发烧感冒 Fever and Cold in Chinese

前天qiántiān晚上wǎnshang下xià大雨dàyǔ，我wǒ没méi带dài伞sǎn，回到huídào家jiā的de时候shíhou，衣服yīfu上shang都dōu是shì水shuǐ。

The night before last it rained heavily and I hadn't brought an umbrella; by the time I got home, my clothes were soaked.

昨天zuótiān早上zǎoshang，我wǒ一yì起床qǐchuáng就jiù觉得juéde头疼tóuténg，一直yìzhí想xiǎng睡觉shuìjiào。

Yesterday morning, as soon as I got up, my head hurt and I kept wanting to sleep.

我wǒ想xiǎng自己zìjǐ可能kěnéng是shì感冒gǎnmào了le，就jiù吃chī了le一点儿yìdiǎnr药yào，可是kěshì到dào了le晚上wǎnshang，我wǒ开始kāishǐ发烧fāshāo。

I thought I might have caught a cold, so I took a little medicine, but by evening I had started running a fever.

今天jīntiān上午shàngwǔ，我wǒ请qǐng了le假jià，去qù医院yīyuàn看kàn医生yīshēng。

This morning I took the day off work and went to the hospital to see a doctor.

医生yīshēng给gěi我wǒ做zuò了le检查jiǎnchá，说shuō：“你nǐ感冒gǎnmào了le，还hái发烧fāshāo三十八sānshíbā度dù。”

The doctor examined me and said: "You have a cold, and you're running a fever of thirty-eight degrees."

他tā让ràng我wǒ先xiān吃chī三sān天tiān药yào，然后ránhòu在zài家jiā好好hǎohǎo休息xiūxi，多duō喝hē水shuǐ。

He told me to take medicine for three days first, then rest well at home and drink plenty of water.

现在xiànzài我wǒ吃chī了le药yào，睡shuì在zài床chuáng上shang，觉得juéde比bǐ昨天zuótiān好hǎo多了duō le。

Now I've taken my medicine and I'm lying in bed, feeling much better than yesterday.

以后yǐhòu下雨xiàyǔ的de时候shíhou，我wǒ一定yídìng要yào带dài伞sǎn，身体shēntǐ健康jiànkāng最zuì重要zhòngyào！

From now on, when it rains I'll definitely bring an umbrella — good health matters most!

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Key words 生词

感冒gǎnmàoto catch a cold

发烧fāshāoto have a fever

头疼tóuténgto have a headache

检查jiǎncháexamination; check-up

请假qǐngjiàto ask for leave

度dùdegree (temperature)

一 + verb1 + 就 + verb2

一…就… means 'as soon as A happens, B happens' — the second action follows the first immediately, e.g. 我一到家就给你打电话.

我一起床就觉得头疼。 — As soon as I got up, my head hurt.

先……，然后……

先…然后… lays out steps in order: 'first ..., then ...'. Each part is a full verb phrase, e.g. 先做检查，然后拿药.

他让我先吃三天药，然后在家好好休息。 — He told me to take medicine for three days first, then rest well at home.

A 比 B + adjective + 多了

比 compares two things; adding 多了 after the adjective means 'much (more) ...', a big difference, e.g. 今天比昨天冷多了.

我觉得比昨天好多了。 — I feel much better than yesterday.

1. How did the narrator probably get sick?

2. What was his temperature at the hospital?

3. What did the doctor tell him to do?