J=John S=Sandy D=Doctor
John and Sandy are hiking in Kenya.
J:Are you OK You're sweating1 really badly2.
S:I feel dizzy3.
J:Here. Take a drink of this cold water.
S:I think I need to sit down for a little while.
J:Let's put this towel4 on your head. It might be heat stroke5.
S:I feel as if 6 I'm going to pass out7.
J:I'm taking you to the doctor. It's better to be safe than sorry8.
Sandy is talking to the doctor.
D:Have you been drinking a lot of water today
S:Yes, but we were hiking and I was sweating a lot.
D:Did you pass out
S:No, I just felt a bit dizzy.
D:Did you feel sick
S:Yes.
D:I don't think it's anything too serious. It's heat exhaustion9.
S:But I'm not hot anymore.
D:Your body needs more fluids10 to cool down.
約翰及珊蒂在肯亞健行。
約翰:妳還好嗎?妳流了好多汗。
珊蒂:我覺得頭暈暈的。
約翰:來。喝一口冰水。
珊蒂:我想我得要坐一會兒。
約翰:我們把毛巾放在妳頭上。妳大概是中暑吧。
珊蒂:我覺得我好像要暈倒了。
約翰:我馬上帶妳去看醫生。小心總比後悔好。
珊蒂在和醫生說話。
醫生:妳今天有喝很多水嗎?
珊蒂:有,不過我們在健行,所以我也流了很多汗。
醫生:妳有暈倒嗎?
珊蒂:沒有,只覺得有點暈暈的。
醫生:有想吐的感覺嗎?
珊蒂:有。
醫生:我覺得沒有很嚴重。這是熱衰竭。
珊蒂:可是我又不熱了。
醫生:妳的身體需要補充更多水分來降溫。
單字大補帖
1.sweat vi. 流汗
Marcus was sweating for an hour after the basketball game.
馬克思打完籃球後流汗流了一個小時。
2.badly adv. 極,非常
I want to see that movie so badly.
我好想看那部電影。
3.dizzy a. 暈眩的
Beth felt dizzy on the roller coaster.
貝絲在雲霄飛車上覺得頭暈目眩的。
4.towel n. 毛巾
5.heat stroke n. 中暑
6.as if...... 彷彿/好像……
Cindy looks as if she is going to cry.
辛蒂看起來好像快哭了。
7.pass out 暈倒
Christine passed out on her way to school.
克莉絲汀在上學途中暈了過去。
8.It's better to be safe than sorry.小心總比後悔好。
Grab an umbrella. You know it's better to be safe than sorry.
拿把雨傘吧。你知道的,小心總比後悔好。
9.heat exhaustion n. 熱衰竭
10.fluid n. 流體,液體