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Pre-operative Consultation Before Gallbladder Surgery
Pre-operative Nurse (speaking English) and Patient (speaking Cantonese) talk through “Pre-operative Consultation Before Gallbladder Surgery”. You interpret both ways — English into Cantonese, and Cantonese into English — one segment at a time, exactly as in the CCL test.
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Thanks for coming in today, Mr Cheung. Before your gallbladder surgery next Thursday at Liverpool Hospital, I need to check a few important details with you.
好呀,護士。我依家有啲擔心,因為之前未做過手術,唔知道要注意啲乜嘢。
That's understandable. First, are you currently taking any blood thinners, like aspirin or warfarin, on a regular basis?
有呀,我每日都食緊阿士匹靈,主要係睇心臟科果邊開俾我嘅。
You'll need to stop the aspirin seven days before surgery, unless your cardiologist says otherwise. Also, don't eat anything after midnight the night before.
明白,咁如果我半夜肚餓可唔可以飲少少水呀?
You can have clear fluids like water until six o'clock on the morning of surgery, but nothing at all after that.
咁做完手術之後呢?我可唔可以自己揸車返屋企?
No, you can't drive for at least twenty-four hours after the anaesthetic wears off. You'll need a family member or friend to collect you from Liverpool Hospital.
冇問題,我個女嗰日會請假嚟接我返屋企。
Good. I'll go through the consent form with you now, and please let me know if you have any questions about the risks.
多謝晒,護士,我明白晒喇,如果有咩問題我會即刻問你。
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Practice dialogue written to the CCL specification (two speakers, segments of 35 words or fewer, about 300 words). It is a practice text, not a NAATI test paper, and the AI score is this site's estimate, not a NAATI result. All Cantonese dialogues · All languages