Day 58 · Probably an Eight | 疼痛8级乌龙

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📌 关键词：

· annual checkup /ˈænjuəl ˈtʃekʌp/ 年度体检 (说法)。例：annual checkup / get my annual checkup / annual physical

· bothering me /ˈbɑːðərɪŋ miː/ 一直让我不舒服, 困扰我 (说法)。例：bothering me / my stomach is bothering me / is it bothering you

· on a scale of one to ten /ɑːn ə skeɪl əv wʌn tə ten/ 从1到10打个分 (说法, 美国医生问疼痛的标准问法)。例：on a scale of one to ten / on a scale of one to ten, how bad is it

· blood work /blʌd wɜːrk/ 抽血化验 (说法)。例：blood work / get some blood work done / my blood work came back normal

· stat /stæt/ 立刻, 马上 (美国医院开单子的说法)。例：stat / marked stat / I need it stat

· freaked me out /friːkt miː aʊt/ 吓到我了, 让我慌了 (说法)。例：freaked me out / that freaked me out / don't freak out

· either way /ˈiːðər weɪ/ 不管怎样, 无论哪种情况 (说法)。例：either way / it's fine either way / either way we should go

· severe /sɪˈvɪr/ 严重的, 剧烈的 (形容词)。例：severe / severe pain / severe weather

· it hit me /ɪt hɪt miː/ 我突然反应过来, 恍然大悟 (说法)。例：it hit me / that's when it hit me / then it hit me

· miserable /ˈmɪzərəbl/ 难受的, 痛苦的 (形容词)。例：miserable / I felt miserable / a miserable day

· charge me /tʃɑːrdʒ miː/ 收我的钱 (说法, charge = 收费)。例：charge me / don't charge me for that / they charged me twice

📖 今日全文：

① This trip back, I also saw my family doctor for my annual checkup.

这次回加州, 我还去看了家庭医生, 做年度体检.

② My stomach has been bothering me lately. I wake up with a stomachache every morning.

最近我肚子一直不舒服. 每天早上都是肚子痛着醒来.

③ The doctor asked, on a scale of one to ten, how bad is it?

医生问, 1到10级, 你的疼是几级?

④ I thought about it and said, probably an eight.

我想了想说, 大概8级吧.

⑤ She was shocked and said, you should have come in way sooner.

她很惊讶, 说你应该早点来看的.

⑥ She ordered a CT scan and blood work, all marked stat.

她开了CT和抽血, 全都标了 stat, 立刻做的意思.

⑦ That freaked me out a little.

我有点吓到了.

⑧ I said, I've been like this for years. Maybe Texas just made it worse.

我说我常年都这样. 可能是搬去德州加重了吧.

⑨ She said, either way, go get the tests done first.

医生说, 不管怎样, 先把检查做了.

⑩ I had no idea what those medical terms meant. So I took a photo and asked ChatGPT.

那些专业名词我完全看不懂. 就拍照去问ChatGPT.

⑪ ChatGPT said, an eight means severe pain, like you'd be rolling on the floor.

ChatGPT说, 8级是很严重的疼痛, 疼得都得在地上打滚了.

⑫ That's when it hit me.

那一刻我恍然大悟.

⑬ She meant the standard pain scale doctors use. I was rating how miserable I felt.

医生说的是医生们用的标准疼痛量表. 我打的是自己的难受程度.

⑭ What was I even thinking?

我脑子在想什么啊?

⑮ Fine, I'll still get the tests done.

好吧, 检查我还是会去做的.

⑯ But I'll tell them, it's not stat. Don't charge me for that.

但我会跟他们说, 这个不是 stat 的. 别收我这个钱.

明天见。Have a nice day!