看病就医篇：降压药（2）

A: Can I get some medicine to help me?

B: For your high blood pressure, we have several choices of medications.

A: What types of drugs can I try?

B: Hydrochlorothiazide is a diuretic that helps with water retention¹.

A: What about side effects from that medication?

B: Most people have no side effects. You will have to make sure that you drink plenty of liquids with this medication.

A: Do I only need to take that one drug?

B: I am going to add a second drug for now, Lisinopril, which is an ACE² inhibitor.

A: What can I expect when I take that medication?

B: You will feel much better except for the fact that you might have a little cough.

 

A:我能买些药来帮助我吗？

B:对于你的高血压，我们有几种药物可供选择。

A:我可以试试什么药？

B:氢氯噻嗪是一种利尿剂，有助于保持水分。

A:那药物的副作用呢？

B:大多数人没有副作用。服用这种药物时，你必须确保喝大量的液体。

A:我只需要吃那一种药吗？

B:我现在要加第二种药，赖诺普利，它是一种ACE抑制剂。

A:当我服用那种药物时，我能期待什么？

B:你会感觉好多了，只是可能有点咳嗽。

1 retention   

n.保留，保持，保持力，记忆力

参考例句：

• They advocate the retention of our nuclear power plants.他们主张保留我们的核电厂。
• His retention of energy at this hour is really surprising.人们惊叹他在这个时候还能保持如此旺盛的精力。

2 ace   

n.A牌；发球得分；佼佼者；adj.杰出的

参考例句：

• A good negotiator always has more than one ace in the hole.谈判高手总有数张王牌在手。
• He is an ace mechanic.He can repair any cars.他是一流的机械师,什么车都会修。