Section42 Visiting the Doctor

　　In China, when people get ill, they usually go to the hospital.在中國，人們生病時大多去醫院。

　　In the west, people will go to their doctor.在西方，人們則去看他們的私人醫生。

　　Every person will be registered with a doctor, who gets to know them well.每個人都與一位醫生掛號，他們對病人比較了解。

　　The doctor will keep a medical record which is a history of your health.醫生會保存你的病歷，這是你的健康史。

　　Usually, before going to the doctor, we will telephone for an appointment.通常去看醫生前，都要電話預約。

　　Then we go to the doctorrsquo;s surgery at the appointed time, and wait until the doctor is ready.然后我們按預定的時間到醫生的診所去等候，直到醫生一切都準備就緒。

　　We will wait in the waiting room with the other people who want to see the doctor.我們和其他就醫者一起，在候診室里候診。

　　When it is our turn to go in, we usually go in alone and in private.輪到我們時，通常是單獨、個別地進去。

　　Then the doctor will ask some questions before he or she decides what to do.醫生做決定之前，會先問一些問題。

　　Usually the doctor will prescribe medicines for us to take.醫生一般會給我們開些口服藥。

　　If there is something very serious, then the doctor may decide to send us to hospital.如果遇到非常嚴重的問題，醫生會決定送我們去醫院。

　　If we are too ill to go to the surgery, the doctor will visit us at our home.如果我們病得無法到診所去，醫生會到我們家來。

　　In Europe, the doctor will be paid by the government, not by the patient.在歐洲，醫生的工資是由政府支付的而不是病人。

　　However, we may have to pay for the medicine that is prescribed.但是我們要支付醫生所開的藥的錢。

　　Doctors are very respected members of the community.醫生在社區里是很受尊敬的。

　　Section42 Visiting the Doctor

　　In China, when people get ill, they usually go to the hospital.在中國，人們生病時大多去醫院。

　　In the west, people will go to their doctor.在西方，人們則去看他們的私人醫生。

　　Every person will be registered with a doctor, who gets to know them well.每個人都與一位醫生掛號，他們對病人比較了解。

　　The doctor will keep a medical record which is a history of your health.醫生會保存你的病歷，這是你的健康史。

　　Usually, before going to the doctor, we will telephone for an appointment.通常去看醫生前，都要電話預約。

　　Then we go to the doctorrsquo;s surgery at the appointed time, and wait until the doctor is ready.然后我們按預定的時間到醫生的診所去等候，直到醫生一切都準備就緒。

　　We will wait in the waiting room with the other people who want to see the doctor.我們和其他就醫者一起，在候診室里候診。

　　When it is our turn to go in, we usually go in alone and in private.輪到我們時，通常是單獨、個別地進去。

　　Then the doctor will ask some questions before he or she decides what to do.醫生做決定之前，會先問一些問題。

　　Usually the doctor will prescribe medicines for us to take.醫生一般會給我們開些口服藥。

　　If there is something very serious, then the doctor may decide to send us to hospital.如果遇到非常嚴重的問題，醫生會決定送我們去醫院。

　　If we are too ill to go to the surgery, the doctor will visit us at our home.如果我們病得無法到診所去，醫生會到我們家來。

　　In Europe, the doctor will be paid by the government, not by the patient.在歐洲，醫生的工資是由政府支付的而不是病人。

　　However, we may have to pay for the medicine that is prescribed.但是我們要支付醫生所開的藥的錢。

　　Doctors are very respected members of the community.醫生在社區里是很受尊敬的。