英语中看病这一交际项目有着各种不同的表达方式。 看病时要真正做到“你有来言，我有去语”就得掌握下列内容。
[典型表达]
1. 医生询问病人的用语：
What’s the matter / trouble with you? What’s wrong with you? What’s your trouble? 你怎么了？
2. 病人应答语：
There’s something wrong with my back. 我背疼。
I have (got) a headache. / My head aches. 我头疼。
I have got a cough. 我咳嗽。
I have got a pain here. 我这儿疼。
It hurts here and there. 到处疼。
I don’t feel well today. 我今天感到不舒服。
3. 医生诊断、提建议及安慰用语：
Let me take your temperature. 让我给你量体温。
It’s nothing serious. 没有什么严重的。
You’ll be all right soon. 你很快就会好的。
You had better ask for a leave and have a rest for a few days.
你最好请假休息几天。
Drink more water and have a good rest. 多喝点水好好休息。
Take these pills 3 times a day. 这些药一天服三次。
[案例探究]
—I feel sick, doctor.
—__________
—I am not sure, but I have got a bad headache.
A. How long have you been sick?
B. I’m sorry to hear that.
C. How are you feeling now? D. Do you have a fever?
答案与解析：D。根据下文病人的答语I am not sure可知医生问的是“你发烧吗？”
[巩固练习]
1. —_____. —There is a pain in my chest, and I cough a lot.
A. How are you?
B. You’d better stop smoking.
C. What’s wrong with you?
D. What can I do for you?
2. —I have a serious stomachache.
—______.
A. Take it easy.
B. It doesn’t matter.
C. That’s OK.
D. Really？
Key:1-2 C A