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Click the audio below and try to answer the following questions. (Preview vocabularies in Part 4 if necessary)

Part 1: Comprehension Questions

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B吃药了吗?
B chī yào le ma?
Did B take the medicine?
吃了。
Chī le.
Yes, he did.
B现在的身体怎么样?
B xiànzài de shēntǐ zěnmeyàng?
How is B's health now?
好多了。
Hǎo duō le.
Much better.
B什么时候能出院?
B shénme shíhou néng chūyuàn?
When can B be discharged from the hospital?
医生说下个星期。
Yīshēng shuō xià ge xīngqī.
The doctor said next week.

Part 2: Full Text

在医院
A:吃药了吗?现在身体怎么样?
B:吃了,现在好多了。
A:什么时候能出院?
B:医生说下个星期。

Part 3: Sentence Analysis

在医院
zài yīyuàn
在(at) 医院(hospital)
In the hospital
了吗?现在身体怎么样?
chī yào le ma? xiànzài shēntǐ zěnmeyàng?
吃(eat/take) 药(medicine) 了(particle) 吗(question particle)? 现在(now) 身体(body/health) 怎么样(how)?
Have you taken your medicine? How is your health now?
吃了,现在好多了。
chī le, xiànzài hǎo duō le.
吃(take) 了(particle), 现在(now) 好(good) 多(much) 了(change of state).
Yes, I've taken it. I feel much better now.
什么时候能出院
shénme shíhou néng chūyuàn?
什么时候(when) 能(can) 出院(leave the hospital)?
When can you be discharged from the hospital?
医生说下个星期。
yīshēng shuō xià ge xīngqī.
医生(doctor) 说(say) 下(next) 个(measure word) 星期(week).
The doctor said next week.

Part 4: Vocabulary

Noun
Chinese Pinyin English
yào medicine
身体
shēntǐ body, health
Verb
Chinese Pinyin English
出院
chūyuàn to be discharged from the hospital
chū to go out, to come out

Part 5: Practice

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身体出院
1. 他每天运动,所以 ( ) 很好。
(tā měitiān yùndòng, suǒyǐ ( ) hěn hǎo.)
他每天运动,所以身体很好。
Tā měitiān yùndòng, suǒyǐ shēntǐ hěn hǎo.
He exercises every day, so his health is very good.
2. 医生说我明天可以 ( ) 了。
(yīshēng shuō wǒ míngtiān kěyǐ ( ) le.)
医生说我明天可以出院了。
Yīshēng shuō wǒ míngtiān kěyǐ chūyuàn le.
The doctor said I can be discharged from the hospital tomorrow.
3. 外面下雨了,你不要 ( ) 去。
(wàimiàn xiàyǔ le, nǐ bú yào ( ) qù.)
外面下雨了,你不要出去。
Wàimiàn xiàyǔ le, nǐ bú yào chū qù.
It is raining outside, don't go out.
4. 你生病了,要记得吃 ( )。
(nǐ shēngbìng le, yào jìde chī ( ).)
你生病了,要记得吃药。
Nǐ shēngbìng le, yào jìde chī yào.
You are sick, remember to take medicine.