在英國藥店買藥時(shí)，我們可能需要向工作人員提供醫(yī)生開具的處方，但如果病情不算嚴(yán)重或不需要處方藥，則可以請(qǐng)藥劑師針對(duì)不同的癥狀推薦藥物。你會(huì)用英語說“創(chuàng)可貼”、“止痛藥”等常見藥物的名稱嗎？如何表示你想“再次取藥”？《英語小測(cè)驗(yàn)》通過六道題考考你是否掌握了買藥時(shí)會(huì)用到的英語詞匯。

1. The medicine you need is only available if you obtain a piece of paper from a doctor. What's another way to say this?

a) This medicine is only available after prescription.

b) This medicine is only available on prescription.

c) This medicine is only available with a script.

d) This medicine is only available prescribed.

2. You have been taking medication for a while but you're still not feeling better. You need another piece of paper allowing more of the same medicine to be given. What do you ask?

a) Can I have a repeat prescription?

b) Can I have a continuing prescription?

c) Can I have a repetitive prescription?

d) Can I have an ongoing prescription?

3. You have a bad stomach and diarrhoea – what do you ask the pharmacist?

a) Can I have something for an angry stomach please?

b) Can I have some painkillers please?

c) Can you calm down my stomach please?

d) Can you give me something for an upset stomach please? 

4. You have a throat infection caused by harmful bacteria which won't go away. What does the doctor do?

a) Prescribe some skin balm.

b) Put you on a course of antibiotics.

c) Give you a session of painkillers.

d) Give you a series of antidepressants.

5. You have cut yourself and don't want to develop an infection in the cut – which of these options are you most likely to buy from the pharmacy for a SMALL cut?

a) a wound dressing

b) a gauze

c) a plaster

d) a bandage

6. You have a very bad headache and want to buy some painkillers – which of these forms would the painkiller NOT come in?

a) tablets

b) pills

c) capsules

d) bandage

答案

1) b, 2) a, 3) d, 4) b, 5) c, 6) d.