Upper-Intermediate - Calling an Ambulance - Part 1 (D2357)

A: 医生,我妈怎么样了?
yīshēng, wǒ mā zěnmeyàng le?
Doctor, how's my mom?
B: 醒了。但是需要做一个手术。
xǐng le. dànshì xūyào zuò yī gè shǒushù.
She's awake. However, she needs to have an operation.
A: 那快做啊。
nà kuài zuò ā.
Then do it quick!
B: 我们是小医院,设备有限制。做不了这个手术。
wǒmen shì xiǎo yīyuàn, shèbèi yǒu xiànzhì. zuòbuliǎo zhè ge shǒushù.
We're a small hospital and our facilities are limited. We can't do this operation.
A: 那怎么办?
nà zěnme bàn?
Then what are we supposed to do?
B: 我建议你们转院,到大的医院做。
wǒ jiànyì nǐmen zhuǎnyuàn, dào dà de yīyuàn zuò.
I suggest that you go to a different hospital. Go to a big hospital to do it.
A: 可是我妈现在动都不能动,怎么转院?
kěshì wǒ mā xiànzài dòng dōu bù néng dòng, zěnme zhuǎnyuàn?
But my mom can't even move right now. How can she change hospitals?
B: 可以叫救护车。救护车上有担架。
kěyǐ jiào jiùhùchē. jiùhùchē shàng yǒu dānjià.
You can call for an ambulance. There's a stretcher on board the ambulance.
A: 车上有医生吗?
chē shang yǒu yīshēng ma?
Is there a doctor on board?
B: 有急救的医生。可以处理一些紧急的情况。
yǒu jíjiù de yīshēng. kěyǐ chǔlǐ yīxiē jǐnjí de qíngkuàng.
There's an emergency doctor. They can take care of things if there's an emergency.
A: 那我现在就叫救护车打120。
nà wǒ xiànzài jiù jiào jiùhùchē dǎ yāoèrlíng.
Then I'll call 120 for an ambulance now.
B: 不用打,我帮你联系。去哪个医院,你要先想好。要不然他们就送你去最近的医院。
bùyòng dǎ, wǒ bāng nǐ liánxì. qù nǎ gè yīyuàn, nǐ yào xiān xiǎng hǎo. yàoburán tāmen jiù sòng nǐ qù zuìjìnde yīyuàn.
There's no need to call. I'll help you contact them. First you need to think about which hospital you're going to. Otherwise, they'll just take you to the nearest hospital.
A: 医生,您说去哪个医院最好?我听您的。
yīshēng, nín shuō qù nǎ gè yīyuàn zuì hǎo? wǒ tīng nín de.
Doctor, which hospital is the best to go to? I'll take your advice.
B: 六院最好,就是比较远。
liùyuàn zuì hǎo, jiùshì bǐjiào yuǎn.
The Number Six Hospital is the best. It's pretty far though.
A: 行,就六院吧。
xíng, jiù liùyuàn ba.
Okay, we'll go to the Number Six Hospital then.

Key Vocabulary

xǐng to wake up
手术 shǒushù surgical operation
设备 shèbèi equipment
限制 xiànzhì limitation
建议 jiànyì to advise
转院 zhuǎnyuàn to change hospitals
救护车 jiùhùchē ambulance
担架 dānjià stretcher
急救 jíjiù emergency
处理 chǔlǐ to handle
紧急 jǐnjí emergency
情况 qíngkuàng situation
联系 liánxì to contact
要不然 yàoburán otherwise

Supplementary Vocabulary

医疗 yīliáo medical treatment
连……都…… lián...dōu... even... all...
并且 bìngqiě and
状况 zhuàngkuàng condition

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