地道美语听力练习:服用处方药物

Paula:Okay, I'm off to bed.

Marcus:Wait a second. Where are you going with all of those pill bottles?

Paula:My doctor prescribed a couple of medications to help me sleep.

Marcus:Let me see those.

You have four different medications here.

This is a painkiller, this is a sedative, this is a tranquilizer, and this is a stimulant.

Paula:I don't take that last one when I go to bed.

Marcus:You mean you take the first three every night?

Paula:Not every night.

Marcus:I can't believe that your doctor would prescribe all three of these medications just to help you sleep.

This seems like overkill.

Paula:I saw more than one doctor. They each gave me a different prescription.

Marcus:How do you know they won't interact and produce side effects?

Paula:A doctor prescribed each one. I'm sure they're safe.

Marcus:Yes, but does the left hand know what the right hand is doing?

I'm confiscating these until you can talk to a doctor or pharmacist to make sure you won't overdose by taking all three of these at one time.

Paula:But how will I fall asleep until then?

Marcus:You're always telling me how boring I am.

I'll just regale you with stories of my youth.

Let's start at the beginning. My earliest memory is...