牙醫診所 Dental Clinic 看診前記得先預約

預約看診 Making an Appointment

Sandy在國外遊學的時候,覺得牙齒(tooth)時不時就犯疼,擔心會越來越嚴重(get worse),她決定趕緊看醫生去。但到了診所(clinic)卻被拒絕入內…

預約看病超簡單

在國外,看醫生可不像台灣一樣便利,並非每間診所都可隨時入內看病(walk-in service),除非是緊急情況(emergency),不然大多要提前預約(make an appointment)。有時往往一等就要等上好幾週,受不了的話除了多問幾間診所外,建議先到藥房(pharmacy)買止痛藥(painkiller)。

任務一:該約哪時好

下面是Sandy平日的課程表,若不想犧牲周末和周間的午飯時間(lunch break),她還可以預約什麼時段看牙醫呢?

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
9:00 a.m.~ 12:00 p.m. Class Class Class Class
Lunch Break
1:00 p.m. ~ 5:00 p.m. Class Class Class

本題答案

答案 Tuesday and Friday afternoon (1:00 p.m. ~ 5:00 p.m.) (週二和週五下午的時段)

看好了可預約的時段,Sandy趕緊拿起電話撥號…

預約看診輕鬆說

電話接通後應先告知目的,診所櫃檯人員(receptionist)會接著詢問就醫紀錄、姓名、生日、以及預約原因。一一回答後,重點是時間的安排,除了要會表達自己可前往的時間外,也要能聽懂對方所提供的可預約時段。

預約看診時常用句子有:

目的:
I would like to make an appointment with Dr. Hambly.
描述症狀:
My tooth hurts really bad.
可預約時間:
We have an opening at 3 p.m.

任務二:預約看診去

學會了上面的句子,看看下面接待人員的回答,你可以幫幫Sandy把想說的話填進去嗎?

Receptionist:
Dr. Hambly’s office. How may I help you?
Sandy:
1. _____________________
Receptionist:
Have you been here before?
Sandy:
No, this is my first time.
Receptionist:
What’s your name, please?
Sandy:
Sandy Lin.
Receptionist:
What is the reason for the appointment?
Sandy:
Oh, 2. _____________________
Receptionist:
I see. So when would you like to come in?
Sandy:
Is this Tuesday afternoon possible?
Receptionist:
Yes, 3. _____________________ Can you make it?
Sandy:
Sure.

本題答案

答案
  1. I would like to make an appointment with Dr. Hambly.
  2. my tooth hurts really bad.
  3. we have an opening at 3 p.m.
單字與片語聚光燈
  1. dental (adj.) 牙齒的
  2. except for 除了…以外
  3. hurt (v.) 疼痛;傷害
  4. opening (n.) 空缺
超實用文法句型

Every other Saturday 10 a.m. ~ 2 p.m.

every other… 在這是指「每隔…」,其後常接各種不同的時間單位,像是every other week(每隔一週)、every other month(每隔一個月/每兩個月)等。

小試身手

請聆聽一段對話,找出正確的選項:

題目 Who is Dr. Hambly?
(A) A teacher
(B) A dentist
(C) A receptionist
(D) An officer

本題翻譯/答案

答案 (B) A dentist (牙醫)
翻譯 Hambly醫師的身份是?
(A) 老師
(B) 牙醫
(C) 接待員
(D) 上班族
題解 當接待員詢問預約原因(the reason for the appointment)時,Sandy回答牙齒很痛(My tooth hurts really bad.),所以可以判斷出Dr. Hambly是位牙醫,故答案為(B)。
題目 What is the woman’s problem?
(A) She missed an appointment.
(B) She doesn’t feel good.
(C) She has never been to the office.
(D) She has no time to see Dr. Hambly.

本題翻譯/答案

答案 (B) She doesn’t feel good. (她人不舒服。)
翻譯 這位女士的問題是?
(A) 她沒赴約。
(B) 她人不舒服。
(C) 她沒看過牙醫。
(D) 她沒時間和Hambly醫師碰面。
題解 從剛剛這兩句,Sandy所遇到的問題是牙痛,造成身體不適,所以正確答案為(B)。
聽力原文
Receptionist:
Dr. Hambly’s office. How may I help you?
Sandy:
I would like to make an appointment with Dr. Hambly.
Receptionist:
Have you been here before?
Sandy:
No, this is my first time.
Receptionist:
What’s your name, please?
Sandy:
Sandy Lin.
Receptionist:
What is the reason for the appointment?
Sandy:
Oh, my tooth hurts really bad.
Receptionist:
I see. So when would you like to come in?
Sandy:
Is this Tuesday afternoon possible?
Receptionist:
Yes, we have an opening at 3 p.m. Can you make it?
Sandy:
Sure.
翻譯
櫃檯人員:
這裡是Hambly診所,有什麼能為您服務的嗎?
珊蒂:
我想要預約Hambly醫師看診。
櫃檯人員:
請問您來過嗎?
珊蒂:
沒有,這是第一次。
櫃檯人員:
請問您的姓名是?
珊蒂:
林珊蒂。
櫃檯人員:
請問您預約的原因是?
珊蒂:
我的牙齒很痛!
櫃檯人員:
了解,請問您想看診的時間是?
珊蒂:
這週二下午可以嗎?
櫃檯人員:
可以,下午三點有空檔。您可以過來嗎?
珊蒂:
沒問題。

文/陳超明、蕭婉珍