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1,241 - Breaking an Arm or a Leg
If you fall and break your arm or leg, you will want to know how to talk about it in English. Learn how in this episode.
Slow dialog: 1:24
Explanations: 3:25
Fast dialog: 17:10
Elizabeth: We need to get you to the hospital right now!
Sidney: I took a tumble, that’s all. It’s nothing – just a little pain in my elbow and leg.
Elizabeth: Your arm is twisted in an odd angle and you’re limping. You could have broken bones.
Sidney: In the past, I’ve had a compound fracture in my ankle and a stress fracture in my wrist, and they both hurt a lot more than this. I’m sure it’s nothing serious.
Elizabeth: Look how your arm is swelling up. It almost looks deformed. And you still can’t put weight on your leg.
Sidney: The last thing I need right now is to get a splint or a cast. I have to get to work.
Elizabeth: You can’t work in the shape you’re in. Why don’t you let me take you to the emergency room to get treated?
Sidney: I’ll just take a couple of painkillers and walk it off.
Elizabeth: You mean limp it off. Well, in the end, it’s your arm, it’s your leg, and it’s your funeral!
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse