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Unit 1Preparatory Drills1. Lets get warmed up, in discussing any medical problem, whether carrying out a conversation with a patient or exchanging opinions with a colleague, you will need to use terms referring to different parts of the body; 2. In most cases, youll use them in a sentence. For these reasons, we will, to begin with, give you some basic sentences with the most basic terms. Notice the structure of the sentence and the use of tenses. The sentences given here are useful in discussing medical conditions.3. What is more, once you get familiar with these sentences, you can make dozens more on your own by simply changing the details.get some preparatory drillsBy changing some details, you can easily make many sentences of your own. Example 1: Ive had this swelling on my neck for two weeks.U can also say: Ive had this lump on my breast for six weeks. Ive had this spot on my eyelid for three months.Ive had this ulcer on my tongue for five days.Example 2:When Im tired, my eyelid flickers.U can also say: When Im tired, my head aches terribly. When Im tired, my back becomes stiff. When Im tired, I cant sleep properly. When Im tired, I cant eat.Parts of the bodyParts of the head and neck1. My hair has been dropping out for the past two weeks.2. Since I had that bump（撞击）, Ive had a tingling feeling in my forehead.3. I keep getting a sharp pain in my temple（颞部，太阳穴）.4. When Im tired, my eyelid flickers（颤动）.5. Your eyelashes（睫毛） have grown in the wrong direction. 6. When a patient is jaundiced（黄疸）, the whites of his eyes are yellow.7. I have a strange creepy（皮肤上有虫爬似的） feeling on my scalp.8. When did you notice that your son had pink spots all over his face?9. The boys pupils were dilated as a result of drugs.10. Ill give you some drops to soften the hard wax in this ear.11. My asthma（气喘，哮喘） is killing me; I cant breathe through my nose.12. Ive found I have a lump（小块） inside my mouth. Does it matter?13. While I lived in the north, my lips were cracked（裂伤）.14. When I brush my teeth, my gums（齿龈） bleed.15. I see, your tongue is covered with a white fur（软毛）.16. Youve come out in a rash（皮疹） all over your cheek.17. She fell down from the ladder and cut open her chin.18. In tetanus（破伤风）, stiffness（紧张） of the jaw occurs.19. Ive had this swelling（肿胀） on my neck for two days.20. I cant swallow properly when I eat. It feels as if everything is sticking（粘的） in my throat.Parts of arms and hands21. The old man slipped and dislocated(脱位) his shoulder.22. Last month I broke my arm and had to have it in plaster（石膏）.23. When I play tennis, I get a pain in my elbow and it is painful to straighten.24. Do you notice irritation on your palm or between your fingers?25. I was washing the floor and a pin went into my thumb. Half of it is broken inside.26. My knuckles are often swollen（肿胀的）when I wake up in the morning.27. The old man was unable to clench his fist.28. My nails keep on breaking and splitting.29. The patients wrists were swollen, reddened and tender（疼的）with limitation of movement.30. Do you feel pain or swelling in your armpit?Parts of legs and feet31. The mans leg was amputated【切除(手臂，腿等)】 because gangrene（坏疽）set in.32. The doctor will have these veins on my thighs stripped（剥去）.33. I keep getting a lot of pain in my left knee. It feels as if it will give way.34. I had severe pain in my calves（小腿）when I was walking. After a short rest the pain went off.35. She was walking along when suddenly she felt a pinching（收缩）pain in her foot.36. The boy sprained（扭伤） his ankle playing football. It became blue, swollen and painful.37. She had trouble with her toes. They were covered with chilblains（冻疮）in winter.38. My little boy gets swelling and tenderness（触痛，压痛） at the back of his heel and limps（跛行） when he walks.39. I bumped into the side of the bathtub（浴缸） and got a tearing pain in the shin（胫骨）.40. Do you have an itching（痒的） sensation in your sole（足底）?Parts of the body41. I keep getting a stabbing（针刺样）pain in my chest and I get out of breath when I go upstairs.42. She was found to have a heart murmur（杂音）during her first pregnancy.43. I get a sharp pain in my side when I crouch（蹲） or stand up.44. He was involved in a car accident and broke two of his ribs.45. Many women have pain and fullness in their breast（乳房）before their period（月经期）.46. One of the signs of cancer of the breast is nipple retraction（后缩，内陷）.47. Ive got arthritis in my hip and some days I can hardly move.48. I get a burning pain and a blown-up feeling in my stomach.49. Ive noticed blood in my motions and I get a pain in my back passage（直肠）.50. I mustnt eat rich food because Ive had stone in my gall bladder for years.51. Im having a lot of trouble with my bowels. Sometimes Im constipated（便秘的） and then I get diarrhea（腹泻）.52. She had had bladder trouble since she was a child.53. Im afraid we shall have to remove the womb（子宫）.54. The patient complained of a swelling in the groin（腹股沟） and a vaginal discharge.55. I keep wanting to pass water and I have a pain in my b