要手术吗？Surgery?

New words

• 手术shǒushù — operation, surgery
• 护士hùshi — nurse
• 针zhēn — needle
• 量liáng — to measure
• 勇气yǒngqì — courage

The story

李医生：两个星期了，这颗牙还是没有改善。治疗到了最后阶段，要做一个小手术。It's been two weeks, and this tooth hasn't improved. The treatment has reached its last stage. He needs a small operation.

大卫：手术？！他才九岁！An operation?! He's only nine!

李医生：是很小的手术，十分钟，明天做。It's a very small operation. Ten minutes, tomorrow.

小雨：多少钱？他现在没有保障。这对公司是很大的负担。How much? He's got no cover now. This is a big burden on the company.

李医生：手术的费用是固定的，不贵。The fee for the operation is fixed, and it isn't expensive.

大卫：您做过这种手术吗？Have you done this kind of operation before?

李医生：做过很多次。这位是我们的护士。Many times. This is our nurse.

护士：你们好。手术以前，我先量一下体重。Hello. Before the operation, I'll just weigh him.

Opening the lesson…