やさしい英語会話 (340) Can We Trust Things Written on Internet?

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今やネットは情報収集に不可欠なツールですが、ネット上の情報をすべて鵜呑みにするのも考えもの。そんな信じやすい人が、例えば体の具合が悪い時、自分の症状とよく似た病気をネットで発見したら…。今回の会話では、お医者さんに自分の症状を伝える時に役立つ表現が満載です。

　

*** It's a Good Expression ***

（今回の重要表現）



pneumonia

肺炎



symptom

症状



coincide

一致する



stuffy nose

鼻づまり



reddish

赤らんでいる



hastily

軽率に、拙速に



be allergic to

〜にアレルギーがある

(=have an allergy to)



stick a lot of memo stickers around your house

たくさん付箋にメモしておいて家中に貼っておきなさい





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Can We Trust Things Written on Internet?



M: Hello, Dr. Igarashi? It’s John again. Sorry for calling so late at night.



W: Oh... Hi John. No problem. What happened this time?



M: I think... I… I think I have pneumonia.



W: Pneumonia? Um… and why do you think so?



M: Well, I googled it and all of the symptoms coincided. I’m really scared!



W: Oh, you googled it, hey?



M: Yes, and I’m afraid that I’m seriously ill.



W: So, what symptoms do you have?



M: I seem to have a headache, a sore throat, a stuffy nose and chest pains. Also it’s really hard to breathe.



W: Oh, I see...



M: And, I think I have a fever. My face is reddish, and my head is burning.



W: Oh, that’s not good... I need to examine you. Could you come to my clinic tomorrow?



M: Oh, oh, Doctor... According to the Google search it’s the last stage of my disease. I don’t have any more time to live! I need your help right now!



W: John… calm down. You know you shouldn’t trust the results of a Google search so hastily. You’d better have a doctor’s examination first.



M: But it’s getting worse and worse!!



W: Hmm... Let me think. I need to check your medical record. (Pause) John, what did you eat during the last two hours?



M: Um… nothing special, just rice with chicken… and a lot of cashew nuts, macadamia cream cake, and of course caramel and nut coffee.



W: Oh, now it’s clear...



M: Is something wrong?



W: John... (Pause) I’ve told you a thousand times NOT to eat nuts. YOU’RE ALLERGIC TO THEM!!



M: Oh... But Google said...



W: Forget about Google! I’ll give you some medicine for the allergy tomorrow.



M: OK, Dr. Igarashi.



W: And stick a lot of memo stickers around your house, saying: “I have an allergy to nuts!” And, DON’T believe everything you read on Internet!



(Written by Ksenia Maximova)