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- 美语训练班第73课
A: 欢迎大家来到这期的美语训练班! 我是杨琳!
B: 我是Mike! 杨琳，来告诉大家今天都要学什么?
A: 没问题! 今天，我们要带你去看看在美国看病有什么不同，聊聊怎么为工作面试做准备，还要告诉你怎么说精挑细选!
B: Yep. You were complaining about going to hospitals in China, but actually I think here is way worse. It's significantly more expensive, especially if you don't have insurance.
A: 可不是嘛! 有一回等我约到医生，病都好了! 不过这个咱们等会再讨论，现在我们先来进入第一个单元，Learn a Word!
Learn A Word - 1570 outsell
今天我们要学的词是 outsell. outsell is spelled o-u-t-s-e-l-l; outsell. Outsell 销量超过。"格雷的50道阴影"这套书热卖。The Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy is outselling the seven Harry Potter books to become the best selling book series on Amazon.co.uk."格雷的50道阴影"三部曲销量超过哈里.波特的七本书，成为英国亚马逊网站上销量最好的系列书籍。Outsell 的过去时是 outsold. 电子书ebook的销量继续呈上升趋势。Publishers are reporting that in 2011, e-book versions of novels aimed at adults outsold hard covers for the first time. 出版商说，2011年，成年人小说类书籍的电子版销量首次超过精装本销量。好的，今天我们学习的词是 outsell, outsell, outsell....
A: 说起outsell，最该提的就是iphone5了! iPhone 5 outsold all other smart phones! 我也特想要一部呢!
B: Yeah, Apple said it got 2 million pre-orders for the iPhone 5 in just 24 hours. That nearly doubles the sales record of the previous version!
A: 正好，你不是前两天在健身房马大哈把手机摔了吗? 你也去换个新的嘛!
B: Well as you know, I like to be unique. I don't want to use the same phone as everybody else. So I've been trying to ferret out which smart phone I should get by reading all the comments on tech web sites.
A: Oh you're so smart! 你刚才提到了一个很好的词儿 ferret out, 咱们来听听这个习惯用语的用法吧!
Words and Idioms-983
现在播送美国习惯用语第 983讲。我是杨琳。
M：我是Steve Baragona.
最近我想去剪个新发型。虽然发廊很多，但是因为刚来到这个新城市，对哪家发廊好一点都没有概念。幸好有互联网，只要到特定的网站去搜索一下，哪些发型师的评价好就一目了然了。在美语里，我们可以用一个习惯用语来形容这种情形:
M: Ferret out. Ferret is spelled f-e-r-r-e-t. Ferret-out.
Ferret 作为动词，意思是搜寻，寻找。Ferret out 作为一个词组，是通过全面查找而搜寻出来的意思。在上面的例子里，通过网上的顾客评论: I can FERRET OUT the poor service providers from the good ones. 我能很容易找到好的和差的服务。在下面的例子里，一名男子坚持要参加训练最严酷的特种部队，我们来听听他爸爸是怎么说的：
M: "I support my son wanting to enlist in the military. But he's determined to join one of the toughest units in the world. Their basic training involves physical, mental and emotional challenges that nearly impossible to endure. They FERRET OUT the weaker candidates within days."
这段话是说：[我支持儿子想去参军的打算。但是他坚决要参加世界上训练最严酷的军种之一。他们的基本训练包括对体能，精神和情绪的极限挑战。他们在几天内就能把不够强壮的候选人淘汰掉。]
这人说的一定是那些在泥里爬，冰水里游泳，然后每天只睡四个小时的特种部队。我真不明白人类怎么能忍受这些。我记得，原来我去参加一个钢琴比赛的选拔，The judges quickly FERRETED OUT everyone but the most exceptional talents. 评委们很快就挑选出了最杰出的人才。好了，让我们再来听听刚才那段话:
M: "I support my son wanting to enlist in the military. But he's determined to join one of the toughest units in the world. Their basic training involves physical, mental and emotional challenges that nearly impossible to endure. They FERRET OUT the weaker candidates within days."
在工作中，大家都讨厌那种干活拖拉，或者光拿钱不干事的人。在下面例子里，一间工厂就发生了这种事。让我们来听听他们的发言人是怎么说的：
M: "It was announced that some workers got paid overtime that they hadn't worked. The accounting department is reviewing all recent records. They're FERRENTING OUT any fraud. The employees responsible can expect to be punished."
