Hardcore Chinese - Lesson 24

Question	Answer
to have a cold	感冒gǎnmàogǎnmào
to cough	咳嗽késoukésou
She had a bit of a cold yesterday, and she is still coughing today.	她tā　昨天zuótiān　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　感冒gǎnmào，　今天jīntiān　还hái　在zài　咳嗽késou。tā zuótiān yǒudiǎnr gǎnmào, jīntiān hái zài késou.
to have a fever	发烧fāshāofāshāo
to have a headache	头疼tóuténgtóuténg
I had a fever this morning and also had a bit of a headache, so I didn’t go to class.	我wǒ　早上zǎoshang　发烧fāshāo　了le，　还有点儿hái　yǒudiǎnr　头疼tóuténg，　所以suǒyǐ　没méi　去qù　上课shàngkè。wǒ zǎoshang fāshāo le, hái yǒudiǎnr tóuténg, suǒyǐ méi qù shàngkè.
mask	口罩kǒuzhàokǒuzhào
nearby	附近fùjìnfùjìn
There is a small park near my home.	我wǒ　家jiā　附近fùjìn　有yǒu　一yí　个gè　小xiǎo　公园gōngyuán。wǒ jiā fùjìn yǒu yí gè xiǎo gōngyuán.
pharmacy	药店yàodiànyàodiàn
medicine	药yàoyào
My mom told me to put on a mask first, then go to the nearby pharmacy to buy medicine.	妈妈māma　让ràng　我wǒ　先xiān　戴上dàishàng　口罩kǒuzhào，　再zài　去qù　附近fùjìn　的de　药店yàodiàn　买mǎi　药yào。māma ràng wǒ xiān dàishàng kǒuzhào, zài qù fùjìn de yàodiàn mǎi yào.
to measure	量liángliáng
body temperature	体温tǐwēntǐwēn
After she took her temperature, she realized that she had a fever.	她tā　量liáng　了le　体温tǐwēn　以后yǐhòu，　才cái　知道zhīdào　自己zìjǐ　发烧fāshāo　了le。tā liáng le tǐwēn yǐhòu, cái zhīdào zìjǐ fāshāo le.
have no choice but to	只好zhǐhǎozhǐhǎo
to ask for leave	请假qǐngjiàqǐngjià
Because she kept coughing, she had no choice but to ask for leave and go home to rest in the afternoon.	因为yīnwèi　一直yìzhí　咳嗽késou，　她tā　下午xiàwǔ　只好zhǐhǎo　请假qǐngjià　回家huíjiā　休息xiūxi。yīnwèi yìzhí késou, tā xiàwǔ zhǐhǎo qǐngjià huíjiā xiūxi.
I have a bit of a headache today, but I still have to go to the company.	我wǒ　今天jīntiān　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　头疼tóuténg，　可是kěshì　还是háishi　得děi　去qù　公司gōngsī。wǒ jīntiān yǒudiǎnr tóuténg, kěshì háishi děi qù gōngsī.
to register	挂号guàhàoguàhào
After arriving at the hospital, we first go register, then wait for the doctor.	到dào　了le　医院yīyuàn　以后yǐhòu，　我们wǒmen　先xiān　去qù　挂号guàhào，　再zài　等děng　医生yīshēng。dào le yīyuàn yǐhòu, wǒmen xiān qù guàhào, zài děng yīshēng.
to make an appointment	预约yùyuēyùyuē
I want to make an appointment with the doctor first, then go to the hospital.	我wǒ　想xiǎng　先xiān　预约yùyuē　医生yīshēng，　再zài　去qù　医院yīyuàn。wǒ xiǎng xiān yùyuē yīshēng, zài qù yīyuàn.
She didn’t make an appointment in advance, so she waited at the hospital for a long time.	她tā　没有méiyǒu　提前tíqián　预约yùyuē，　所以suǒyǐ　在zài　医院yīyuàn　等děng　了le　很hěn　久jiǔ。tā méiyǒu tíqián yùyuē, suǒyǐ zài yīyuàn děng le hěn jiǔ.
symptom	症状zhèngzhuàngzhèngzhuàng
The doctor first asked about her symptoms, then took her temperature again.	医生yīshēng　先xiān　问wèn　了le　她tā　的de　症状zhèngzhuàng，　然后ránhòu　又yòu　给gěi　她tā　量liáng　了le　体温tǐwēn。yīshēng xiān wèn le tā de zhèngzhuàng, ránhòu yòu gěi tā liáng le tǐwēn.
