医生护士英语会话(9)：中药

病人：这是我的药方，你能帮我配药吗？
Patient: This is my prescription¹. Can you fill it for me, please?

药剂师：当然可以。
Chemist: Certainly.

病人：谢谢。
Patient: Thank you.

药剂师：别客气。让我看看。大概需要五分钟的时间。
Chemist:You're welcome. Well, let me see. It will take about five minutes.

病人：好的。
Patient: All right.

药剂师：好了，这是你所需要的中草药。
Chemist: O.K. this is your herbal medicine.

病人：请您给我解释一下怎么熬这副中草药，好吗？
Patient: Could you tell me what I should do with it？

药剂师：每天早晨打开一包，倒入500毫升冷水中浸泡一个半小时。然后用大火煮。煮至沸腾后把火关小。用文火熬30分钟，然后把火关掉。冷却后，到出服用。到出时当心不要把药渣倒入杯中。
Chemist: Every morning soak one bad in 200 mls of cold water for one and a half hours, then heat it up quickly. As soon as it begins to boil, turn down the heat, and simmer for thirty minutes. Then turn off the heat. Leave it to cool, then pour out the liquid to drink. Be careful no to let any of the leaves go into the cup.

病人：还挺复杂的。顺便问一下，我能用普通的钢制锅熬药吗？
Patient: It is quite complicated. By the way, can I use a steel pan?

药剂师：不行，你最好还是用砂锅。
Chemist: No, you can't do that. You'd better use an earthenware² pot.

病人：谢谢。我今天还真学到不少东西。
Patient: Thank you very much. I have learned a lot today fom you.

药剂师：不客气。祝你早日康复。
Chemist: You're welcome. I hope you will recover in no time.


单词　Words

soak　　vt 浸泡

simmer　　vt 用文火熬

liquid　　n. 液体

complicated　　adj 复杂的

steel　　n. 钢

earthen　　adj 泥土做的

ware³　　n. 器皿


短语　Phrases

herbal medicine　　草药
　
turn down　　关小

turn off　　关掉

the leaves　　药渣

a steel pan　　钢制锅

an earthenware pot　　砂锅，砂罐


句子　Sentence Patterns

This is my prescription. Can you fill it for me, please?
这是我的药方，你能帮我配药吗？

This is your herbal medicine.
这是你所需要的中草药。

Every morning soak one bad in 200 mls of cold water for one and a half hours.
每天早晨打开一包，倒入500毫升冷水中浸泡一个半小时。

As soon as it begins to boil, turn down the heat, and simmer for thirty minutes. Then turn off the heat.
煮至沸腾后把火关小。用文火熬30分钟，然后把火关掉。

Leave it to cool, then pour out the liquid to drink.
冷却后，倒出服用。倒出时当心不要把药渣倒入杯中。

Be careful no to let any of the leaves go into the cup.
倒出时当心不要把药渣倒入杯中。


相关单词　Related Words

tonic⁴　　补药

ginseng　　人参

musk⁵　　麝香　　　　

honey　　蜂蜜

loquat　　枇杷

amber⁶　　琥珀

gyrophora　　灵芝

anise　　大茴香

cumin　　小茴香

fennei　　茴香


相关短语　Related Phrases

tiger-bone liquor　　虎骨酒

spirit of genseng　　人参酒　　

cod-liver oil　　鱼肝油

royal jelly　　蜂王浆

Chinese angelica　　当归

the bark of eucommia　　杜仲

asses'glue　　阿胶

Chinese caterpillar⁷ fungus⁸　　冬虫夏草

cassia twig⁹　　桂皮

lotus seed　　莲子

licorice root　　甘草

lotus leaf　　荷叶

aprieot seed　　杏仁

lily bulb　　百合

peach keruel　　桃仁

bezoar of ox　　牛黄


相关表达方式　Related Expressions

Just following the directions on the bottle.
请照药瓶上的说明服用。

I think I can take most medicine except for strong pain reliever.
除了止痛片以外大多数药我都可以服用。

