Visiting a Patient
Grammar
Affirmative-negative question: a sentence can be made into a question by having both affirmative and negative options together. To answer in the affirmative, the verb or adjective is repeated. Responding in the negative is simply saying "not + verb" or "not + adjective."
For example:
你 去没去 医院 看病?
Nǐ qùméiqù yīyuàn kànbìng?
Did you go to see a doctor?
没去。
Méiqù.
No.
Exercises: choose the phrases to fill in the blanks.
For example:
买没买 喜欢不喜欢
Mǎiméimǎi xǐhuan bù xǐhuan
buy or not like or dislike
你_____机票?
你买没买机票?
Nǐ mǎiméimǎi jīpiào?
Did you buy an air ticket?
喜欢不喜欢 去没去 有没有
xǐhuan bù xǐhuan qùméiqù yǒuméiyǒu
1.马克_____广州?
2.珍妮_____看电影?
3. _____人去看展览?
Buzzwords
1.疑似病例
yísì bìnglì
suspected cases
对非典疑似病例绝不能掉以轻心。
Duì fēidiǎn yísì bìnglì jué bùnéng diàoyǐ qīngxīn.
Never treat suspected cases of SARS lightly.
2.疫情
yìqíng
epidemic situation
H1N1病毒在人际间传播并引发持续性疫情。
H1N1 bìngdú zài rénjìjiān chuánbō bìng yǐnfā chíxùxìng yìqíng.
The spread of the H1N1 virus is a sustained epidemic.
3.潜伏期
qiánfúqī
incubation period
狂犬病的潜伏期可长达二十年。
Kuángquǎnbìng de qiánfúqī kě chángdá èrshí nián.
The incubation period for rabies can be as long as 20 years.
4. 接种疫苗
jiēzhòng yìmiáo
vaccination
接种疫苗可以保护人体不受一些疾病的侵害。
Jiēzhòng yìmiáo kěyǐ bǎohù réntǐ búshòu yìxiē jíbìng de qīnhài.
Vaccinations protect people from succumbing to certain illnesses.
5.隔离
gélí
isolate, quarantine
传染病患者应隔离治疗。
Chuánrǎnbìng huànzhě yīng gélí zhìliáo.
Patients with infectious diseases should be quarantined for treatment.
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