时间:2018-12-03 作者:英语课 分类:2015年ESL之就医和人际交往


英语课

Having Hearing Problems 


Bernadette: Why are you mumbling 1


Claude: I’m not. I said, “What’s wrong with your hearing?” 


Bernadette: Nothing is wrong with my hearing. You just need to speak up. 


Claude: I’m practically shouting. You need to see a doctor about your hearing loss. 


Bernadette: I’m not hard of hearing. It’s probably just a buildup of earwax. 


Claude: This is more serious than earwax. Do you hear ringing in your ears? 


Bernadette: Not more than usual. 


Claude: Meaning you usually hear ringing sounds? 


Bernadette: Sure, who doesn’t? 


Claude: Uh, normal people. Have you been asking people to repeat themselves? Are you having trouble hearing people when there’s a lot of background noise? 


Bernadette: Maybe. 


Claude: It might be something as simple as an infection, but it could be more serious, like damage to your eardrum or inner ear if you can’t hear sounds at low decibels 2


Bernadette: I am not getting a hearing aid. 


Claude: Would you prefer people to yell? 


Bernadette: What?! Smell? You think I smell? Well, that’s just rude! 


 


Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 



1 mumbling
含糊地说某事,叽咕,咕哝( mumble的现在分词 )
  • I could hear him mumbling to himself. 我听到他在喃喃自语。
  • He was still mumbling something about hospitals at the end of the party when he slipped on a piece of ice and broke his left leg. 宴会结束时,他仍在咕哝着医院里的事。说着说着,他在一块冰上滑倒,跌断了左腿。
2 decibels
n.分贝( decibel的名词复数 )
  • The typical lawn mower makes about 90 decibels of noise. 典型的割草机发出的声响约为90分贝。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • A normal conversation reaches 55 decibels. 普通的谈话即可达55分贝。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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