以前得过一次脑梗是吧
“He had a stroke before, correct?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“It's hypoglycemia from overexertion. He absolutely must rest.”
以前 得过一次脑梗 是吧
“He had a stroke before, correct?”
二〇〇六年
“Back in 2006.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Directly asking about or discussing colleagues' medical vulnerabilities is generally seen as genuine care and solidarity rather than an invasion of privacy in Chinese culture.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
have contracted / have suffered from (an illness)
Combines the verb 得 (to get sick) with the experiential aspect marker 过 to indicate past medical history.
cerebral infarction / stroke
Common everyday spoken abbreviation for 脑梗死 (cerebral infarction).
Softens the question while seeking confirmation for an assumption the speaker believes to be true.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Could it be a cerebral infarction? It can't be. I don't know.”
“It is time to take his blood clot medication.”
“What if you have relapses again?”
“Is my illness relapsing again?”
“I didn't have a stroke. I was shot.”
“Then he had a heart attack, and I wasn't home.”