医院场景：

　　1、医生难找

　　2、病情如何

　　3、有病耽误课 miss the class

　　缺课的原因：

　　1、生病 get ill

　　2、睡过头 over sleep

　　3、traffic (车坏了，或者交通的问题)

　　医院的线索词：

　　operation 手术

　　infirmary (校内)医务室;cafeteria 饭堂;tuition 学费

　　treat, treatment 治疗(过程)

　　cure 治愈(结果)

　　[study, learn; search, find; try, manage]

　　clinic 诊所

　　ward 病房

　　student health center 学生健康中心

　　medical center 医疗中心

　　prescribe 开处方;preview 预习;interview 面试;international 国际的

　　fill the prescription 抓药

　　refill the prescription 再抓药

　　check out 办理出院手续

　　emergency department 急诊室

　　例题：

　　A) To meet Tom Wang.

　　B) To work in his office.

　　C) To go to hospital.

　　D) To attend a meeting.

　　M: This is Tom Wang speaking. Could you tell me Mr. Smith’s schedule for tomorrow? I would like to meet him at his convenience.

　　W: Let me see. He’ll go to see his doctor at 8, and chair a meeting at 10 in the morning. Well, he will be in the office the whole afternoon.

　　Q: What does Mr. Smith plan to do at 10 o’clock tomorrow morning?

　　注：chair 主持

　　打电话场景：

　　1、约人肯定约不到 make an appointment (约医生)

　　2、约会去不了

　　come up 突然来临

　　reschedule 重新安排时间

　　fit me in 安排

　　3、电话打不通，打错电话

　　run out of coin 硬币用光

　　cut off 通话被中断

　　hang up 挂断电话

　　receiver 听筒

　　hook 挂钩

　　telephone book 电话簿

　　yellow pages 电话簿

　　yellow press 色情出版物

　　dial the number 打电话

　　打电话步骤：

　　look up the number in the telephone;

　　pick up the receiver;

　　drop the coins in the slot 投币孔;

　　dial the number you wanted.

　　例题

　　A) She was afraid she might be kept too late.

　　B) She would have something more important to do.

　　C) She had to meet a friend of hers.

　　D) She was not in the mood to attend the party.

　　W: Hello, Steve. This is Susan. I’m afraid I won’t be able to come to the party. I was just asked to go to a meeting.

　　M: Do come after your meeting, Susan. Our party won’t be over until midnight.

　　Q: Why did the woman say that she could not join in the party?

　　注：be in the mood to do sth. 愿意做某事，有这种心情做某事

　　例题

　　A) To write a check.

　　B) To find a telephone number.

　　C) To ring up somebody.

　　D) To check the telephone service.

　　W: I’m sorry, but the number you are dialing is not in service.

　　M: But that’s impossible. I just spoke to him this morning. Could you please check it for me?

　　Q: What is the man trying to do?

　　注：operator 接线员

　　例题

　　A) The woman is being interviewed by a reporter.

　　B) The woman is asking for a promotion.

　　C) The woman is applying for a job.

　　D) The woman is being given an examination.

　　M: Now, I'm going to start off by asking you a difficult question. Why would you like to get this post?

　　W: Well-first of all I know that your firm has a very good reputation. Then I've heard you offer good opportunities for promotion for the right person.

　　Q: What do we know from this conversation?