[P24-1]

A) He is still being treated in the hospital.

B) He has had an operation.

C) He’ll rest at home for another two weeks.

D) He returned to work last week.

M: How is your father, Mary? The last time I came to see you, you were about to take him to the hospital.

W: He came home last week. The operation was very successful. The doctor said he’ d almost recovered and could go back to work next week.

Q: What did the woman say about her father?

注：be about to do 正要做某事

医院场景：

1、医生难找

2、病情如何

3、有病耽误课 miss the class

缺课的原因：

1、生病 get ill

2、睡过头 over sleep

3、traffic (车坏了，或者交通的问题)

医院的线索词：

operation 手术

infirmary (校内)医务室;cafeteria 饭堂;tuition 学费

treat, treatment 治疗(过程)

cure 治愈(结果)

[study, learn; search, find; try, manage]

clinic 诊所

ward 病房

student health center 学生健康中心

medical center 医疗中心

prescribe 开处方;preview 预习;interview 面试;international 国际的

fill the prescription 抓药

refill the prescription 再抓药

check out 办理出院手续

emergency department 急诊室

[P24-3]

A) To meet Tom Wang.

B) To work in his office.

C) To go to hospital.

D) To attend a meeting.

M: This is Tom Wang speaking. Could you tell me Mr. Smith’s schedule for tomorrow? I would like to meet him at his convenience.

W: Let me see. He’ll go to see his doctor at 8, and chair a meeting at 10 in the morning. Well, he will be in the office the whole afternoon.

Q: What does Mr. Smith plan to do at 10 o’clock tomorrow morning?

注：chair 主持

打电话场景：

1、约人肯定约不到 make an appointment (约医生)

2、约会去不了

come up 突然来临

reschedule 重新安排时间

fit me in 安排

3、电话打不通，打错电话

run out of coin 硬币用光

cut off 通话被中断

hang up 挂断电话

receiver 听筒

hook 挂钩

telephone book 电话簿

yellow pages 电话簿

yellow press 色情出版物

dial the number 打电话

打电话步骤：

look up the number in the telephone;

pick up the receiver;

drop the coins in the slot 投币孔;

dial the number you wanted.