本单元是关于看医生的对话

Dr. Kelly: So, what's the matter?

Alice: Well, I've been feeling ill ever since a barbecue a few days ago. My stomach's still upset, and I feel dizzy.

Dr. Kelly: I see. Any other symptoms?

Alice: Erm, I've got a bit of a temperature.

Dr Kelly: Well, it isn't anything serious, probably just food poisoning... Excuse me. Come in.

Dr. Laver: Sorry to disturb, just returning these notes. Alice!

Alice: Dr. Laver!

Dr. Laver: You look very pale. Look, can I give you a lift home, when you've finished?

Alice: That would be lovely.

Dr. Laver: Okay, I'll see you outside. Sorry about the interruption, Dr. Kelly.

Dr. Kelly: Not at all. Thanks for the notes. Bye... Are you okay Alice?

Vocabulary (词汇):

what's the matter? (哪儿不舒服?):

What is the problem? Or, in what way are you ill?

symptoms (症状):

problems with your body which shows you have a particular illness

interruption (打断;中断):

this is when you stop someone from continuing with what they were doing

本单元的语言点是对病症的描述，英语有不同的表达方式来描述诸如食物中毒等普通的轻微病症。

Illness 2

There are many different expressions that are used to describe common symptoms of minor illnesses such as food poisoning

Feeling faint (感觉头晕)

to faint:

to lose consciousness and fall to the floor

to feel faint:

this means that you feel as if you might faint. You haven't lost consciousness, yet

to feel light-headed:

this is very similar to 'to feel faint'

to feel dizzy:

this is similar to 'to feel faint', but also suggests you feel like you are turning round and round. You can feel dizzy because of illness or after you have been playing on a children's roundabout

my head is spinning:

this is similar to 'to feel dizzy'

to look pale:

your face is unusually white, probably because of illness

to be as white as a sheet:

to have a very pale face

to look like you've seen a ghost :

to have a very pale face, perhaps because you have been shocked by something

Head and stomach aches (头痛和胃痛)

to have a splitting headache:

this means your headache is very bad and painful

to have a migraine:

this is a very bad headache; you have a pain behind your eyes and you might feel sick

to have a temperature:

this means that your body temperature is higher than normal. Your forehead probably feels hot

to have an upset stomach:

this is a general way to describe a stomach ache, usually when you also feel sick or have slight diarrhoea

can/can't keep your food down:

this means that every time you eat, you vomit