速成英语口语第五册 Lesson 18 Is There a Doctor in the House?

Lesson 18 Is There a Doctor in the House?

第18课 这里有医生吗？

Carol: This's a great place for Friday night fish fry! I just love coming here. Fish is the house specialty¹!!

卡罗尔：这是周五晚上吃炸鱼的好地方！我就是喜欢来这里。鱼是这里的特色菜！！

Ben: I've heard a lot about this restaurant, but watch out for fish bones. You could choke if you swallow one.

本：我听说过很多关于这家餐厅的事，但要小心鱼骨。如果你吞下一个，你可能会窒息。

Carol: Oh, really? I've never heard of that happening in a restaurant of this caliber².

卡罗尔：哦，真的吗？我从没听说过这样的餐厅会发生这种事。

Ben: Oh dear, see that woman over there? It looks like she's choking! (shouting) Help! Is there a doctor in the house?

本：哦，天哪，看到那边那个女人了吗？看起来她噎住了！（喊叫）救命！这里有医生吗？

Carol: Quick! Somebody call 911 now!

卡罗尔：快！快打911！

Ben: Look! A waiter is coming over to her table. What on earth is he doing?

本：看！一个服务员正向她的桌子走来。他到底在干什么？

Carol: Ah, he's performing the Heimlich Maneuver³ to dislodge whatever she's choking on.

卡罗尔：啊，他在做海姆利克动作，把她噎住的东西赶走。

Ben: Yes, I've heard of that method. It looks like it worked. Thanks goodness! Now do you see what I mean about fish bones?

本：是的，我听说过这种方法。看起来好像成功了。谢天谢地！现在你明白我说的鱼骨是什么意思了吗？

Carol: Yeah, well, now we know what to do!

卡罗尔：是啊，现在我们知道该怎么办了！

Ben: I think I'm going to sign up for one of those classes to learn how to do it correctly.

本：我想我要报名参加其中一个课程，学习如何正确地做这件事。

1 specialty   

n.(speciality)特性，特质；专业，专长

参考例句：

• Shell carvings are a specialty of the town.贝雕是该城的特产。
• His specialty is English literature.他的专业是英国文学。

2 caliber   

n.能力；水准

参考例句：

• They ought to win with players of such high caliber.他们选手的能力这样高,应该获胜。
• We are always trying to improve the caliber of our schools.我们一直在想方设法提高我们学校的水平。

3 maneuver   

n.策略[pl.]演习；v.(巧妙)控制；用策略

参考例句：

• All the fighters landed safely on the airport after the military maneuver.在军事演习后，所有战斗机都安全降落在机场上。
• I did get her attention with this maneuver.我用这个策略确实引起了她的注意。