专栏名称: TeacherGwen

全国最大的英语语言学习平台之一。跟着Gwen学英文：免费早读|听写|读书|翻译|班级|方法论|干货满满 A little effort every day, you will make a big difference.

【老外说】美国医院收费高？在美国看病难？

TeacherGwen · 公众号 · · 2024-06-03 06:00

正文

【老外说】是一档以“采访”老外为主的节目，帮助大家更好的了解中西文化差异，一窥英国人、美国人日常生活。 每周一更新。本栏目适合精听/泛听。可做听写练习。

经常听留学生朋友说美国看病贵，不如买张机票飞回国内看病。美国人是否也这样认为？让我们一起来听今天的“老外说”（今天的老外是位来自夏威夷的年轻女性）。

Gwen

I heard it's very difficult in America and some European countries to see a doctor. You have to make an appointment one or two month ahead.

make an appointment 预约

就像在中国每个省市情况不同一样，美国每个州的情况也各不相同。

clinic 诊所
Hawaii 夏威夷
Boston 波士顿
Finland 芬兰

Lines/queues much longer 排的队伍长得多

healthcare is free /don’t charge anything 就医免费

In America, if you go into a doctor’s office or the clinic, there’s normally a thing called co- pay .

Whenever you visit a doctor, you have to pay this co-pay.

It’s a very flat rate depending on your company.

Whenever I visited a doctor, I always had to pay $30.

If there is anything extra after that, they will send me the bill.

flat rate 统一价格，统一收费
depend on 取决于

小Tip ： Co-pay 是 Co-payment的缩写。这是美国医疗保险中的一个专用名词，指在门诊就医和取药时，由保险受益人分摊的费用。与保险费中的自付额（deductable）不同，此项费用是固定的小数额付款，每次看病和取药时都会产生。Copayment 和 deductable 本质上的区别在于前者不计入保费，也不属于保险额范畴；后者则是保险额的一部分，其大小直接影响到保费的多少和赔付额度的高低。

Gwen

So it’s really expensive in America, right?

比芬兰是贵得多啦。

Gwen

You’re talking about public hospitals. Private hospitals will be much much more expensive.

I haven’t been to the doctors for anything serious.

Regular check-ups 定期检查
Prescribe =give some kind of medication 开药方

When I get home, maybe 3 or 5 days later, I’ll get a bill, saying that I have to pay this additional thing at home, on top of the 30 that I already paid for going to the doctor.

additional 额外的
on top of （这句中的意思）另外

Gwen

The co-pay varies from jobs? What kind of jobs would get very little copay? Government officers?

vary from 因……而异
to be honest 说实话
insurance 保险

People who work in banks also have good benefits.

银行工作人员的福利也非常好。

John Hancock Building 约翰汉考克大厦

由美国著名建筑师Henry Cobb 设计。大厦有六十层，全身完全被玻璃幕墙所包裹。其自身的色彩只有玻璃的蓝灰和框架的深灰，但当反映出周围的环境时，便有了极为丰富的色彩变化的强烈的动感。在他的平行四边的两个短边上，各有一个三角形的凹角，在立面上就形成了玻璃幕墙的竖向凹槽，由于平面的转折，在一天的任何时候玻璃幕墙的色调都会出现深浅明暗的变化。

Gwen

Here in China it's quite cheap. We do have something equivalent to co-pay, but it’s very cheap. It varies from doctors. For very prominent doctors, the Chinese co-pay would be like over 50 or 100 RMB. For a regular doctor, it may be just $1 or $2.

But in America, it doesn’t vary from doctors, all the same?

equivalent to 对应的/等同的
prominent著名的/杰出的

It’s more about the insurance.

主要是看保险。

Gwen

If you really do have a serious illness, and working in a very good company, the company would cover most of the fees.

cover sth 足够支付

eg：Your parents will have to cover your tuition fees. 你的父母得支付你的学费。

budget 预算
emergency 急诊
stitch up 缝合

Gwen

那时候你在什么公司上班？

sales company 销售公司

【老外说】美国医院收费高？在美国看病难？

正文

请到「今天看啥」查看全文