半夜去医院Midnight at the Hospital

New words

• 手续shǒuxù — procedures, paperwork
• 家属jiāshǔ — family members (of a patient)
• 直到zhídào — until
• 相当xiāngdāng — quite, rather
• 观察guānchá — to observe, watch
• 全面quánmiàn — all-round, complete

The story

小雨：大卫，起床！汤圆发烧了！David, get up! Tangyuan's got a fever!

大卫：现在几点？五点了？包子要吃饭？What time is it? Five already? Does Baozi want his breakfast?

小雨：你睡得跟猪一样！现在十二点！她身上相当热，三十九度！You sleep like a pig! It's midnight! She's really hot: thirty-nine degrees!

大卫：三十九度？！我们赶紧去医院！走高速，二十分钟就到！Thirty-nine?! We need to get to the hospital, quick! On the expressway we'll be there in twenty minutes!

小雨：等一下，先看看包里有没有包子！Wait, check the bag for Baozi first!

大卫：没有，包子在门口。包子，你在家等着！He's not in it. He's by the door. Baozi, you wait here at home!

工作人员：先办手续。写一下孩子的名字。First the paperwork. Write down the child's name, please.

大卫：汤圆。Tangyuan.

Opening the lesson…