Person B is a close friend of A. He comes to visit A at the hospital. He feels glad that the operation is a success. Knowing that A is eager to leave the hospital, he tells A that he’d better consider his health ifrst, and that everything is all right with his work. He reminds A that the peration is nbot a minor one.
B:[ says rhat he is glad to see A]
A: [is surprised and delighted, saying he knows his operation was successful]
B: [says that he has learned from the doctor that A will recover soon]
A: [ asks how long he will have tostay in bed]
B: [ says he is anxious to be discharged from the hospital because he want to restart his work]
B: [ says A needs to consider about his health fisrt and that everything is all right with his work]
A: says the work is important and no one else could do it]
B: [ reminds A that this is a major operation and A perhaps could not eat regularly for some time]
A: [ reminds A that this is a major operation and A perhaps could not eat regularly for some time]
A: realizes the fact and says he has to be patient]
B: [says A is indeed a patient, so he has to be patient!
Task 5 Speak to yourself
In this part of the unit, you will talk to yourself about how and why you are studying to be a doctor. Read or listen to the following talk first and thentry to retell it.
本部分是自我練習口語，話題是你如何學習做一名醫生以及這樣選擇職業的原因。先大聲閱讀或聽下面的短文，然后試著復述。
I am twenty years old, and I live in Xuanwu District （宣武區）of Beijing. I am studying to go a doctor. It’s hard but I
love it. Why? I believe that after many years of rapid economic development in this country, people are getting better off （變得較富足）now. They need to keep fit (保持身體健康)，to enjoy good health, better medical care and good medical treatment. I am confident （有信心的）I’ll finish my study at the medical school with good credits （以優良成績）。And when become a smart （很棒的）doctor, I’ll do good service to the people of the country and to our foreign friends coming from around the world.
我今年二十歲，住在北京市宣武區，現在在杭州英語培訓學校學習醫學課程。學醫可真難，但我喜歡。為什么呢？ 因我覺得，我們的國家經過這許多年經濟的高速增長，人民的生活開始變得較為寶貴了。他們現在需要保持身體健康，享受健康的生活和更好的醫療保健服務， 有病也能得到良好的治療。我有信心以優良的成績完成我在醫學院的學生。 今后我會一個高明的醫生，為我們的人民，為來自四海的外國朋友提供良好的醫療服務。
