Budi, a young factory worker from Indonesia, picks up three kinds of medicine and learns how to take each one.
Sharon: Number 42, please. Hi, can I have your name?
Budi: Budi Santoso.
Sharon: Great, here's your medicine — three kinds. This white pill: twice a day, after meals. This one is for pain, only when you need it. And this one, take on an empty stomach, before breakfast.
Budi: Empty stomach... before I eat?
Sharon: Yes, before you eat breakfast, not after.
Budi: Okay. How many days?
Sharon: Five days. If you feel dizzy or your skin gets itchy, that's a side effect — stop taking it and call the hospital.
Budi: Side effect, okay. Thank you.
Sharon: You're welcome. Get well soon.
| Key Vocabulary | 中文筆記 |
|---|---|
| twice a day | 一天兩次 |
| after meals | 飯後 |
| on an empty stomach | 空腹 |
| side effect | 副作用 |
| dizzy / itchy | 頭暈／癢 |
Role-play this dialogue with a partner — one plays Sharon, one plays the patient. Then switch roles. What other instructions are common when giving out medicine (before bed, with food, etc.)?
給藥時還有哪些常見的指示（例如睡前吃、隨餐吃）？