The NHS (National Health Service)
The National Health Service is a system offering free medical treatment to everyone in Britain. It came into being in 1948 and is financed by taxation. When it was first introduced it was thought an excellent idea. However, nowadays a lot of people are dissatisfied with the standards of the service and take out private insurances in addition.
National Health Service Национальная служба здравоохранения
medical treatment медицинское обслуживание
to come into being возникать, быть основанным
to finance финансировать
taxation налогообложение
to introduce вводить
dissatisfied недовольный
standard стандарт, норма, качество
to take out заключать
The National Health Service
The British National Health Service was established in 1948 to provide a medical service chiefly financed by taxation. Before this, people were forced to pay the doctors themselves or rely on “charity” clinics which were set up in less prosperous areas. Nowadays many people feel that NHS is in need of revision and take out private insurances.
National Health Service Национальная служба здоровья
chiefly главным образом
taxation налогообложение, налоговые отчисления
to rely on полагаться на что-л.
сharity благотворительная организация
prosperous процветающий
to be in need нуждаться в чем –л.
revision ревизия, реорганизация
A British Nurse
The founder of the modern nursing profession lived from 1820 to 1910. She was known as the “Lady of the Lamp” during the Crimean War, because she used to tend injured soldiers while carrying a lamp in her hand. She brought about many reforms in army hospitals. The name of this nurse is Florence Nightingale.
Outpatients
With her arm in plaster Sarah has to go back to the hospital once a week. She goes to the outpatient’s ward. A nurse checks that the plaster cast does not cause her any irritations. Since the bone was not broken completely, the plaster will come off in a couple of weeks’ time. Then the arm will be X-rayed once more to check that it has healed properly.
outpatient амбулаторный больной
ward палата (больничная), отделение
to check проверять
plaster cast гипсовая повязка
irritation раздражение
to come off удаляться
to X-ray делать рентген
to heal лечить, заживлять; исцелять
Removing the Plaster Cast
Sarah’s broken arm has healed well. The doctor in the hospital decides to remove the plaster and X-ray the arm again to see if the plaster can stay off or not. Sarah cannot look when the nurse cuts off the plaster with her electric scissors. But the nurse has done this many times before and is finished in two minutes.
to remove снимать, удалять
to decide решать
to stay off оставаться
to cut off срезать
electric электрический
scissors ножницы
to be finished оканчиваться, быть законченным
A Broken Arm
Sarah had an accident while cycling. She turned a corner and did not see a brick lying in the road. Unfortunately she fell off her bike in such a way that she landed on her arm and broke it. A man in a passing car, who had watched the accident, immediately stopped and gave her a lift to the nearest hospital. There she had her arm put in plaster.
to cycle ездить на велосипеде
brick кирпич
to brake тормозить
passing проходящий, проезжающий мимо
immediately непосредственно, тотчас, тут же
hospital больница
plaster гипс
At the Doctor’s
Laura had been complaining about having a sore throat all weekend. Her mother decided to take her to the doctor since her tonsils looked very swollen. The doctor said that it would be best if Laura had her tonsils removed as she has trouble with her throat at least twice every year.
To complain – жаловаться; sore throat – боль в горле; to decide – решать; tonsil – миндалина;
swollen – опухший, отекший; to remove – удалять; twice – дважды.
In Hospital
Jill takes Laura to the hospital and fills in the long registration form. Eventually a nurse comes and tells her that she should take Laura to the ear, nose and throat ward where another nurse will show Laura to her room. They go up in the lift and eventually find the ward they are looking for after wandering around in a maze of corridors.
to fill in – заполнять, registration form – регистрационный бланк, формуляр; eventually – наконец,
в конце концов; ward – отделение; maze – лабиринт; corridor – коридор.
An Operation
Jill: How do you fill after your operation, Laura?
Laura: It still hurts a bit when I talk.
Jill: Then don’t say anything. Just go back to sleep, and tomorrow everything will be better. When I had my tonsils removed the only good thing about was the jelly and ice cream they gave me to eat afterwards.
operation – операция; to hurt – причинять боль; болеть (о каком-л. месте); a bit – немного, чуть-
чуть; jelly – желе; afterwards – потом, впоследствии.
A Visit in Hospital
Sean and Jill visit Laura in hospital and are told by the doctor that they can take Laura home the following day. When Laura hears this she is very pleased. She tells her parents that she can’t sleep at night because the girl in the next bed keeps talking in her sleep, and she has read all the books which she brought with her away.
visit – посещение; following – следующий; pleased – довольный, радостный; to keep doing sth – все
время делать что-л.; anyway – в любом случае, все равно, и так уже
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