【課文】
NURSE:Good morning.Mr.Croft.
MR.CROFT:Good morning,nurse.I want to see the dentist,please.
NURSE:Do you have an appointment?
MR.CROFT:No,I don't.
NURSE:Is it urgent?
MR.CROFT:Yes,it is.It's very urgent.I feel awful.I have a terrible toothache.
NURSE:Can you come at 10 a.m.on Monday,April 24th?
MR.CROFT:I must see the dentist now,nurse.
NURSE:The dentist is very busy at the moment.Can you come at 2 p.m.
MR.CROFT:That's very late.Can the dentist see me now?
NURSE:I'm afraid that he can't,Mr.Croft.Can't you wait till this afternoon?
MR.CROFT:I can wait,but my toothache can't!
【課文翻譯】
護(hù) 士：早上好,克羅夫特先生.
克羅夫特先生：早上好,護(hù)士.我想見牙科醫(yī)生.
護(hù) 士：您約好了嗎?
克羅夫特先生：沒有.
護(hù) 士：急嗎?
克羅夫特先生：是的,很急.我難受極了,牙痛得要命.
護(hù) 士：您在4月24日星期一上午10點(diǎn)鐘來行嗎?
克羅夫特先生：我必須現(xiàn)在就見牙科醫(yī)生,護(hù)士.
護(hù) 士：牙科醫(yī)生這會(huì)兒很忙.您下午兩點(diǎn)鐘來行嗎?
克羅夫特先生：那就太晚了.牙科醫(yī)生現(xiàn)在就不能給我看一下嗎?
護(hù) 士：恐怕不能,克羅夫特先生.您就不能等到今天下午嗎?
克羅夫特先生：我倒是可以等.可是我的牙痛等不了啊!
【生詞】
appointment n.約會(huì),預(yù)約
urgent adj.緊急的,急迫的
till prep.直到……為止
【知識(shí)點(diǎn)講解】
1.Can't you wait till this afternoon?這是情態(tài)動(dòng)詞的否定疑問句,表示請求.
2.a.m.指上午；p.m.下午.這種表達(dá)適用于12小時(shí)制的時(shí)間算法,如果使用24小時(shí)制的,到下午15點(diǎn)則直接寫15就好,不用再15p.m.