Dialogue1:

D: What seems to be the problem?

医生：有什么问题吗？

P: I think I have a cold.

病人：我想我感冒了。

D: How long have you been sick?

医生：你病了几天了？

P: For two days.

病人：两天了。

D: What symptoms do you have?

医生：你有些什么症状？

P: I have a runny nose and I ache all over.

病人：流鼻涕，浑身疼。

D: Do you have a fever?

医生：你发烧吗？

P: I haven’t taken my temperature yet, but I feel feverish.

病人：我还没量体温，但是我觉着发烧。

D: Do you have a cough?

医生：咳嗽吗？

P: No, I don’t.

病人：不咳嗽。

D: Do you have a sore throat?

医生：嗓子疼吗？

P: Yes, my throat feels swollen. It’s sore.

病人：是的，我觉得嗓子肿了，很痛。

D: I want to look at your throat. Open your mouth, please say “Ahh”

医生：我要看看你的嗓子。请张开口说“啊”

D: It’s only a common cold. Nothing to worry about. You should rest for a few days. I’ll write you a certificate for three day’s leave. Here is some Chinese traditional medicine, which is very effective for treating colds. You’ll be fine in a few days.

医生：只不过是普通感冒。不要紧的。你需要好好休息几天。我给你开个三天的假条。这是中药，治疗感冒很有效。我看用不了几天你就会好的。

Dialogue2:

D: What’s brought you in today?

医生：你怎么了？

P: I think I’ve got a cold

病人： 我觉得我感冒了。

D: How long have you had it?

医生： 几天了？

P: For two days.

病人： 已两天了。

D: Tell me what’s going on.

医生： 有什么不舒服？

P: I seem to be very hot and feverish and I’ve got a bad headache.

病人：我觉得发热，头痛得厉害。

D: Have you taken your temperature?

医生：测过体温了吗？

P: Yes. It was 37.9℃ last night. …I haven’t taken it since then.

病人：昨天晚上测了，是37.9℃，后来没再测过。

D: Let’s just see what it is now.

医生：现在咱们测一下。

(The doctor takes the patient’s temperature) （医生测病人体温）

P: Is it high?

病人：我的体温高吗？

D: Yes, it’s pretty high…it’s 39.4℃. Have you been exposed to the cold lately?

医生：体温很高。39.4℃， 你是受凉了吧？

P: Yes. The other day on my way home from shopping, I got caught in the rain. I didn’t have an umbrella, so I got drenched. When I got back home I started sneezing.

病人：是的。 前两天去上街，回来时天突然下起大雨，因没带雨伞，浑身都淋湿了，回到家里，就开始打喷嚏。

D: Do you mind cold?

医生：怕冷吗？

P: I hate it! I was shivering. When I got up the next day, my nose was all blocked up…you know, stuffy and running.

病人：是的，冷得发抖。第二天早上起床后，鼻子就不通气，还流鼻涕。

D: What did the phlegm from your nose look like?

医生：流什么样的鼻涕？

P: oh, just watery.

病人：流清水鼻涕。

D: Is it still the same today?

医生：今天还流清水鼻涕吗？

P: Yes, and I’ve also got a cough now.

病人：是的，而且还有点咳嗽。

D: Is there any phlegm with the cough?

医生：有痰吗？

P: Yes, but not too much.

病人：有，但不是很多。

D: What color is it?

医生：是什么颜色？

P: It’s white and watery.

病人：白稀痰。

D: Is it easy to cough up?

医生：容易咳出来吗？

P: Yes, it seems quite loose.

病人：容易咯出来。

D: Are you sweating at all?

医生：出汗了没有？

P: Well, at first I wasn’t sweating at all, but it started after I took some medication for the fever.

病人：开始没有汗出，后来吃了退热片才出了汗。

D: Are you thirsty?

医生：口渴吗？

P: No, not really, but my throat is a bit sore and itchy.

病人：不口渴，但喉咙有点痒，又有点痛。

D: Could you just open your mouth for me and let me have a look? Say “ahhhh….”

医生：请张开嘴让我看一下，说“啊”

P: Ahhhh….

病人：啊…

D: Ok, that’s fine. Now…do you feel cold and chilly today？

医生：好了。今天还怕冷吗？

P: Yes, a little.

病人：稍微有点怕冷。

D: Is there anything else going on?

医生：还有别的不舒服吗？

P: Yes, I’ve got aches and pains all over and I’ve got no energy.

病人：有。我浑身酸痛，没有力气。

D: I’d like to have a look at your tongue. Could you stick your tongue out for me please? Mmm…well, that’s good. There’s only a thin white tongue coating. Right, now I’d like to take your pulse. Just put your hand here…like this.

医生：让我看看你的舌头。请把舌头伸出来。嗯，好了。你的舌苔是薄白苔。现在我来给你诊脉，请伸出一只手来，象这样。

(After about one minute…) （约一分钟后）

Your pulse is floating and tight.

你的脉浮紧。

(The doctor thinks for a while) (医生考虑了一会儿)

You have what we call in TCM a wind-cold invasion. I will write you a prescription for some Chinese herbs. You’ll be back to normal soon.

你患的是风寒感冒。我给你开点中药，很快就会好的。

P: Oh, that’s good. I wanted to have some Chinese herbs…that’s why I came here.

病人：好，我也想要吃点中药，所以才来看中医的。

D: I am going to give you three bags of herbs. Take one lot each day. But remember, you cook each bag twice, so you have them twice a day. Is that clear?

医生：我给你开三付药，每天一付。记住，每付药煎两次，所以每天喝两次。明白了吗？

P: Yes, that’s fine.

病人：好，明白了。

D: Also, be sure you get plenty of rest and drink lots of water. I’ll just go and make up your herbs for you.

医生：还有，要注意休息。多喝开水。我去给你配药去。

P: Thank you.

病人：谢谢。