13、 shopping for medicine 买药
a：hi, kim. i haven’t seen you in ages.
你好，金姆。好久不见了。
b：sara, hi, how’s it going? i have to pick up some cough medicine for my husband. he has a bad cough.
莎拉，你好吗?我来给我丈夫抓点咳嗽药。他咳嗽得很厉害，
a：how about this one here? it’ll help him sleep.
这个怎么样?对他的睡眠有好处。
b：let me see. $15.99? ! what a rip-off !
让我看看。15.99元?!简直是敲诈!
a：this one is cherry flavored and won’t cause drowsiness.
这个是樱桃味，而且不会让人打瞌睡。
b：i’ll take that. and i need to get some aspirin, too.
我要那个吧。我还要一些阿斯匹林。
a：i have to get this prescription for my son. he has a cold as well.
我要给儿子抓药。他也感冒了。
b：i’m sorry to hear that. would you like to get some coffee afterwards and catch up on things?
真是太不巧了。办完事后要不要来喝杯咖啡我们聊聊?
a：i’d love to, but i promised my son i’d be home right away. he’s really not feeling well and i left him home alone.
我当然乐意。但我答应过儿子马上回去的。他病得很厉害，我把他一个人留在家里。
b：well, maybe some other time. i’ll give you a call.
好吧，或许可以另外再找时间。我会给你打电话的。
a：yes, please do. bye. and give my best to your husband. i hope he feels better too!
好，一定要打。再见。代我向你丈夫问好。希望他快点好起来。
b：i will. catch you later!
我会的。以后再聊。
a：excuse me, sir. i have a prescription to fill.
对不起先生，我要配药。
b：would you prefer tablets or liquid form?
你要药片还是要汤药?
a：tablets, please.
药片。
b：here you go. take them three times a day right after meals.
给你。每日三餐后服用。
a：thanks a lot.
多谢了。
b：and remember, there’s a refill on this prescription.
记住，这个配方还要配一次。
额外成就感
医药英语
prescription 处方
* the doctor gave me a prescription for some medicine.
医生给我开了个去抓药的处方。
* i don’t think this prescription is strong enough.
我觉得这个处方药力不够。
refill 新补充物，替换物
* i’ve finished all these pills; i have to get a refill.
这些药都吃完了，我得再去抓点药。
* refills on all soft drinks are free.
软饮料免费续杯。
drowsiness 睡意;困倦
* since some medicines cause drowsiness, it’s best not to drive while taking them.
因为有些药会使人产生睡意，所以吃了药最好不要开车。
flavor 味道;风味
* medicines used to taste bad, but now they come in many different flavors such as mint, cherry, and chocolate.
以前的药很难吃，但现在药物有很多种口味，像薄荷味、樱桃味和巧克力味。
* what is your favorite flavor of ice cream?
你最喜欢吃什么口味的冰淇淋?