时间:2018-12-03 作者:英语课 分类:2014年ESL之就医和人际交往


英语课

Describing Stomach Problems


There’s nothing I enjoy more than spending a couple of hours relaxing at a cafe. I sit drinking my tea and reading. What could be better? 


Woman: So I think I may have to see a doctor soon. You know I’ve had these terrible pains in my stomach. My digestion 1 is terrible and now I think I might have an ulcer 2


Well, I was having a relaxing time until I started overhearing the woman at the next table talking loudly on her cell phone. 


Woman: No, I don’t think it could be lactose intolerance. My bowels 3 are working fine. I don’t have the runs or feel constipated. I just get a really upset stomach and these terrible pains. 


This was definitely not a conversation I wanted to listen to. I looked around for another table, somewhere I could escape to. 


Woman: Yes, I do feel some heartburn and bloating. Do you really think it could be acid reflux? I do have a problem with too much gas and burping a lot. Will an antacid help, do you think? 


By this time, I was in panic mode. If I didn’t get away from this woman soon, I’d surely be sick to my stomach! 


 


Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 



1 digestion
n.消化,吸收
  • This kind of tea acts as an aid to digestion.这种茶可助消化。
  • This food is easy of digestion.这食物容易消化。
2 ulcer
n.溃疡,腐坏物
  • She had an ulcer in her mouth.她口腔出现溃疡。
  • A bacterium is identified as the cause for his duodenal ulcer.一种细菌被断定为造成他十二指肠溃疡的根源。
3 bowels
n.肠,内脏,内部;肠( bowel的名词复数 );内部,最深处
  • Salts is a medicine that causes movements of the bowels. 泻盐是一种促使肠子运动的药物。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The cabins are in the bowels of the ship. 舱房设在船腹内。 来自《简明英汉词典》