Intermediate - Visiting a Friend at the Hospital (C1285)

A:  你好,请问宋壮壮在哪个病房?
nǐhǎo, qǐngwèn Sòng Zhuàngzhuang zài nǎge bìngfáng?
Hello, may I ask which room Song Zhuangzhuang is in?
B:  我查一下。506号病房。
wǒ chá yīxià. wǔ líng liù hào bìngfáng.
Let me check a second. Room number 506.
C:  请进!
qǐng jìn!
Please come in!
A:  壮壮,你身体怎么样了?
Zhuàngzhuang, nǐ shēntǐ zěnmeyàng le?
Zhuangzhuang, how's your health?
C:  好多了。谢谢你来看我!
hǎo duō le. xièxie nǐ lái kàn wǒ!
Much better. Thank you for coming to see me!
A:  听说你被车撞了,我们都担心死 了。伤口还疼吗?
tīngshuō nǐ bèi chē zhuàng le, wǒmen dōu dānxīn sǐ le. shāngkǒu hái téng ma?
We heard you were hit by a car and were worried sick about you. Does your wound still hurt?
C:  还好,不太疼了。过两天就能出院 了。
hái hǎo, bùtài téng le. guò liǎng tiān jiù néng chūyuàn le.
It's alright, doesn't hurt that bad. In two days I'll be able to leave the hospital.
A:  哦。你要多注意休息,多补充营养。
ò. nǐ yào duō zhùyì xiūxi, duō bǔchōng yíngyǎng.
Oh. You need to pay extra attention to your health and make sure you stay nourished.
C:  哎,我每天都喝骨头汤。你看,我是不是又胖了?
ài, wǒ měitiān dōu hē gǔtou tāng. nǐ kàn, wǒ shì bu shì yòu pàng le?
Ah, I've been eating bone soup every day. Take a look, have I gotten fatter?
A:  身体健康最重要了。你要好好保重身体。
shēntǐ jiànkāng zuì zhòngyào le. nǐ yào hǎohāo bǎozhòng shēntǐ.
It's most important that you're healthy. You need to take really good care of yourself.
C:  哎哟,我都这么重了,我才不要保重呢。
āiyō, wǒ dōu zhème zhòng le, wǒ cái bù yào bǎozhòng ne.
Goodness, this fat, I don't think I'll be 'taking care' of much.
A:  那祝你早日康复吧!
nà zhù nǐ zǎorì kāngfù ba!
Well, we wish you a quick recovery!

Key Vocabulary

SòngSong
病房bìngfánghospital room
cháto check
身体shēntǐbody
听说tīngshuōto have heard
bèiby
zhuàngto collide
担心dānxīnto worry
伤口shāngkǒuwound
téngto hurt
出院chūyuànto leave the hospital
注意zhùyìto pay attention
补充bǔchōngto supplement
营养yíngyǎngnourishment
骨头汤gǔtou tāngbone soup
健康jiànkānghealth
重要zhòngyàoimportant
好好hǎohāodiligently
保重bǎozhòngto take care of oneself
dōuall
cáionly
早日康复zǎorì kāngfùto recover soon

Supplementary Vocabulary

医院yīyuànhospital
病人bìngrénpatient
住院zhùyuànto be hospitalized
撞伤zhuàngshāngto be injured by collision
tòngpainful
恢复huīfùto recover
gānliver
吃什么补什么chī shénme bǔ shénmeto eat something for health purposes

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