Episodio 163
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Hola a todos. Soy Georgiana, tu profesora de inglés. Mi misión es ayudarte a hablar inglés con fluidez.
En este episodio vamos a aprender vocabulario relacionado con distintos tipos de médicos en inglés. El episodio original también incluía una experiencia personal con una operación.
En aquel momento tuve que someterme por primera vez a una intervención quirúrgica. Después de varias pruebas, descubrieron que tenía cálculos biliares, gallstones, y que era necesario extirpar la vesícula biliar, gallbladder.
La operación fue bien y, después de unos días en el hospital, pude volver a casa y retomar el trabajo.
General practitioner / family doctor
Si tienes un problema de salud común, normalmente acudes a un general practitioner, también llamado family doctor. Por ejemplo, un resfriado o un dolor de estómago suelen ser motivos para visitar al médico de familia.
Dentist
Si tienes un fuerte dolor de muelas, no vas al médico de familia: pides cita con un dentist. Un dentista trata problemas relacionados con los dientes y las encías, teeth and gums.
Las revisiones periódicas pueden ayudar a detectar problemas antes de que se compliquen.
Optometrist
Si tienes problemas de visión, de agudeza visual o ciertas molestias relacionadas con los ojos, puedes acudir a un optometrist, un profesional especializado en la visión y la salud visual.
En la próxima parte continuaremos con más tipos de médicos y especialidades en inglés.
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GRAMMAR MADE EASY
POV Story: Grammar in Context
Read the same story in two different points of view and notice how the grammar changes naturally.
| 01 |
First version Present Tense |
I'm Mr. Pete, and I've got many health problems. As I'm very organized, I plan every week as follows:
On Mondays, I wake up with a terrible stomach ache. I don’t know why. Maybe because every Sunday I throw a big party and order a ton of food. Usually no one showes up, and I end up eating all the food. So every Monday, I go to see a gastroenterologist.
On Tuesdays, I feel fatigued. I am tired all day. Even when I blink, I feel tired. I also have difficulty breathing. I try not to blink too much and breathe as little as possible, just in case. So every Tuesday, I see my general practitioner.
I don't eat anything on Wednesdays; because I always have a terrible toothache that day of the week. So I have an appointment with the dentist every Wednesday.
Thursday isn’t such a bad day for me. I only have a high fever and chills during the day. So I see my family doctor every Thursday.
On Fridays, I have problems with my eyesight. So every Friday, I visit my optometrist.
My family doctor says to me: "Mr. Pete, you're in perfect health, but I have to say I've never seen such a hypochondriac. I'll prescribe a drug with fantastic placebo effects."
I hope that from this day on, I will never be sick again.
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Second version Past Tense |
Mr. Pete was a man with many health problems. As he was very organized, he planned every week as follows:
On Mondays, he woke up with a terrible stomach ache. He didn't know why. Maybe because every Sunday he threw a big party and ordered a ton of food. Since no one ever showed up, Mr. Pete ended up eating all the food. So every Monday, Mr. Pete went to see a gastroenterologist.
On Tuesdays, he felt fatigued. He was tired all day. Even when he blinked, he felt tired. He also had difficulty breathing. He tried not to blink too much and breathed as little as possible, just in case. So every Tuesday, he saw his general practitioner.
He didn't eat anything on Wednesdays; because he always had a terrible toothache that day of the week. So he had an appointment with the dentist every Wednesday.
Thursday wasn't such a bad day for him. He only had a high fever and chills during the day. So he saw his family doctor every Thursday.
On Fridays, he had problems with his eyesight. So every Friday, he visited his optometrist.
One day his family doctor said to him: "Mr. Pete, you're in perfect health, but I have to say I've never seen such a hypochondriac. I will prescribe a drug with fantastic placebo effects."
And from that day on, Mr. Pete has never been sick again.
Poor Mr. Pete. He was a hypochondriac, but a placebo drug cured him. A hypochondriac is someone who continuously worries about his health without having any reason to do so. And placebos are substances that resemble medicines but do not contain an active drug.
Thanks for listening, and I’ll see you in the next episode.
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Vocabulario
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Undergo surgery
Someterse a una operación o procedimiento quirúrgico.
Gallbladder
La vesícula biliar, el órgano mencionado en el episodio que se extirpó debido a cálculos biliares.
Gallstones
Cálculos duros que pueden formarse en la vesícula biliar.
Digestive problems
Problemas relacionados con la digestión o el aparato digestivo.
Surgical procedure
Una operación o intervención médica.
General practitioner
Médico de familia que trata problemas de salud comunes.
Dentist
Médico que trata problemas de dientes y encías.
Optometrist
Profesional especializado en la visión y otros problemas relacionados con los ojos.
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