▸ 三天sān tiān过去guò qù了le，李明lǐ míng的de感冒gǎn mào还hái没有méi yǒu好hǎo。

Three days went by, and Li Ming's cold still hadn't gotten better.

▸ 晚上wǎn shang，他tā开始kāi shǐ发烧fā shāo，头tóu很hěn热rè。

That night he started running a fever, and his head felt hot.

▸ 朋友péng you说shuō：“别bié等děng了le，我们wǒ men去qù医院yī yuàn吧ba。”

His friend said, "Stop waiting — let's go to the hospital."

▸ 在zài医院yī yuàn，李明lǐ míng先xiān挂号guà hào，然后rán hòu坐着zuò zhe等děng。

At the hospital, Li Ming registered first, then sat and waited.

▸ 到dào他tā了le，医生yī shēng给gěi他tā量体温liáng tǐ wēn：38.5度dù！

When his turn came, the doctor took his temperature: 38.5 degrees!

▸ 医生yī shēng说shuō：“别bié担心dān xīn，是shì感冒gǎn mào，吃药chī yào就jiù会huì好hǎo。”

The doctor said, "Don't worry — it's a cold. Take some medicine and you'll be fine."

▸ “记得jì de多duō喝hē水shuǐ，好好hǎo hǎo睡觉shuì jiào。”

"Remember to drink plenty of water and sleep well."

▸ 李明lǐ míng问wèn：“我wǒ明天míng tiān能néng上班shàng bān吗ma？”

Li Ming asked, "Can I go to work tomorrow?"

▸ 医生yī shēng笑了xiào le：“最好zuì hǎo在家zài jiā休息xiū xi两天liǎng tiān。”

The doctor smiled: "It's best to rest at home for two days."

▸ 拿ná了le药yào，李明lǐ míng觉得jué de放心fàng xīn多了duō le。

With the medicine in hand, Li Ming felt much more at ease.

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