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Pre-Operative Consultation Before Knee Replacement Surgery
Nurse (speaking English) and Patient (speaking Russian) talk through “Pre-Operative Consultation Before Knee Replacement Surgery”. You interpret both ways — English into Russian, and Russian into English — one segment at a time, exactly as in the CCL test.
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Mrs. Ivanova, before your knee replacement surgery at Nepean Hospital this Thursday, I need to go through some important pre-operative instructions with you today.
Да, конечно, я слушаю внимательно, у меня есть пара вопросов о подготовке к операции.
You must not eat any solid food after midnight tonight, but you may drink clear fluids such as water until two hours before your surgery begins.
Хорошо, поняла про еду и питьё. А что делать с лекарствами, которые я пью каждый день?
You can take your regular blood pressure tablets with a small sip of water in the morning, but please don't take your metformin that day.
У меня диабет, и метформин я пью два раза в день - утром и вечером. Значит, вечером тоже не пить?
Please stop taking the metformin the night before your surgery as well, and only start it again once your doctor confirms it's safe.
Поняла, спасибо. А во сколько мне нужно приехать в больницу и куда идти на регистрацию?
Please arrive at seven o'clock sharp on Thursday morning and go straight to the admissions desk on level two of Nepean Hospital.
Хорошо, я запомню время. Скажите, мне обязательно нужен кто-то, кто отвезёт меня домой после операции?
Yes, you will definitely need someone to drive you home, since you won't be allowed to drive yourself after the general anaesthesia today.
Понятно, спасибо за объяснение. Моя дочь заберёт меня домой после операции, так что об этом можно не переживать.
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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 Russian dialogues · All languages