R= Receptionist P= Patient

R: Doctor Ruth’s office, may I help you?

接待員：魯思醫生辦公室，我可以為您服務嗎?

P: Yes, I’d like to make an appointment to see the doctor. My name is Randy Horn.

病人：好啊，我想和醫生約診。我叫蘭迪·合恩。

R: Let’s see, Mr. Horn... The doctor’s schedule is full today. Would tomorrow be all right?

接待員：我看看，合恩先生……今天醫生的時間表已排滿了。明天可以嗎?

P: Yeah, I guess I can survive until tomorrow.

病人：可以，我想我還可以活到明天。

R: Would you prefer to come in in the morning or the afternoon?

接待員：您要在上午過來還是下午呢?

P: In the morning, if possible.

病人：可能的話，在上午。

R: The doctor has an opening at 10:30 tomorrow. I’ll put you down for then.

接待員：醫生明天上午10：30開始看病，我會把您安排在那個時候。

P: That would be fine.

病人：那就好。

R: Okay, Mr. Horn, see you tomorrow at 10:30. (to be continued)

接待員：合恩先生，明天10:30見。(待續)

單詞學習筆記

1.receptionist n.招待員，接待員

2.I’d like to V 我想……

例：I’d like to talk to you for a minute.

(我想和你談一下話。)

3. make an appointment to V 約定(做)……

例：The two businessmen made an appointment to discuss the deal.

(那兩個商人約定商談該筆生意。)

4.schedule n. 時間表

ahead of schedule 進度超前

behind schedule 進度落后

例：Oliver is the only person in the company who always finishes projects ahead of schedule.

(奧立佛是公司里唯一總是提前完成項目的人。)

5.survive vi. 生存，生 & vt. 比……長命

survive sth 熬過……的情況，從……生還

survive sb 比某人活得久，晚死(=longer than sb)

例：Only three people survived the plane crash.

(只有3人在空難中幸免于難。)

Mrs. Smith survived her husband by ten years.

(史密斯太太比她丈夫晚了10年才去世。)

6.Would you prefer to A(V) or B(V) 你喜歡A或B呢?

例：Would you prefer to sweep the floor or take out the trash?

(你要打掃地板或把垃圾拿出去丟呢?)

7.come in 進入，進來

例：I’ll give Dan your message when he comes in.

(丹進來時我會把你的留言拿給他。)

8.if possible 可能的話

例：If possible, try to be here by 7 a. m.

(可能的話，請在上午7點到這里來。)

9. put... down/put down... 記/寫下……

例：If you want to enter the contest, please put your name down on this list.

(如果你想參加比賽，請把名字寫在這張單子上。)