The doctor said her symptoms were not too serious, but she should drink more water.	医生yīshēng　说shuō　她tā　的de　症状zhèngzhuàng　不bú　太tài　严重yánzhòng，　可是kěshì　要yào　多duō　喝hē　水shuǐ。yīshēng shuō tā de zhèngzhuàng bú tài yánzhòng, kěshì yào duō hē shuǐ.
to write a prescription	开处方kāichǔfāngkāichǔfāng
to get	拿náná
The doctor has already written me a prescription, and I’m going to the pharmacy to get the medicine now.	医生yīshēng　已经yǐjīng　给gěi　我wǒ　开处方kāichǔfāng　了le，　我wǒ　现在xiànzài　去qù　药店yàodiàn　拿ná　药yào。yīshēng yǐjīng gěi wǒ kāichǔfāng le, wǒ xiànzài qù yàodiàn ná yào.
The doctor wrote her a prescription and told her to go to the pharmacy to get medicine.	医生yīshēng　给gěi　她tā　开kāi　了le　处方chǔfāng，　让ràng　她tā　去qù　药店yàodiàn　拿ná　药yào。yīshēng gěi tā kāi le chǔfāng, ràng tā qù yàodiàn ná yào.
to take (medicine)	吃chīchī
The doctor said that after I take the medicine, I should rest more.	医生yīshēng　说shuō　我wǒ　吃chī　了le　药yào　以后yǐhòu　要yào　多duō　休息xiūxi。yīshēng shuō wǒ chī le yào yǐhòu yào duō xiūxi.
to bring down a fever	退烧tuìshāotuìshāo
After taking this medicine, the fever won’t go down right away, but she should feel a bit better tonight.	这zhè　个gè　药yào　吃chī　了le　以后yǐhòu，　不bú　会huì　马上mǎshàng　退烧tuìshāo，　可是kěshì　晚上wǎnshang　应该yīnggāi　会huì　舒服shūfu　一点儿yìdiǎnr。zhè gè yào chī le yǐhòu, bú huì mǎshàng tuìshāo, kěshì wǎnshang yīnggāi huì shūfu yìdiǎnr.
manager	经理jīnglǐjīnglǐ
She went to the company wearing a mask and told the manager that she wanted to take two days off.	她tā　戴着dàizhe　口罩kǒuzhào　去qù　公司gōngsī，　跟gēn　经理jīnglǐ　说shuō　自己zìjǐ　想xiǎng　请假qǐngjià　两liǎng　天tiān。tā dàizhe kǒuzhào qù gōngsī, gēn jīnglǐ shuō zìjǐ xiǎng qǐngjià liǎng tiān.
to finish listening	听完tīngwántīngwán
After the child finished listening to the story, they fell asleep.	孩子háizi　听完tīngwán　故事gùshi　以后yǐhòu　就jiù　睡着shuìzháo　了le。háizi tīngwán gùshi yǐhòu jiù shuìzháo le.
quickly	赶紧gǎnjǐngǎnjǐn
You have a fever; quickly go to the hospital.	你nǐ　发烧fāshāo　了le，　赶紧gǎnjǐn　去qù　医院yīyuàn　吧ba。nǐ fāshāo le, gǎnjǐn qù yīyuàn ba.
After hearing that, the manager told her to hurry home and said the work could be done tomorrow.	经理jīnglǐ　听完tīngwán　以后yǐhòu，　让ràng　她tā　赶紧gǎnjǐn　回家huíjiā，　说shuō　工作gōngzuò　明天míngtiān　再zài　做zuò。jīnglǐ tīngwán yǐhòu, ràng tā gǎnjǐn huíjiā, shuō gōngzuò míngtiān zài zuò.
to attend	参加cānjiācānjiā
unwell	不舒服bùshūfubùshūfu
I’m not feeling well today, so I want to take leave and go home to rest.	今天jīntiān　我wǒ　身体shēntǐ　不舒服bùshūfu，　所以suǒyǐ　想xiǎng　请假qǐngjià　回家huíjiā　休息xiūxi。jīntiān wǒ shēntǐ bùshūfu, suǒyǐ xiǎng qǐngjià huíjiā xiūxi.