[这段话是说：据称有些工人没加班就擅自领取加班费。现在会计部门正在审核所有纪录。他们将撤查任何舞弊行为。那些应当对此负责的人将受到惩罚。]
干了缺德事，总是会被发现的。我记得原来大学在一间旅游公司实习，人们发现一些导游强行多收了游客的钱。It didn't take long for the boss to FERRET OUT abuses and fire those employees. 老板没过多久就发现了这种行为，炒了那些导游的鱿鱼。好的，让我们再来听听刚才那段话:
M: "It was announced that some workers got paid overtime that they hadn't worked. The accounting department is reviewing all recent records. They're FERRENTING OUT any fraud. The employees responsible can expect to be punished."
今天我们学习的习惯用语是ferret out, 意思是"搜寻出来，查找出来"。好的，这次[美国习惯用语]就到此结束，我是杨琳，我是Dan Markus。谢谢各位的收听。
B: Speaking of ferret out, one of the reasons medical care is so costly in America is because medical school is so hard and expensive. It's extremely hard to get in, and they are constantlytrying to ferret out the weaker candidates during the four years of study.
A: 这样才能保证最后出来的医生都是最优秀的呀! 不过我觉得美国呢，尖端医学确实特别发达，可是普通人要去看病可太贵啦!
B: For sure. The worst part is that even with insurance sometimes the cost of medical care can be in the thousands.
A: 就是! 记得吗，上回Helen也不想看医生，可病一点没好，所以这回不得不去了。咱们跟着她去看看美国医生有什么高招!
B: Let's listen!
Health: Intermediate
大家好！今天我们为您播出"美语三级跳"节目"医药"单元的中级课程。
Helen因为头疼和胃疼到药店买了一些药，可是不管用。所以她今天约了医生看病.
Professor: That's right, Winnie. In this first part, Helen is describing her symptoms to the doctor. Let's listen.
Helen: I hope you can help me doctor. I really haven't been feeling well the past few days.
Doctor: I see. Can you describe your symptoms for me?
Helen: I've had a persistent pain in my stomach, and I've been getting really bad headaches too.
Doctor: Can you describe the stomach pain? Is it a dull pain or a sharp pain?
Helen: It's mostly a dull pain. No matter what I do, nothing seems to make it go away.
Professor, Helen说她的头疼和胃疼都是persistent是什么意思？
Professor: You can call a symptompersistent if it won't go away. For example, "I get a persistentheadache every afternoon as soon as my children come home from school."
哦，persistent pain就是持续的疼痛。
Professor: Exactly. And do you know what sharp and dull pains are?
我知道，dull pain就是隐隐作痛，而sharp pain是剧烈疼痛。
Doctor: Do you have a history of these kinds of symptoms?
Helen: Well I've had stomach aches and headaches before, but never this serious and for so long.
Doctor: Right. How long have you been feeling ill? Is it every day?
Helen: It's been on-and-off for a few months. I've tried taking aspirin to lessen the pain, but it doesn't help.
Professor: So Winnie, how long has Helen had these symptoms?
她说已经疼了几个月了，不过，她说这些症状是on-an-off，这是什么意思呢？
Professor: That means that sometimes she has them, and sometimes she doesn't.
哦，on-and-off 就是说有时候疼，有时候不疼，时好时坏。
Professor: Right. You can use this phrase for other things too. For example, "Chris and Tammy keep breaking up, but then getting back together. Their relationship has been on-and-off for the past year."
哦，形容恋人的关系是on-and-off，就是说他们总是分分合合。Professor, 医生还问Helen是不是有a history of these symptoms，这就是问她是不是有这个病史，是不是老毛病吧？
Professor: Right again! The doctor might also ask if you have a "family history" of a disease, meaning that other people in your family have had the same thing.
Family history of a disease? 也就是家族病史。
Doctor: I'm not sure what the problem is. I need to do some tests before I can diagnose you.
Helen: How long will that take?
Doctor: It will take about a week for the test results to come back. Until then, I can give you some pain killers to help alleviate the pain.
Helen: Thanks doctor. I think that would be really helpful.
看来，医生一时也不能判断Helen到底有什么病，所以要 do some tests 做一些化验，看看结果再说。
Professor: Yes, Winnie. And what does the doctor say he will do to help Helen alleviate the pain while they are waiting for the test results?
医生说先给Helen开一些pain killers--止痛药，希望这样能alleviate--缓解她的疼痛。
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