Useful Words 第1步 熟悉詞匯
appointment 約會 nurse 護士 book 預約
occupy 使忙碌 available 有空的 check 檢查
cancel 取消 consultation 會診 arrange 安排
assistant 助手 ill 生病的 weak 虛弱的
engaged 被占用的
Useful Sentences 第2步 牢記句型
I need to make an appointment . 我需要預約。
I’d like to make an appointment to see the doctor this week .
我想這周預約醫生看病。
What time is good for you ?什么時間適合你？
Would …be convenient for you ?……您方便嗎？
When would you like an appointment ?您想預約什么時間的？
I’ll see if the doctor is available . 我看一下醫生現在有沒有空。
I’m afraid the doctor is occupied this afternoon. 恐怕大夫今天下午沒有空。
1. I need to make an appointment . 我需要預約。
I need to see the doctor . 我需要看醫生。
I need to make an appointment for my daughter . 我要為我女兒預約。
I need to make an appointment with Dr. Brown . 我需要預約布朗醫生。
I’d like to make an appointment to see the doctor this week .
我想這周預約醫生看病。
make an appointment 預約
2. What time is good for you ?什么時間適合你？
Is September the 10th okay with you ?9月10號可以嗎？
How does four o’clock sound ?4點可以嗎？
Would two o’clock tomorrow afternoon be convenient for you ?
明天下午2點您方便嗎？
convenient adj. 方便的
3. Do you have an appointment ?您預約了嗎？
When would you like an appointment ?您想預約什么時間的？
4. When is the doctor free ?大夫什么時候有空？
I’ll see if the doctor is available . 我看一下醫生現在有沒有空。
As the appointment book indicates , the doctor will be free only on the morning of the 3rd .
從預約簿來看，大夫只有在3號上午有空。
indicate v. 指出
5. I’m here for my 4 o’clock appointment . 我預約了4點的。
I’m here to see the doctor . I have an appointment for 4 o’clock .
我來這兒看醫生，我們約了4點的。
I made an appointment earlier for 4 o’clock . My name is Kevin .
我早些時候預約了4點的，我的名字叫凱文。
6. Dr. Green is fully engaged today . 格林大夫今天已經排滿了。
I’m afraid the doctor is occupied this afternoon . 恐怕大夫今天下午沒有空。
I’m afraid he is fully booked on Monday and Tuesday .
恐怕他周一，周二已經預定滿了。
7. Would you schedule the diagnosis as early as possible ?
能把診斷的時間安排得盡量早一些嗎？
Can you make it any other time tomorrow ?
你能把它安排在明天的另外一個時間嗎？
I wonder if I could come to see the doctor this afternoon .
我想知道今天下午我是否能來找大夫看病。
schedule v. 安排 diagnosis n. 診斷
8. I’m afraid we’ll have to reschedule the consultation .
恐怕我們得重新這次會診時間。
I’m sorry I’ll have to cancel the appointment I made with the doctor this morning .
非常抱歉，我不得不取消今天上午與大夫的預約。
Useful Conversations 第3步 模仿對話
1. 預約醫生 Make a Doctor’s Appointment
Sam : Hi , I’m calling to make a doctor’s appointment .
Nurse : Okay , we have two available appointment this week , Friday at 1 p.m. or at 3 p.m. .
Sam : 3 p.m. works best for me .
Nurse : What’s your name ?
Sam : Sam Jones . I usually see Dr. Macy .
Nurse : I have recorded your appointment . See you Friday .
山姆：你好， 我打電話來預約醫生。
護士：好的，本周我們這里還有兩個預約名額，周五下午一點或者三點。
山姆：我下午三點最方便。
護士：你叫什么名字？
山姆：山姆.瓊斯。 我通常找梅西醫生看病。
護士：我已經記下了你的預約。周五見。
2. 重新預約 Make Another Appointment
Sam : Hi , I made an appointment for Friday at 3 p.m. , but I’m afraid I have to cancel .
Nurse : Thanks for letting us know . Would you like to make another appointment for the following week ?
Sam : Yes , what times are available 、
Nurse : Right now we have space on Wednesday at 2 p.m. , and Thursday at 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. .
Sam : I’m not free any of those times .
Nurse : The only other time we have free is Friday at 4:30 p.m. . But your regular doctor will not be here .
Sam : Can I make an appointment with another doctor ? I need to come in soon .
Nurse : Dr. Kerry works with other patients . He has an opening Friday afternoon at 2:30 .
Sam : That will work for me .
山姆：你好。我本來預約了周五下午三點看病，但是我恐怕得取消了。
護士：謝謝你告訴我們。你想把預約調到下周嗎？
山姆：好的，什么時間有空？
護士：目前我們在星期三下午兩點和星期四上午九、十點有空缺。
山姆：這幾個時間我都沒空。
護士：那就僅剩一個時間了，星期五下午四點半。但是你的主治醫生這個時間段不在。
山姆：我能與其他醫生預約嗎？我需要盡快過去。
護士：凱麗醫生負責其他病人。他在星期五下午兩點半起開診。
山姆：這對我來說正合適。
regular doctor 主治醫生 patient n. 病人，患者
Useful Paragraph 第4步 誦讀短篇
We will only get to realize our own iron will and strong tolerating ability after getting stricken heavily . Therefore , no matter what you are suffering from now , do not merely complain about the unfairness of our destiny and maintain low-spirited all the time . There are no such setbacks that we could not overcome . Only those who have no confidence and courage to overcome setbacks will be defeated at last !
人總是在遭遇一次重創之后，才會幡然醒悟，重新認識自己的堅強和堅忍。所以，無論你正在遭遇什么磨難，都不要一味抱怨上蒼不公平，甚至從此一蹶不振。人生沒有過不去的坎，只有過不去的人。
tolerate v. 容忍 stricken adj. 遭受挫折的
setback n. 挫折 overcome v. 克服
Cultural Background 第5步 了解文化
在美國看病最麻煩的事兒就是預約。美國與中國情況不同，美國一般看醫生需要打電話預約，這也是為什么感冒發燒一類的小病一般大家都不去醫院的原因，有預約的時間，病早好了。而且即使你順利見到了醫生，也是先需要在醫院填一堆表，表上經常都是病和藥的名字，估計GRE考滿分的學生看這些也費勁，況且還發著燒，腦子都不清醒，還怎么可能會正確地填表。總之，如果不是什么必須去醫院的病，自己給自己看就行了。不過直接去急診的話可以省去預約這個環節，但這只針對十分緊急的情況。
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