She had originally wanted to attend the afternoon meeting, but she felt unwell, so she had no choice but to go back to the dorm to sleep.	她tā　本来běnlái　想xiǎng　参加cānjiā　下午xiàwǔ　的de　会议huìyì，　可是kěshì　身体shēntǐ　不舒服bùshūfu，　只好zhǐhǎo　回huí　宿舍sùshè　睡觉shuìjiào。tā běnlái xiǎng cānjiā xiàwǔ de huìyì, kěshì shēntǐ bùshūfu, zhǐhǎo huí sùshè shuìjiào.
report	报告bàogàobàogào
For tomorrow’s meeting, I need to write a report tonight.	为了wèile　明天míngtiān　的de　会议huìyì，　我wǒ　今天jīntiān　晚上wǎnshang　要yào　写xiě　报告bàogào。wèile míngtiān de huìyì, wǒ jīntiān wǎnshang yào xiě bàogào.
have no choice but to	不得不bùdébùbùdébù
Because it’s raining outside, we have no choice but to watch a movie at home.	因为yīnwèi　外面wàimiàn　下雨xiàyǔ，　我们wǒmen　不得不bùdébù　在zài　家jiā　看kàn　电影diànyǐng。yīnwèi wàimiàn xiàyǔ, wǒmen bùdébù zài jiā kàn diànyǐng.
Because I have to give a report tomorrow, I have no choice but to keep preparing at home tonight.	因为yīnwèi　明天míngtiān　要yào　做zuò　报告bàogào，　我wǒ　今天jīntiān　晚上wǎnshang　不得不bùdébù　在zài　家jiā　继续jìxù　准备zhǔnbèi。yīnwèi míngtiān yào zuò bàogào, wǒ jīntiān wǎnshang bùdébù zài jiā jìxù zhǔnbèi.
well	舒服shūfushūfu
I don't feel very well today.	我wǒ　今天jīntiān　不bú　太tài　舒服shūfu。wǒ jīntiān bú tài shūfu.
to get better	好转hǎozhuǎnhǎozhuǎn
Her symptoms are much better than yesterday.	她tā　的de　症状zhèngzhuàng　比bǐ　昨天zuótiān　好转hǎozhuǎn　多duō　了le。tā de zhèngzhuàng bǐ zuótiān hǎozhuǎn duō le.
Although she still doesn’t feel very well, she has already gotten a little better.	她tā　虽然suīrán　还hái　不bú　太tài　舒服shūfu，　不过búguò　已经yǐjīng　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　好转hǎozhuǎn　了le。tā suīrán hái bú tài shūfu, búguò yǐjīng yǒudiǎnr hǎozhuǎn le.
to have a fever go down	退烧tuìshāotuìshāo
After taking the medicine, her fever finally went down in the evening.	她tā　吃chī　了le　药yào　以后yǐhòu，　晚上wǎnshang　终于zhōngyú　退烧tuìshāo　了le。tā chī le yào yǐhòu, wǎnshang zhōngyú tuìshāo le.
After her fever went down, she felt a bit better physically, and her mood also became much more relaxed.	退烧tuìshāo　以后yǐhòu，　她tā　觉得juéde　身体shēntǐ　好hǎo　了le　一点儿yìdiǎnr，　心情xīnqíng　也yě　轻松qīngsōng　多duō　了le。tuìshāo yǐhòu, tā juéde shēntǐ hǎo le yìdiǎnr, xīnqíng yě qīngsōng duō le.
if	要是yàoshiyàoshi
If you don’t rest now, you’ll be very tired tonight.	要是yàoshi　你nǐ　现在xiànzài　不bù　休息xiūxi，　晚上wǎnshang　会huì　很hěn　累lèi。yàoshi nǐ xiànzài bù xiūxi, wǎnshang huì hěn lèi.
to make an appointment with	预约yùyuēyùyuē
She first made an appointment with the doctor, then took leave and went to the hospital.	她tā　先xiān　预约yùyuē　了le　医生yīshēng，　然后ránhòu　请假qǐngjià　去qù　医院yīyuàn。tā xiān yùyuē le yīshēng, ránhòu qǐngjià qù yīyuàn.
If she still isn’t better tomorrow, she will have to make another doctor’s appointment.	要是yàoshi　明天míngtiān　还hái　不bù　好hǎo，　她tā　就jiù　得děi　再zài　预约yùyuē　医生yīshēng。yàoshi míngtiān hái bù hǎo, tā jiù děi zài yùyuē yīshēng.
prescription	处方chǔfāngchǔfāng
I forgot to bring the prescription written by the doctor to the pharmacy.	我wǒ　忘记wàngjì　把bǎ　医生yīshēng　写xiě　的de　处方chǔfāng　带dài　到dào　药店yàodiàn　了le。wǒ wàngjì bǎ yīshēng xiě de chǔfāng dài dào yàodiàn le.
