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Talking About Depression Symptoms
GP (speaking English) and Patient (speaking Mandarin) talk through “Talking About Depression Symptoms”. You interpret both ways — English into Mandarin, and Mandarin into English — one segment at a time, exactly as in the CCL test.
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Thanks for coming in today. I can see from your notes you've been feeling quite low lately, affecting daily life. How long has this been going on?
医生您好，大概三个月了吧，最近晚上老是睡不着，白天也没什么胃口，感觉整个人特别没力气。
Have you had any thoughts of harming yourself, or is it mainly low mood, poor sleep, and difficulty concentrating during the day?
没有，我没想过要伤害自己，就是觉得特别累，什么事都不想做，连以前喜欢的事情也提不起兴趣。
I'd like to refer you to a psychologist for regular sessions, and beyondblue also offers a free, confidential helpline you can call anytime, day or night.
如果我没有转诊信，是不是就不能报销心理咨询的费用啊？
With a Mental Health Care Plan from me, you can claim Medicare rebates for up to ten sessions with a psychologist this year.
那就放心多了，那大概要多久才能约到心理医生呢？
Some clinics currently have a three-day waiting period for new appointments, but urgent cases are usually seen much sooner than that.
好的，我会尽快联系诊所预约的，谢谢您医生。
If you ever feel unsafe or overwhelmed, please call Lifeline straightaway; it's available twenty-four hours a day, every single day of the year.
谢谢您，医生，我会记住这些的，按时复诊，也会留意自己的情况。
Terms in this dialogue that cost marks
CCL is marked on information transferred. These Australian terms have no direct word in most test languages — get one wrong and the segment's information is gone.
- mental health care plan说“心理健康治疗计划”，并可补充说明是GP开的、用于Medicare报销心理咨询费用的计划。
- medicare直接说英文 Medicare，不用翻译，因为这是专有名词，中文里没有对应词。
- waiting period译为“等待期”，这是标准且准确的说法。
- lifeline直接说英文 Lifeline，因为这是机构专有名词。
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