美語會話 110 annual medical check-up 年度健康檢查

Kim: Your English has really improved in the two months you've been here, too.

Kathy: Do you have to work late at the computer company again tonight?

Kim: No, I'm going to leave the office early today. My annual medical check-up is this afternoon.

Kathy: How much longer will Mr. Schmidt be up in the mountains?

Kim: He's on a weeklong meditation retreat and won't be back until this weekend.

improve (v.)

改善，增進(jìn)

annual (a.)

年度的，一年一次的

A: I met Sue at last year's annual Christmas party. 我是在去年度的耶誕派對上認(rèn)識蘇的。 B: Then you've known her for a year now. 那你到現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)認(rèn)識她一年了。

meditation (n.)

冥想靜坐

A: What helps you relax? 有什么能幫助你放松? B: Exercise and meditation. 運(yùn)動(dòng)和打坐冥想。

retreat (n.)

隱居生活，隱居地

阿金：你到這里的這兩個(gè)月，英文也真的進(jìn)步了很多。

凱晰：你今天在計(jì)算機(jī)公司又要加班嗎?

阿金：不用，我打算今天要早點(diǎn)離開公司。今天下午是我年度健康檢查的時(shí)間。

凱晰：史先生還要在山上待多久?

阿金：他正在參加為期一星期的冥想訓(xùn)練課程，這個(gè)周末才會回來。