since yesterday. He can't keep anything in. Last night he slept till midnight and then got a fever.
A: 你兒子多大了？
nǐ érzi duō dà le?
How old is he?
B: 四周歲。是不是消化不好？
sì zhōusuì. shì bù shì xiāohuà bù hǎo?
Four. Does he have bad digestion?
A: 拉肚子加發燒，這個症狀有點複雜。具體什麼病不好說。我建議你趕快帶小孩子去醫院看看，小孩子抵抗能力差，體質弱，耽誤不得。
lā dùzi jiā fāshāo, zhè ge zhèngzhuàng yǒudiǎn fùzá. jùtǐ shénme bìng bù hǎo shuō. wǒ jiànyì nǐ gǎnkuài dài xiǎo háizi qù yīyuàn kànkan, xiǎo háizi dǐkàng nénglì chà, tǐzhì ruò, dānwu bùdé.
Diarrhea and a fever...these symptoms are a bit complicated. It's hard to say precisely what disease he has. I recommend you take him to the doctor immediately. Kids have weak immune systems and bodies. Delaying would be a mistake.
B: 行，那我等下馬上帶他去。還有，我媽牙疼，便祕。她讓我買點止疼的和消炎的。
xíng, nà wǒ děngxià mǎshàng dài tā qù. hái yǒu, wǒ mā yáténg, biànmì. tā ràng wǒ mǎi diǎn zhǐténgde hé xiāoyánde.
OK, I'll take him immediately. Also, my mom's teeth are sore, and she's constipated. She wants me to pick up something to stop the pain and ease the inflammation.
A: 抗生素都是處方藥。要找醫生開方子。要不，你買這種消炎片吧。很多老年人都買，挺管用的。
kàngshēngsù dōu shì chǔfāng yào. yào zhǎo yīshēng kāi fāngzǐ. yàobu, nǐ mǎi zhè zhǒng xiāoyánpiàn ba. hěn duō lǎoniánrén dōu mǎi, tǐng guǎnyòng de.
All antibiotics require a prescription. You need to get a doctor to write a prescription. How about buying these anti-inflammatory tablets? Lots of old people buy them, they're very effective.
B: 這個吃了會過敏嗎？我媽對青黴素過敏。
zhè ge chī le huì guò mǐn ma? wǒ mā duì qīngméisù guò mǐn.
Might she be allergic to these? My mom is allergic to penicillin.
A: 不會的，這不是青黴素。便祕吃這種膠囊吧，潤腸通便，效果顯著。
bùhuì de, zhè bù shì qīngméisù. biànmì chī zhèzhǒng jiāonáng ba, rùncháng tōngbiàn, xiàoguǒ xiǎnzhù.
No, this isn't penicillin. If you are constipated you should take these pills. You'll be good and regular. The effects are obvious.
B: 好。那就拿這些吧。
hǎo. nà jiù ná zhèxiē ba.
OK. Then I'll just get these.
A: 你拿這個單子去收銀臺付錢。
nǐ ná zhè ge dānzi qù shōuyíntái fùqián.
Take this list over to the cashier to pay.
B: 噢。現在的藥可真貴，生一場病不知道得花多少錢啊。
o. xiànzài de yào kě zhēn guì, shēng yī chǎng bìng bù zhīdào děi huā duōshao qián a.
Hmm. These days medicine is really expensive. When you get sick you don't know how much money you're going to spend.
Key Vocabulary
反常 fǎncháng abnormal
對症下藥 duìzhèngxiàyào to prescribe a medication for a specific illness
症狀 zhèngzhuàng symptom
板藍根 bǎnlángēn a Chinese medicine
見效 jiànxiào effective
瞌睡 kēshuì to doze off
量杯 liángbēi measuring cup
刻度 kèdù scale
周到 zhōudào attentive
以人為本 yǐrénwéiběn to put people first
耽誤 dānwu to hold up
便祕 biànmì constipation
抗生素 kàngshēngsù antibiotics
消炎片 xiāoyánpiàn anti-inflammatory pill
管用 guǎnyòng effective
過敏 guòmǐn allergy
青黴素 qīngméisù penicillin
膠囊 jiāonáng capsule
顯著 xiǎnzhù obvious
收銀臺 shōuyíntái cashier counter
Supplementary Vocabulary
診斷 zhěnduàn to diagnose
藥膏 yàogāo ointment
紗布 shābù gauze
注射器 zhùshèqì syringe
輸液器 shūyèqì intravenous drip
醫用膠帶 yīyòngjiāodài plastic bandage
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