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The Morning Shift (Part 2)

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The Morning Shift (Part 2)

八bā点diǎn,王Wáng护士hù shi到dào医院yī yuàn,马上mǎ shàng开始kāi shǐ忙máng。

At eight, Nurse Wang arrives at the hospital and gets busy right away.

她tā先xiān去qù病房bìng fáng,看kàn病人bìng rén有没有yǒu méi yǒu需要xū yào帮忙bāng máng的de地方dì fāng。

She first goes to the wards to see if any patients need help.

有yǒu一位yī wèi老lǎo先生xiān sheng想xiǎng喝hē水shuǐ,她tā轻轻地qīng qīng de帮bāng他tā拿ná杯子bēi zi。

An old man wants to drink water; she gently helps him hold the cup.

另一lìng yī位wèi病人bìng rén要yào量体温liáng tǐ wēn,她tā拿出ná chū温度计wēn dù jì。

Another patient needs their temperature taken; she takes out the thermometer.

医生yī shēng叫jiào她tā去qù拿ná药yào,她tā跑去pǎo qù药房yào fáng。

The doctor asks her to get medicine, and she runs to the pharmacy.

虽然suī rán有点累yǒu diǎn lèi,但dàn她tā笑着xiào zhe说shuō:“这zhè是shì我的wǒ de工作gōng zuò。”

Although she's a bit tired, she smiles and says, "This is my job."

十shí点diǎn多duō,她tā和hé同事tóng shì一起yī qǐ喝hē水shuǐ、休息xiū xi五wǔ分钟fēn zhōng。

After ten o'clock, she drinks water and rests for five minutes with her coworkers.

然后rán hòu又yòu回去huí qu病房bìng fáng,继续jì xù照顾zhào gu病人bìng rén。

Then she goes back to the wards to continue caring for patients.

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Vocabulary 65 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
八 bāeight
点 diǎno'clock; point; dot
王 Wángking; monarch
护士 hù shinurse
到 dàoto arrive; to reach
医院 yī yuànhospital
马上 mǎ shàngright away; immediately
开始 kāi shǐto begin; to start
忙 mángbusy
她 tāshe
先 xiānfirst; before
去 qùto go
病房 bìng fánghospital ward; sickroom
看 kànto look; to watch; to see
病人 bìng rénpatient
有没有 yǒu méi yǒuused to ask whether something exists or is available
需要 xū yàoto need; to require; need; requirement
帮忙 bāng mángto help; to lend a hand
的 depossessive particle
地方 dì fāngplace
有 yǒuto have; there is, there are
一位 yī wèiOne person (polite measure word)
老 lǎoold; aged; experienced
先生 xiān shengmister; sir
想 xiǎngto think; to want
喝 hēto drink
水 shuǐwater
轻轻地 qīng qīng degently; softly; lightly (manner adverb)
帮 bāngto help
他 tāhe; him
拿 náto take; to hold
杯子 bēi zicup; glass
另一 lìng yīanother; the other
位 wèiposition; (honorific) classifier for people
要 yàoto want; will
量体温 liáng tǐ wēnto take sb's temperature
拿出 ná chūto take out; to produce
温度计 wēn dù jìthermometer; thermograph
医生 yī shēngdoctor
叫 jiàoto call; to be called
药 yàomedicine
跑去 pǎo qùto run off to; to dash to (somewhere)
药房 yào fángpharmacy; drugstore
虽然 suī ránalthough; even though
有点累 yǒu diǎn lèia bit tired; somewhat tired
但 dànbut; however
笑着 xiào zheSmiling; laughing (as an action)
说 shuōto speak; to say
这 zhèthis
是 shìto be; correct
我的 wǒ deMy; mine
工作 gōng zuòto work; job
十 shíten
多 duōmany; much
和 héand; with
同事 tóng shìcolleague
一起 yī qǐtogether
休息 xiū xito rest
五 wǔfive
分钟 fēn zhōngminute
然后 rán hòuthen; afterward
又 yòuagain; also
回去 huí quto return; to go back
继续 jì xùto continue; to proceed
照顾 zhào guto take care of; to look after