2016-11-21 健康：做体检时的常用词汇

做体检 health check-up 可以帮助监测我们的健康状况。在英国，体检工作通常由护士负责。我们需要熟悉一些关于人体的常用医学词汇，才能在做体检时更好地配合护士的指令和明白体检结果。本期《英语小测验》考考你对常用医学术语的理解。

1. The nurse wants to find out the rate at which blood flows through your body – what does she/he say?

a) I’m just going to measure your blood force.

b) I’m just going to work out your blood power.

c) I’m just going to take your blood pressure.

d) I’m just going to check the movement of your blood.

2. Next the nurse performs a blood test using a __________.

a) needle and syringe

b) injection and syringe

c) pin and needle

d) injection and vaccine

3. The results of your blood test show that you don’t have enough iron in your blood – what does the nurse tell you?

a) You have a lacking of iron.

b) You have an iron deficiency.

c) You have an iron failing.

d) You have an iron shortcoming.

4. The nurse asks about your __________ to find out what illnesses and diseases your family members have had in the past.

a) family historic diseases

b) historic medical past

c) history medical family

d) family medical history

5. Nurse: How many __________ of alcohol do you drink per week?

a) units

b) totals

c) parts

d) pieces

6. The results of your blood test show that you have __________. This means that you have too much of a type of fat in your blood and you are at risk of having a heart attack or a stroke.

a) low cholesterol

b) high blood pressure

c) low blood pressure

d) high cholesterol

答案

1) c, 2) a, 3) b, 4) d, 5) a, 6) d.