开言会员课后讲义

A2-Calling in sick

Dialogue/对话

A: Hello?

A: 你好？

B: Hi, Jim. It’s Cassie. I was up all night with stomach problems. I think I should go to the doctor.

B: Hi，Jim，我是Cassie。我胃不舒服整夜都没睡。我觉得应该去趟医院。

A: Oh, I’m sorry to hear that. Is it the flu?

A: 啊，真是糟糕，是得流感了吗？

B: I think I ate something off yesterday.

B: 我可能是昨天吃了变质的东西。

A: I see. Just take a sick day, then.

A: 明白了，那你请一天病假吧。

B: Thank you. I called Terry, and he said he can fill in for me.

B: 谢谢。我给Terry打过电话了，他说他可以代我的班。
A: Oh, good. Thanks for doing that.

A: 啊，好啊，谢谢你这么做。

B: If you have any questions, I'll be in bed all day.

B: 你有任何问题都可以找我，我整天都会待在床上。

A: That's okay. Just rest up and let me know if you don't feel better tonight.

A: 好的，休息一下，如果你今晚没有好转就告诉我。

B: Will do. Thank you.

B: 好的，谢谢。

Key vocabulary/重点词汇

was up /wʌz ʌp/ 醒着

all night /ɔ:l naɪt/ 整晚

stomach problems /ˈstʌmək ˈprɑbləmz/ 胃不舒服

the doctor /ðə ˈdɑktər/ 医院，诊所

the flu /ðə flu:/ 流感

ate something off /eɪt ˈsʌmθɪŋ ɔf/ 吃了变质的食物

take a sick day /teɪk ə sɪk deɪ/ 请一天病假

fill in /fɪl ɪn/ 替代

in bed /ɪn bed/ 在床上

rest up /rest ʌp/ 充分休息

Supplementary vocabulary/补充词汇

awake /əˈweɪk/ 醒着

wake up /weɪk ʌp/ 醒来

coughing /ˈkɑfɪŋ/ 咳嗽
throwing up /ˈθroʊɪŋ ʌp/ 呕吐

disgusting /dɪsˈgʌstɪŋ/ 恶心的

clinic /ˈklɪnɪk/ 诊所

fever /ˈfi:vər/ 发烧

the chills /ðə ʧɪlz/ 寒冷，寒颤

day off /deɪ ɔf/ 休假、请假

substitute /ˈsʌbstəˌtut/ 代用品；代替者

playing hooky /ˈpleɪɪŋ ˈhʊki/ 逃学，旷工

Expansion/例句

take a sick day

1. How many sick days do you get at your job?

你的工作有多少天病假？

2. If you're not feeling well, you should take a sick day.

如果你不舒服的话，你就应该请一天病假。

3. I used all my sick days, so if I stay home, I won't get paid.

我的病假都用完了，所以如果我再待在家，都不能算工资的。

was up

1. We were up all night playing games.

我们整夜都在玩游戏。

2. A: Are you still up? B: Yes, but I'm going to bed soon.

A：你还醒着吗？B：对，但我马上去睡了。

3. I don't want to be up late tonight.

我今晚不想熬夜。

fill in
1. I hope somebody can fill in for me tomorrow.

我希望明天有人能帮我代班。

2. She filled in for Robert because he was late.

她帮Robert 代班，因为Robert迟到了。

3. Thanks for filling in for me! I owe you one!

谢谢你帮我代班！我欠你一次！

Grammar/语法

Go to the doctor

When people are sick but it's not an emergency, they can visit a medical clinic. In English, we usually say "go
to the doctor" or "see the doctor" in this situation. We also call the clinic "the doctor's office," even though
it's not really an office. We also say "the dentist" when we go to a dental clinic.

当人们生病但不是紧急情况时，他们可以去医疗诊所。在英语中，我们通常会在这种情况下说"go to the
doctor"或"see the doctor"。我们也把诊所叫做"the doctor's office"，尽管它并不是真正的办公室。当我们去牙科诊
所时，我们也可以说"the dentist"。

When it's an emergency and we have to visit a large, general hospital, we can say "go to the hospital."

当发生紧急情况我们必须去一家大型综合性医院时，可以说"go to the hospital"。

1. I just got back from the doctor. He said I'm fine.

我刚从诊所回来，医生说我没什么问题。

2. A: Where are you? B: I'm at the doctor's office.

A：你在哪？B：我在诊所。

3. I have to go to the dentist to get my teeth cleaned.

我得去看牙医，做个洁牙。