病人:这是我的药方,你能帮我配药吗?
Patient: This is my prescription. Can you fill it for me, please?
药剂师:当然可以。
Chemist: Certainly.
病人:谢谢。
Patient: Thank you.
药剂师:别客气。让我看看。大概需要五分钟的时间。
Chemist:You’re welcome. Well, let me see. It will take about five minutes.
病人:好的。
Patient: All right.
药剂师:好了,这是你所需要的中草药。
Chemist: O.K. this is your herbal medicine.
病人:请你给我讲解一下如何熬这副中草药,怎么样?
Patient: Could you tell me what I should do with it?
药剂师:天天早晨打开一包,倒入500毫升冷水中浸泡一个半小时。然后用大火煮。煮至沸腾后把火关小。用文火熬30分钟,然后把火关掉。冷却后,到出服用。到出时当心不要把药渣倒入杯中。
Chemist: Every morning soak one bad in 200 mls of cold water for one and a half hours, then heat it up quickly. As soon as it begins to boil, turn down the heat, and simmer for thirty minutes. Then turn off the heat. Leave it to cool, then pour out the liquid to drink. Be careful no to let any of the leaves go into the cup.
病人:还挺复杂的。顺便问一下,我可以用一般的钢制锅熬药吗?
Patient: It is quite complicated. By the way, can I use a steel pan?
药剂师:不可以,你最好还是用砂锅。
Chemist: No, you can’t do that. You’d better use an earthenware pot.
病人:谢谢。我今天还真学到不少东西。
Patient: Thank you very much. I have learned a lot today fom you.
药剂师:不客气。祝你早日康复。
Chemist: You’re welcome. I hope you will recover in no time.
单词Words
soakvt 浸泡
simmervt 用文火熬
liquidn. 液体
complicatedadj 复杂的
steeln. 钢
earthenadj 泥土做的
waren. 器皿
短语Phrases
herbal medicine草药
turn down关小
turn off关掉
the leaves药渣
a steel pan钢制锅
an earthenware pot砂锅,砂罐
句子Sentence Patterns
This is my prescription. Can you fill it for me, please?
这是我的药方,你能帮我配药吗?
This is your herbal medicine.
这是你所需要的中草药。
Every morning soak one bad in 200 mls of cold water for one and a half hours.
天天早晨打开一包,倒入500毫升冷水中浸泡一个半小时。
As soon as it begins to boil, turn down the heat, and simmer for thirty minutes. Then turn off the heat.
煮至沸腾后把火关小。用文火熬30分钟,然后把火关掉。
Leave it to cool, then pour out the liquid to drink.
冷却后,倒出服用。倒出时当心不要把药渣倒入杯中。
Be careful no to let any of the leaves go into the cup.
倒出时当心不要把药渣倒入杯中。
有关单词Related Words
tonic补药
ginseng人参
musk麝香
honey蜂蜜
loquat枇杷
amber琥珀
gyrophora灵芝
anise大茴香
cumin小茴香
fennei茴香
有关短语Related Phrases
tiger-bone liquor虎骨酒
spirit of genseng人参酒
cod-liver oil鱼肝油
royal jelly蜂王浆
Chinese angelica当归
the bark of eucommia杜仲
asses’glue阿胶
Chinese caterpillar fungus冬虫夏草
cassia twig桂皮
lotus seed莲子
licorice root甘草
lotus leaf荷叶
aprieot seed杏仁
lily bulb百合
peach keruel桃仁
bezoar of ox牛黄
有关表达方法Related Expressions
Just following the directions on the bottle.
请照药瓶上的说明服用。
I think I can take most medicine except for strong pain reliever.
除去止痛片以外大部分药我都可以服用。
Can you suggest somehting I can take to relieve the pain?
你能建议我服用点什么来缓解是否痛苦?
In addition to making you feel better, it’ll also make you sleepy.
这药除去能使你感觉好一些以外,还能能够帮助你的睡眠。
Try this medicine. It will cure your insomnia.
试一试这种药。它可以治好你的失眠症。
Take these tablets twice a day.
这类药片天天服用两次。
Take ten mls each time, three times a day.
天天三次,每次10毫升。
One tablets each time, three times a day after meals.
天天饭后服用,每天三次,每次一片。
It will keep the swelling down.
该药可以消肿。
This ointment will subdue the inflamation.
这种药膏可以消炎。