Nurse： How are you feeling?

护士： 你感到怎样？

Patient： Not very well. I have a headache. Severe dizziness，ringing noise in my ears，sleeplessness and poor memory. And，when I walk too fast，I get short of breath.

病人： 我觉得不太舒服。我头疼、头晕得厉害，耳鸣，失眠和记忆力差，而且走路急时就气喘。

Nurse： How long have you suffered from all these?

护士： 你有这些不适多久了？

Patient： Maybe eight years as far as I can remember. At first，I didn’t pay any attention to them. Then，when my headache got worse，I went to see a doctor. He told me I had hypertension.

病人： 我记得大约有8年了。开始我没注意，以后当头疼加重时，我就去看病。医生说我有高血压。

Nurse： Let me take your blood pressure.

护士： 让我给你量量血压。

（After taking blood pressure）

（量血压以后）

Nurse： It is a little high. Is there any member in your family who also suffers from hypertension?

护士： 有点高。你家里还有人患高血压吗？

Patient： Yes. My father has it. My grandfather died of apoplexy ten years ago，probably also due to hypertension.

病人： 有的。我父亲也有高血压。我祖父10年前死于中风，可能也是高血压引起的。

Nurse： What kind of treatment have you had?

护士： 你过去采取过什么治疗？

Patient： I have been given some antihypertensive drugs. They lowered my blood pressure somewhat; but it would go up again whenever I felt tired or worried.

病人： 我曾用过降压药。使用后我的血压降低了一点，但是在疲劳或烦恼后，却又高了起来。

Nurse： It is very clear that you must rest more and stop worrying. You should follow a lowsalt diet and eat lots of vegetables and fruit，but little meat. Do you smoke?

护士： 这很清楚，你应该好好休息，不要烦恼。必须吃低盐食物，多吃蔬菜和水果，少吃肉。你吸烟吗？

Patient： Yes. But I’m smoking much less now.

病人： 吸的，但现在吸得不多了。

Nurse： How many cigarettes do you smoke every day?

护士： 你现在每天吸多少支香烟？

Patient： About ten.

病人： 大约10支。

Nurse： Do you drink?

护士： 你喝酒吗？

Patient： Yes. I usually drink wine at super.

病人： 噢，我通常在晚饭时喝。

Nurse： My advice to you is to keep off wine and give up smoking.

护士： 我劝你戒酒、戒烟。

Patient： It is difficult for me to give them up. But，I will try my best. Thank you for your advice.

病人： 戒烟酒对我来讲是困难的。但是，我一定尽最大努力去做。谢谢你的忠告。

Nurse： I’m glad to have been of help to you. Good-bye.

护士： 我很高兴能帮助你。再见。

Nurse： How can I help you，sir?

护士： 有什么需要帮忙的吗，先生？

Patient： I have a terrible headache.

病人： 我头痛得厉害。

Nurse： When did it begin?

护士： 什么时间开始的？

Patient： About a week ago.

病人： 大约一周前。

Nurse： Does it help you if take aspirin?

护士： 吃阿司匹林管用吗？

Patient： No. They just seem to go away by themselves.

病人： 不管用。疼痛好像是自然缓解的。

Nurse： Have you ever had this kind of headache before?

护士： 您以前有过这样的头痛吗？

Patient： I have headaches off and on last few years，but none as bad as this.

病人： 近几年我经常有断断续续的头痛，但从来没有像这次这么厉害。

Nurse： Have you seen a doctor before? Did he say anything about it?

护士： 您以前看过医生吗？医生说过什么没有？

Patient： Three years ago，I went to the local hospital for a swimming certifcate. They told me that I had hypertension.

病人： 3年前我去当地医院做游泳检查，医生说我患有高血压。

Nurse： Have you ever had swollen ankles?

护士： 您的脚踝肿胀过吗？

Patient： Not that I can remember.

病人： 我记不得了。

Nurse： What kind of treatment did have in the past?

护士： 您以前曾做过什么治疗吗？

Patient： I took“hydrochlorothiazide”occasionally.

病人： 我有时候用“氢氯噻嗪”。

Nurse： Let me take your blood pressure.

护士： 我给您量一下血压。

Patient： OK.

病人： 好的。

Nurse： It’s one hundred and eighty over one hundred and ten mmHg. That’s moderately high.You may need to have a urinalysis，blood urea nitrogen test，and chest x-ray and electrocardiogram examination.

护士： 您的血压是180/110mmHg，中度偏高。您可能需要做尿检、血尿素氮化验，还要做胸部X线检查和心电图检查。

Patient： Is it serious?

病人： 我的病严重吗？

Nurse： You should take the medicine，have a good rest，avoid nervous tension or stress，and give up smoking and alcohol. Come back again next week for the results and another check of your blood pressure.

护士： 你一定要服药了，好好休息，避免精神紧张或思想负担，并要戒烟和戒酒。一周后来复诊，看化验结果和复查血压。

Patient： All right. Thank you.

病人： 好的，谢谢您。