Can you suggest somehting I can take to relieve the pain?
你能建议我服用点什么来缓解痛苦吗？

In addition to making you feel better, it'll also make you sleepy.
这药除了能使你感觉好一些之外，还能有助于你的睡眠。

Try this medicine. It will cure your insomnia¹⁰.
试试这种药。它可以治好你的失眠症。

Take these tablets twice a day.
这些药片每天服用两次。

Take ten mls each time, three times a day.
每天三次，每次10毫升。

One tablets each time, three times a day after meals.
每天饭后服用，每日三次，每次一片。

It will keep the swelling¹¹ down.
该药可以消肿。

This ointment¹² will subdue¹³ the inflamation.
这种药膏可以消炎。

1 prescription   

n.处方，开药；指示，规定

参考例句：

• The physician made a prescription against sea- sickness for him.医生给他开了个治晕船的药方。
• The drug is available on prescription only.这种药只能凭处方购买。

2 earthenware   

n.土器，陶器

参考例句：

• She made sure that the glassware and earthenware were always spotlessly clean.她总是把玻璃器皿和陶器洗刷得干干净净。
• They displayed some bowls of glazed earthenware.他们展出了一些上釉的陶碗。

3 ware   

n.(常用复数)商品，货物

参考例句：

• The shop sells a great variety of porcelain ware.这家店铺出售品种繁多的瓷器。
• Good ware will never want a chapman.好货不须叫卖。

4 tonic   

n./adj.滋补品，补药，强身的，健体的

参考例句：

• It will be marketed as a tonic for the elderly.这将作为老年人滋补品在市场上销售。
• Sea air is Nature's best tonic for mind and body.海上的空气是大自然赋予的对人们身心的最佳补品。

5 musk   

n.麝香, 能发出麝香的各种各样的植物，香猫

参考例句：

• Musk is used for perfume and stimulant.麝香可以用作香料和兴奋剂。
• She scented her clothes with musk.她用麝香使衣服充满了香味。

6 amber   

n.琥珀；琥珀色；adj.琥珀制的

参考例句：

• Would you like an amber necklace for your birthday?你过生日想要一条琥珀项链吗？
• This is a piece of little amber stones.这是一块小小的琥珀化石。

7 caterpillar   

n.毛虫，蝴蝶的幼虫

参考例句：

• A butterfly is produced by metamorphosis from a caterpillar.蝴蝶是由毛虫脱胎变成的。
• A caterpillar must pass through the cocoon stage to become a butterfly.毛毛虫必须经过茧的阶段才能变成蝴蝶。

8 fungus   

n.真菌，真菌类植物

参考例句：

• Mushrooms are a type of fungus.蘑菇是一种真菌。
• This fungus can just be detected by the unaided eye.这种真菌只用肉眼就能检查出。

9 twig   

n.小树枝，嫩枝；v.理解

参考例句：

• He heard the sharp crack of a twig.他听到树枝清脆的断裂声。
• The sharp sound of a twig snapping scared the badger away.细枝突然折断的刺耳声把獾惊跑了。

10 insomnia   

n.失眠，失眠症

参考例句：

• Worries and tenseness can lead to insomnia.忧虑和紧张会导致失眠。
• He is suffering from insomnia.他患失眠症。

11 swelling   

n.肿胀

参考例句：

• Use ice to reduce the swelling. 用冰敷消肿。
• There is a marked swelling of the lymph nodes. 淋巴结处有明显的肿块。

12 ointment   

n.药膏，油膏，软膏

参考例句：

• Your foot will feel better after the application of this ointment.敷用这药膏后，你的脚会感到舒服些。
• This herbal ointment will help to close up your wound quickly.这种中草药膏会帮助你的伤口很快愈合。

13 subdue   

vt.制服，使顺从，征服；抑制，克制

参考例句：

• She tried to subdue her anger.她尽力压制自己的怒火。
• He forced himself to subdue and overcome his fears.他强迫自己克制并战胜恐惧心理。