13、 shopping for medicine 买药

a：hi, kim. i haven’t seen you in ages.

你好，金姆。好久不见了。

b：sara, hi, how’s it going? i have to pick up some cough medicine for my husband. he has a bad cough.

莎拉，你好吗?我来给我丈夫抓点咳嗽药。他咳嗽得很厉害，

a：how about this one here? it’ll help him sleep.

这个怎么样?对他的睡眠有好处。

b：let me see. $15.99? ! what a rip-off !

让我看看。15.99元?!简直是敲诈!

a：this one is cherry flavored and won’t cause drowsiness.

这个是樱桃味，而且不会让人打瞌睡。

b：i’ll take that. and i need to get some aspirin, too.

我要那个吧。我还要一些阿斯匹林。

a：i have to get this prescription for my son. he has a cold as well.

我要给儿子抓药。他也感冒了。

b：i’m sorry to hear that. would you like to get some coffee afterwards and catch up on things?

真是太不巧了。办完事后要不要来喝杯咖啡我们聊聊?

a：i’d love to, but i promised my son i’d be home right away. he’s really not feeling well and i left him home alone.

我当然乐意。但我答应过儿子马上回去的。他病得很厉害，我把他一个人留在家里。

b：well, maybe some other time. i’ll give you a call.

好吧，或许可以另外再找时间。我会给你打电话的。

a：yes, please do. bye. and give my best to your husband. i hope he feels better too!

好，一定要打。再见。代我向你丈夫问好。希望他快点好起来。

b：i will. catch you later!

我会的。以后再聊。

a：excuse me, sir. i have a prescription to fill.

对不起先生，我要配药。

b：would you prefer tablets or liquid form?

你要药片还是要汤药?

a：tablets, please.

药片。

b：here you go. take them three times a day right after meals.

给你。每日三餐后服用。

a：thanks a lot.

多谢了。

b：and remember, there’s a refill on this prescription.

记住，这个配方还要配一次。

额外成就感

医药英语

prescription 处方

* the doctor gave me a prescription for some medicine.

医生给我开了个去抓药的处方。

* i don’t think this prescription is strong enough.

我觉得这个处方药力不够。

refill 新补充物，替换物

* i’ve finished all these pills; i have to get a refill.

这些药都吃完了，我得再去抓点药。

* refills on all soft drinks are free.

软饮料免费续杯。

drowsiness 睡意;困倦

* since some medicines cause drowsiness, it’s best not to drive while taking them.

因为有些药会使人产生睡意，所以吃了药最好不要开车。

flavor 味道;风味

* medicines used to taste bad, but now they come in many different flavors such as mint, cherry, and chocolate.

以前的药很难吃，但现在药物有很多种口味，像薄荷味、樱桃味和巧克力味。

* what is your favorite flavor of ice cream?

你最喜欢吃什么口味的冰淇淋?