看病就医篇：因病不能上课(1)

A: Hi, is this Professor Clark’s office?

B: This is Professor Clark speaking.

A: Hi, this is Kalia from your morning literature class.

B: Yes, what can I do for you?

A: I had a skydiving accident over the weekend and won’t be able to come to school today.

B: My goodness¹! Are you OK?

A: I broke my leg, but it is healing².

B: How long will you be out of class?

A: I should be able to return by next Monday.

B: Fine. Well, thanks for calling and letting me know you will be absent. I hope you feel better soon.

1 goodness   

n.善良，善行，美德

参考例句：

• Would you have the goodness to turn off the radio?劳驾，请你把收音机关上好不好？
• Thank goodness,we've found a cure for the disease.好了，这病有救了！

2 healing   

n.康复，复原adj.有治疗功用的v.（使）愈合( heal的现在分词 )；治愈；（使）结束；较容易忍受

参考例句：

• miraculous powers of healing 神奇的治病能力
• She seems to have a vocation for healing. 看来她具备治病救人的才能。 来自《简明英汉词典》