医院挂号 Registering at a Hospital in Chinese

昨天zuótiān晚上wǎnshang我wǒ有点儿yǒudiǎnr发烧fāshāo，头tóu也yě很hěn疼téng。

Last night I had a slight fever, and my head hurt a lot too.

今天jīntiān早上zǎoshang，我wǒ和hé同事tóngshì一起yìqǐ去qù医院yīyuàn看病kànbìng。

This morning, I went to the hospital with a colleague to see a doctor.

医院yīyuàn里lǐ人rén真zhēn多duō，我们wǒmen先xiān在zài一楼yī lóu挂号guàhào。

The hospital was really crowded; we first registered on the first floor.

挂号guàhào的de时候shíhou，阿姨āyí问wèn我wǒ：“你nǐ哪里nǎlǐ不bù舒服shūfu？”

While registering, the lady asked me: "Where do you feel unwell?"

我wǒ说shuō：“我wǒ发烧fāshāo了le，可能kěnéng是shì感冒gǎnmào。”

I said: "I have a fever; it's probably a cold."

医生yīshēng给gěi我wǒ做zuò了le检查jiǎnchá，说shuō问题wèntí不bú大dà，让ràng我wǒ多duō喝水hē shuǐ、多duō休息xiūxi。

The doctor examined me and said it was nothing serious, telling me to drink more water and get more rest.

拿ná了le药yào以后yǐhòu，我wǒ就jiù回家huí jiā睡觉shuìjiào了le，现在xiànzài觉得juéde好hǎo多duō了le。

After picking up the medicine, I went home to sleep, and now I feel much better.

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Key words 生词

挂号guàhàoto register (at hospital)

发烧fāshāoto have a fever

感冒gǎnmàoto catch a cold

检查jiǎncháexamination; to examine

舒服shūfucomfortable; well

同事tóngshìcolleague

adj + 多了

Placed after an adjective, 多了 means 'much more (adj)' — used for a big change compared with before.

现在觉得好多了。

多 + verb

Before a verb, 多 means 'do more of' the action, common in advice.

让我多喝水、多休息。

1. 我昨天晚上哪里不舒服?

2. 我和谁一起去医院?

3. 医生让我做什么?

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