At the doctor office.

* I sprained my ankle. 발목을 삐었어요.
* I can barely walk. 거의 걷지도 못해요.
* Your ankle is very swollen. 발목이 많이 부었네요.
* That really hurts a lot. 진짜 아파요.
* You pulled a muscle. 근육이 늘어났어요.
* You have to stay off that foot. 그 발은 땅에 닿지 않게 하세요.


<<< Lecture >>>

* What’s the matter?
=> What is the problem?
=> What’s wrong?

* I think I sprained my ankle.
=> sprain ankle: 발목을 삐다

* Let me take a look.
=> Let me look at it.

* It’s very painful.
* painful a.) 아픈, 고통스러운
e.g.) I was not painful at all. (나는 전혀 아프지 않았다.)

* I can barely walk.
* barely: ‘거의 ~ 하지 못하다’
=> I can hardly walk.
=> I can’t walk well.
e.g.) I can barely finish my homework on time.
(나는 거의 숙제를 제시간에 끝내지 못한다.)

* I can see it’s very swollen.
* swollen a.)부은, 부풀어 오른
e.g.) Your face is swollen.

* That really hurts a lot.
=> It’s very painful.

* It looks like you pulled a muscle in your calf as well.
* pull a muscle: 근육이 늘어나다
* calf [k f] 종아리 (calf의 l은 묵음)
복수는 calves [k vz]

* You’ll have to use crutches for a month.
* crutch n.) 목발
e.g.) He walked on crutches. (그는 목발을 짚고 걸었다.)

* You have to stay off that foot.
=> You shouldn’t use that foot.
=> You should keep your foot off the ground

* I’m sorry but that’s doctor’s orders!
* order: 명령, 강한 어조의 지시 사항

* I can barely ____.
e.g.) I’m so full. I can barely breathe. (배가 너무 불러. 숨도 못 쉬겠어.)
I’m so excited. I can barely / hardly wait.
(너무 신나는걸. 도저히 못 기다리겠어.)


<<< Key ｅxpressions >>>

Doctor: What’s the matter?
Patient: I think I sprained my ankle.
Doctor: Let me take a look.
Patient: It’s very painful. I can barely walk.
Doctor: I can see it’s very swollen. How does this feel?
Patient: Ow!! That really hurts a lot.
Doctor: It looks like you pulled a muscle in your calf as well.
Patient: Really? Is it really bad?
Doctor: You’ll have to use crutches for a month. You have to stay off that foot.
Patient: Crutches? I have a running match next week!
Doctor: I’m sorry but that’s doctor’s orders!

[해석]
Doctor: 어디가 불편하세요?
Patient: 발목을 삔 것 같아요.
Doctor: 한 번 봅시다.
Patient: 무지 아파요. 거의 걷지도 못해요.
Doctor: 많이 부었네요. 어떻습니까?
Patient: 아야! 진짜 아파요.
Doctor: 종아리 근육도 늘어난 것 같습니다.
Patient: 정말이요? 그렇게 심각한가요?
Doctor: 한달 동안 목발을 쓰셔야 합니다. 그 발은 땅에 닿지 않게 하세요.
Patient: 목발이요? 다음 주에 육상 대회가 있다구요!
Doctor: 유감스럽지만 의사의 지시사항입니다.