英文原文:

The hospital receptionist answers the phone
Holly:Hello. I was wondering if Taylor Smith has checked out yet?
Recept: Just one moment. I'll check with the cancer ward desk.
Holly:The cancer ward!? Oh, my.It's worse than we thought.
Recept: Ma'am, I'm sorry. The cancer ward said Mr. Smith passed away two days ago.
Holly:That's impossible! I'm talking about Mister Taylor Smith.
Recept: Yes, ma'am. He died from complications of stomach cancer. I'm very sorry.
Holly:I'm going to be sick!

參考譯文:

醫院服務臺人員接起電話
荷　莉： 喂。我想請問泰勒史密斯出院了沒？
服務員： 稍等。我問問癌癥病房服務臺。
荷　莉： 癌癥病房！？天啊。比我們想象的還糟糕。
服務員： 小姐，很遺憾。癌癥病房說史密斯先生兩天前過世了。
荷　莉： 不可能！我說的是泰勒史密斯先生。
服務員： 是的，小姐。他死于胃癌的并發癥。我很遺憾。
荷　莉： 我快吐了！

重點詞匯:

receptionist
（柜臺）服務員。為節省篇幅，本篇皆簡寫為recept
Let my receptionist know when you are free.
你有空時請通知我的柜臺服務人員。
cancer ward
癌癥病房
Being a nurse in the cancer ward is very difficult.
擔任癌癥病房護士的工作非常艱難。
complication (n.)
并發癥
A: Jack died from complications from the illness.
杰克因為生病引發并發癥過世。
B: I hope his wife is OK.
我希望他太太沒事。