Upper-Intermediate - Preparing for Pain (D1823)

A: 你好,我要买创可贴,止痛药,纱布,绷带,还有......
nǐhǎo, wǒ yào mǎi chuāngkětiē, zhǐtòngyào, shābù, bēngdài, háiyǒu......
Hello. I'd like to buy adhesive bandages, painkillers, gauze, bandages, and...
B: 别急,你慢慢说。创可贴要哪种?
bié jí, nǐ mànmān shuō. chuāngkětiē yào nǎ zhǒng?
Take it easy. Slow down. What kind of adhesive bandages do you want?
A: 有哪几种?
yǒu nǎ jǐ zhǒng?
What kinds do you have?
B: 有防水的,透明的,轻巧的,还有普通的。
yǒu fángshuǐ de, tòumíng de, qīngqiǎo de, hái yǒu pǔtōng de.
We have waterproof ones, clear ones, light ones, and normal ones.
A: 就要普通的吧。要20片。还要止疼药。
jiù yào pǔtōng de ba. yào èrshí piàn. hái yào zhǐténgyào.
Normal ones are fine. I want 20. I also need painkillers.
B: 哪里疼?头疼,牙疼,还是胃疼?
nǎli téng? tóuténg, yáténg, háishi wèiténg?
Where does it hurt? Do you have a headache, toothache, or bellyache?
A: 嗯……全身都疼。
ng5…… quánshēn dōu téng.
Uh...my whole body hurts.
B: 你去看医生了吗?药不能随便吃。
nǐ qù kàn yīshēng le ma? yào bùnéng suíbiàn chī.
Have you seen a doctor? You can't just pop pills like it's nothing.
A: 不用看医生,买些阿司匹林就好了。
bùyòng kàn yīshēng, mǎi xiē āsīpǐlín jiù hǎo le.
I don't need to see a doctor. I just need to buy a bit of aspirin and I'll be fine.
B: 阿司匹林卖完了,芬必得可以吗?效果一样的。
āsīpǐlín mài wán le, Fēnbìdé kěyǐ ma? xiàoguǒ yīyàng de.
The aspirin is sold out. Is ibuprofen OK? It has the same effect.
A: 也行。要两盒。
yě xíng. yào liǎng hé.
That's fine. I need two boxes.
B: 还要绷带和纱布,是吧?
hái yào bēngdài hé shābù, shì ba?
You also need gauze and bandages, right?
A: 嗯,要两卷绷带和两卷医用纱布。我还要一瓶酒精棉花。
ng4, yào liǎng juǎn bēngdài hé liǎng juǎn yīyòng shābù. wǒ hái yào yī píng jiǔjīngmiánhuā.
Yeah. I want two rolls of bandages and two rolls of medical gauze. I'd also like a bottle of antiseptic cotton balls.
B: 大瓶的还是小瓶的?
dàpíng de háishi xiǎopíng de?
A big bottle or small bottle?
A: 大瓶的。
dàpíng de.
A big bottle.
B: 我看你买了那么多纱布,胶布要不要?
wǒ kàn nǐ mǎi le nàme duō shābù, jiāobù yào bu yào?
You've bought so much gauze. Do you need medical tape?
A: 胶布也要,来两卷。有什么药是治疗跌打损伤的?
jiāobù yě yào, lái liǎng juǎn. yǒu shénme yào shì zhìliáo diēdǎsǔnshāng de?
Yes, I'd like two rolls. What medicine is used to treat serious traumatic injuries?
B: 内服的话,云南白药挺好的。外用可以用红药水。
nèifú dehuà, Yúnnán báiyào tǐng hǎo de. wàiyòng kěyǐ yòng hóngyàoshuǐ.
If you want something that can be taken orally, Yunnan Baiyao is quite good. For external use you can use mercurochrome.
A: 那要一盒云南白药和一瓶红药水吧。
nà yào yī hé Yúnnán báiyào hé yī píng hóngyàoshuǐ ba.
Then I'll take one box of Yunnan Baiyao and one bottle of mercurochrome.
B: 好的,还要别的吗?
hǎo de, hái yào biéde ma?
OK. Need anything else?
A: 不要了。
bù yào le.
Nope.
B: 小伙子,你买这么多东西干吗?要去爬山,探险是吧?
xiǎohuǒzi, nǐ mǎi zhème duō dōngxi gànmá? yào qù páshān, tànxiǎn shì ba?
Young man, why are you buying so much stuff? Are you going adventuring in the mountains?
A: 不是,我是拳击手。马上要参加比赛了,心里没底。
bùshì, wǒ shì quánjīshǒu. mǎshàng yào cānjiā bǐsài le, xīnli méidǐ.
No. I'm a boxer. I've got a fight coming up but I'm not feeling very confident about it.
B: 哦,原来是这样。要对自己有信心!祝你比赛成功!
ò, yuánlái shì zhèyàng. yào duì zìjǐ yǒu xìnxīn! zhù nǐ bǐsài chénggōng!
Oh, so that's what this is about. You need to be confident in yourself! Good luck with your fight!
A: 谢谢谢谢!
xièxie xièxie!
Thank you, thank you!

Key Vocabulary

创可贴 chuāngkětiē adhesive bandage
止痛药 zhǐtòngyào painkiller
纱布 shābù gauze
绷带 bēngdài bandage
防水 fángshuǐ waterproof
透明 tòumíng transparent
轻巧 qīngqiǎo light
普通 pǔtōng normal
止疼药 zhǐténgyào painkiller
阿司匹林 āsīpǐlín aspirin
芬必得 Fēnbìdé ibuprofen
box
juǎn roll
医用 yīyòng medical
酒精棉花 jiǔjīngmiánhuā antiseptic cotton ball
胶布 jiāobù medical tape
治疗 zhìliáo to treat
跌打损伤 diēdǎsǔnshāng serious traumatic injury
内服 nèifú to be taken orally (medication)
云南白药 Yúnnán báiyào Yunnan Baiyao
外用 wàiyòng external use
红药水 hóngyàoshuǐ mercurochrome
探险 tànxiǎn to explore
拳击手 quánjīshǒu boxer
心里没底 xīnli méidǐ to be unsure
效果 xiàoguǒ result

Supplementary Vocabulary

伤口 shāngkǒu wound
邦迪 Bāngdí Band-aid
创伤 chuāngshāng trauma
种类 zhǒnglèi kind
用途 yòngtú use
bǎng to bind
出血 chūxiě to bleed
骨折 gǔzhé fracture
活血 huóxuè to invigorate blood circulation
淤血 yūxiě blood clot
消炎 xiāoyán to diminish inflammation
探索 tànsuǒ to explore
冒险 màoxiǎn to take a risk
僵尸启示录 jiāngshī qǐshì lù zombie apocalypse

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