When I called her, she was looking at the prescription the doctor had written.	我wǒ　给gěi　她tā　打dǎ　电话diànhuà　的de　时候shíhou，　她tā　正在zhèngzài　看kàn　医生yīshēng　写xiě　的de　处方chǔfāng。wǒ gěi tā dǎ diànhuà de shíhou, tā zhèngzài kàn yīshēng xiě de chǔfāng.
to recover	好转hǎozhuǎnhǎozhuǎn
After resting for two days, her condition finally improved.	休息xiūxi　了le　两liǎng　天tiān　以后yǐhòu，　她tā　的de　身体shēntǐ　终于zhōngyú　好转hǎozhuǎn　了le。xiūxi le liǎng tiān yǐhòu, tā de shēntǐ zhōngyú hǎozhuǎn le.
slow	慢mànmàn
probably	可能kěnéngkěnéng
He has probably already gone home.	他tā　可能kěnéng　已经yǐjīng　回huí　家jiā　了le。tā kěnéng yǐjīng huí jiā le.
She said she is recovering very slowly and probably won’t be able to go out for the next two days.	她tā　说shuō　自己zìjǐ　好转hǎozhuǎn　得de　很hěn　慢màn，　可能kěnéng　这zhè　两liǎng　天tiān　都dōu　不bù　能néng　出去chūqù。tā shuō zìjǐ hǎozhuǎn de hěn màn, kěnéng zhè liǎng tiān dōu bù néng chūqù.
to accompany	陪péipéi
I’ll go to the hospital with you tomorrow.	明天míngtiān　我wǒ　陪péi　你nǐ　去qù　医院yīyuàn　吧ba。míngtiān wǒ péi nǐ qù yīyuàn ba.
I originally wanted to go to the hospital with her, but I had class in the morning, so I could only go see her again at noon.	我wǒ　本来běnlái　想xiǎng　陪péi　她tā　去qù　医院yīyuàn，　可是kěshì　上午shàngwǔ　有yǒu　课kè，　只好zhǐhǎo　中午zhōngwǔ　再zài　去qù　看kàn　她tā。wǒ běnlái xiǎng péi tā qù yīyuàn, kěshì shàngwǔ yǒu kè, zhǐhǎo zhōngwǔ zài qù kàn tā.
She forgot to bring her medicine to the company, so she had no choice but to ask a coworker to bring it from the dorm.	她tā　忘记wàngjì　把bǎ　药yào　带dài　到dào　公司gōngsī，　只好zhǐhǎo　请qǐng　同事tóngshì　把bǎ　药yào　从cóng　宿舍sùshè　拿ná　来lái。tā wàngjì bǎ yào dài dào gōngsī, zhǐhǎo qǐng tóngshì bǎ yào cóng sùshè ná lái.
right away	赶紧gǎnjǐngǎnjǐn
It’s raining; let’s go home right away.	下雨xiàyǔ　了le，　我们wǒmen　赶紧gǎnjǐn　回家huíjiā　吧ba。xiàyǔ le, wǒmen gǎnjǐn huíjiā ba.
The doctor said that if she gets a fever again tonight, she should come to the hospital right away.	医生yīshēng　说shuō，　如果rúguǒ　今天jīntiān　晚上wǎnshang　又yòu　发烧fāshāo，　就jiù　赶紧gǎnjǐn　来lái　医院yīyuàn。yīshēng shuō, rúguǒ jīntiān wǎnshang yòu fāshāo, jiù gǎnjǐn lái yīyuàn.
On her way home, she also stopped by the pharmacy to buy new masks.	她tā　回家huíjiā　的de　时候shíhou　顺便shùnbiàn　去qù　药店yàodiàn　买mǎi　了le　新xīn　的de　口罩kǒuzhào。tā huíjiā de shíhou shùnbiàn qù yàodiàn mǎi le xīn de kǒuzhào.
to be sick	生病shēngbìngshēngbìng
If you get sick, then rest at home.	要是yàoshi　你nǐ　生病shēngbìng　了le，　就jiù　在zài　家jiā　休息xiūxi　吧ba。yàoshi nǐ shēngbìng le, jiù zài jiā xiūxi ba.
