2014年ESL之就医和人际交往 06 Taking Prescription Drugs

（单词翻译）

Taking Prescription¹ Drugs 

Paula: Okay, I’m off to bed. 

Marcus: Wait a second. Where are you going with all of those pill bottles? 

Paula: My doctor prescribed a couple of medications to help me sleep. 

Marcus: Let me see those. You have four different medications here. This is a painkiller², this is a sedative³, this is a tranquilizer, and this is a stimulant⁴. 

Paula: I don’t take that last one when I go to bed. 

Marcus: You mean you take the first three every night? 

Paula: Not every night. 

Marcus: I can’t believe that your doctor would prescribe all three of these medications just to help you sleep. This seems like overkill. 

Paula: I saw more than one doctor. They each gave me a different prescription. 

Marcus: How do you know they won’t interact and produce side effects? 

Paula: A doctor prescribed each one. I’m sure they’re safe. 

Marcus: Yes, but does the left hand know what the right hand is doing? I’m confiscating⁵ these until you can talk to a doctor or pharmacist to make sure you won’t overdose by taking all three of these at one time. 

Paula: But how will I fall asleep until then? 

Marcus: You’re always telling me how boring I am. I’ll just regale⁶ you with stories of my youth. Let’s start at the beginning. My earliest memory is... 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse