Lesson 2 When did it first start？

　　【Situation 場(chǎng)景】

　　下列會(huì)話發(fā)生在藥房里。醫(yī)生正在和一個(gè)顧客交談，詢問一些疾病方面的情況。

　　"Good afternoon. Can I help you？"

　　“下午好，我能幫您什么嗎？”

　　這是打開話匣子最簡單、實(shí)用的方式，適用于任何場(chǎng)合。當(dāng)然，除此以外，也可以使用類似于如下的句型來詢問對(duì)方：

　　"How can I help you？".

　　“我能幫您什么嗎？”

　　該句子也能達(dá)到Can I help you？的效果。

　　以下是打開話題的最好、最常用的方式，記住這些句型，有利于您的口語的提高：

　　Can……？ 能……？

　　What……？ 什么？

　　When……？ 什么時(shí)候？

　　Do……？ 一般問話方式

　　Have……？ 一般問話方式

　　How often……？ 多久（多長時(shí)間）一次？

　　藥劑師問：

　　"How often do you have to go？"

　　“您多長時(shí)間去一次？”

　　其實(shí)，這里，醫(yī)生問病人（顧客）多長時(shí)間去一次廁所。

　　【Dialogue 對(duì)話】

　　Pharmacist: Good afternoon, can I help you？

　　Customer: Yes, let's hope so. Thank God, you speak English.

　　Pharmacist: Well, just a little. What seems to be wrong？

　　Customer: I've got an upset stomach-it's pretty bad. I've been up all night with it. and now I've got a bad headache, as well.

　　Pharmacist: I see. When did it first start？

　　Customer: When I went to bed.

　　Pharmacist: Do you think it's something you have eaten？

　　Customer: Oh, for sure. I'm not used to all this wining and dininng.

　　Pharmacist: No-it can be pretty strong.

　　Customer: I'll say! You can say that gain！

　　Pharmacist: Have you got diarrhoea? Is it very loose?

　　Customer: This is what it feels like.

　　Pharmacist: How often do you have to go？

　　Customer: I have to go every few minutes.

　　【Vocabulary 詞匯】

　　diarrhoea n. 腹瀉

　　headache n. 頭痛

　　stomach n. 胃

　　loose adj. 松散的；寬松的

　　upset stomach 肚子不舒服

　　wining and dining 飲食

　　You can say that again！（口語）沒錯(cuò)！您說對(duì)了。

　　【Sentences 句子】

　　I've been up all night with it. 我因此整天晚上起夜上廁所。

　　Do you think it's something you have eaten？ 你認(rèn)為跟你的飲食有關(guān)嗎？

　　Have you got diarrhoea？ Is it very loose？ 有沒有腹瀉？大便是不是很稀呢？

　　This is what it feels like. 沒錯(cuò)，跟你說的一樣。