This manager is usually very busy, but she is very caring toward sick coworkers.	这zhè　位wèi　经理jīnglǐ　平时píngshí　很hěn　忙máng，　可是kěshì　对duì　生病shēngbìng　的de　同事tóngshì　很hěn　关心guānxīn。zhè wèi jīnglǐ píngshí hěn máng, kěshì duì shēngbìng de tóngshì hěn guānxīn.
iced	冰bīngbīng
When the weather is hot, I prefer drinking iced tea.	天气tiānqì　热rè　的de　时候shíhou，　我wǒ　更gèng　喜欢xǐhuan　喝hē　冰bīng　茶chá。tiānqì rè de shíhou, wǒ gèng xǐhuan hē bīng chá.
Our teacher said that when you have a cold, it’s best not to drink too many cold drinks.	我们wǒmen　老师lǎoshī　说shuō，　感冒gǎnmào　的de　时候shíhou　最好zuìhǎo　别bié　喝hē　太tài　多duō　冰bīng　饮料yǐnliào。wǒmen lǎoshī shuō, gǎnmào de shíhou zuìhǎo bié hē tài duō bīng yǐnliào.
to sleep well	睡好shuìhǎoshuìhǎo
I didn’t sleep well last night, so I have a bit of a headache today.	昨天zuótiān　晚上wǎnshang　我wǒ　没méi　睡好shuìhǎo，　所以suǒyǐ　今天jīntiān　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　头疼tóuténg。zuótiān wǎnshang wǒ méi shuìhǎo, suǒyǐ jīntiān yǒudiǎnr tóuténg.
almost	差点儿chàdiǎnrchàdiǎnr
The bus was too slow today, and I almost was late.	今天jīntiān　的de　公交车gōngjiāochē　太tài　慢màn　了le，　我wǒ　差点儿chàdiǎnr　迟到chídào。jīntiān de gōngjiāochē tài màn le, wǒ chàdiǎnr chídào.
She didn’t sleep well yesterday, and she almost fell asleep in class today.	她tā　昨天zuótiān　没méi　睡shuì　好hǎo，　今天jīntiān　上课shàngkè　的de　时候shíhou　差点儿chàdiǎnr　睡着shuìzháo。tā zuótiān méi shuì hǎo, jīntiān shàngkè de shíhou chàdiǎnr shuìzháo.
to get registered	挂上号guàshànghàoguàshànghào
She got to the hospital too late and almost failed to get registered.	她tā　去qù　医院yīyuàn　去qù　得de　太tài　晚wǎn，　差点儿chàdiǎnr　没méi　挂上号guàshànghào。tā qù yīyuàn qù de tài wǎn, chàdiǎnr méi guàshànghào.
When I went to register this morning, I almost forgot to bring my phone.	我wǒ　今天jīntiān　早上zǎoshang　去qù　挂号guàhào　的de　时候shíhou，　差点儿chàdiǎnr　忘记wàngjì　带dài　手机shǒujī。wǒ jīntiān zǎoshang qù guàhào de shíhou, chàdiǎnr wàngjì dài shǒujī.
to take	吃chīchī
The doctor told me to take medicine first, then rest.	医生yīshēng　让ràng　我wǒ　先xiān　吃chī　药yào，　再zài　休息xiūxi。yīshēng ràng wǒ xiān chī yào, zài xiūxi.
I hope that after taking the medicine, my fever will go down by tomorrow morning.	我wǒ　希望xīwàng　吃chī　了le　药yào　以后yǐhòu，　明天míngtiān　早上zǎoshang　就jiù　能néng　退烧tuìshāo。wǒ xīwàng chī le yào yǐhòu, míngtiān zǎoshang jiù néng tuìshāo.
event	活动huódònghuódòng
There will be a very interesting event at school tomorrow.	学校xuéxiào　明天míngtiān　有yǒu　一yí　个gè　很hěn　有意思yǒuyìsi　的de　活动huódòng。xuéxiào míngtiān yǒu yí gè hěn yǒuyìsi de huódòng.
Are you going to attend this event tomorrow?	你nǐ　明天míngtiān　要yào　参加cānjiā　这zhè　个gè　活动huódòng　吗ma？nǐ míngtiān yào cānjiā zhè gè huódòng ma?
fast	快kuàikuài
Close the door quickly.	你nǐ　快kuài　把bǎ　门mén　关上guānshàng　吧ba。nǐ kuài bǎ mén guānshàng ba.
There weren’t many people at the hospital today, so I got registered very quickly.	今天jīntiān　医院yīyuàn　的de　人rén　不bù　多duō，　我wǒ　很hěn　快kuài　就jiù　挂上号guàshànghào　了le。jīntiān yīyuàn de rén bù duō, wǒ hěn kuài jiù guàshànghào le.

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