Intermediate - Broken Bone (C2267)

A: 你怎么了?
nǐ zěnmele?
What's going on?
B: 我早上摔了一跤,脚很痛!
wǒ zǎoshang shuāi le yī jiāo, jiǎo hěn tòng!
This morning I tripped and fell. My foot really hurts!
A: 是这里吗?有点儿肿。什么时候摔的?
shì zhèlǐ ma? yǒudiǎnr zhǒng. shénme shíhou shuāi de?
Is it here? It's a bit swollen. When did you fall?
B: 早上八点左右。
zǎoshang bā diǎn zuǒyòu.
Around 8am or so.
A: 差不多三个小时了,我捏一下啊。
chàbuduō sān gè xiǎoshí le, wǒ niē yīxià a.
It's been about three hours. Let me press on it.
B: 啊,痛,痛。
à, tòng, tòng.
Oh. It hurts. It hurts.
A: 你先去拍个X光。半小时以后拿片子过来。
nǐ xiān qù pāi gè X guāng. bàn xiǎoshí yǐhòu ná piānzi guòlai.
Go get an x-ray first. After half an hour, bring back the x-ray.
B: 医生,这是我的片子。
yīshēng, zhè shì wǒ de piānzi.
Doctor, here's my x-ray.
A: 哦,骨折了。要打石膏。
ò, gǔzhé le. yào dǎ shígāo.
Oh, the bone is broken. You need to get a cast.
B: 啊,要打石膏,没那么严重吧。
ā, yào dǎ shígāo, méi nàme yánzhòng ba.
Oh, I need a cast? It can't be that serious.
A: 你先去付钱,付钱以后,去石膏室打石膏。一个月以后再来我这里复诊。下一个病人!
nǐ xiān qù fùqián, fùqián yǐhòu, qù shígāo shì dǎ shígāo. yī gè yuè yǐhòu zài lái wǒ zhèlǐ fùzhěn. xià yī gè bìngrén!
Go pay first. After you've paid, go to the cast room to get a cast. After a month, come see me here for a follow-up. Next patient!
B: 天啊,要一个月啊!
tiān a, yào yī gè yuè a!
Good lord. It's going to take a month!

Key Vocabulary

摔跤 shuāijiāo to trip and fall
jiǎo foot
tòng pain
zhǒng swollen
左右 zuǒyòu about
niē to pinch
pāi to take a picture
X光 X guāng x-ray
片子 piānzi picture
医生 yīshēng doctor
骨折 gǔzhé bone fracture, broken bone
石膏 shígāo cast (for a broken arm, leg, etc.)
to get (a cast)
严重 yánzhòng serious
付钱 fùqián to pay
石膏室 shígāoshì cast department
复诊 fùzhěn to follow up (with a medical check)
病人 bìngrén patient

Supplementary Vocabulary

拍照 pāizhào to take a picture
诊断 zhěnduàn to diagnose (an illness)
初诊 chūzhěn to make an initial visit (to a hospital or doctor)
打折 dǎzhé to discount

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