ESL Podcast 466 – Having a Good or Bad Bedside Manner

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But Valentine's Day is not only about public displays of affection [showing your feelings for someone in public]
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Although Valentine's Day has become a global industry with more than 80 million roses sold worldwide, the origins of the day are unclear and hidden inthe mists of time [too old for anyone to remember/confirm/clarify ]
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Valentine's Day, or its equivalent [events having same meaning], is now celebrated in many countries around the world.
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However, the traditions often differ from place to place. In Japan, for example, it is customary [ normal , usual ] for the woman to send chocolates to the man
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for example, it is customaryfor the woman to send chocolates to the man, whilst [while] in Korea April 14th is known as 'Black Day' and is when the unfortunate men who received nothing on Valentine's Day gather to eat noodles and commiserate with [soften] each other.
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Valentine's e-cardshave been all the rage [very popular] in recent years
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However, internet security experts urge web users to be wary [careful] as malicious hackers could use e-cards to spread viruses and spyware.



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Cho: I'm not sure I'm cut out to be a doctor.

Joy: I think you'll be great. I've seen you with patients and you have a great bedside manner – not like Gregory.

Cho: Why? What's wrong with his bedside manner?

Joy: I've seen him with patients and he can be really callous. For instance, I was in the room last week when he was telling one of his patients that she was taking a turn for the worse.

Cho: What did he say?

Joy: He just blurted it out. He told her the diagnosis, and he didn't even try to soften the news when she asked about her prognosis. He did absolutely nothing to try to comfort or reassure her.

Cho: I feel sorry for the patient.

Joy: That's the point. Gregory didn't, and it didn't seem to faze him that the patient was very upset and close to hysterics.

Cho: That's terrible. I'll try to remember to be more compassionate with my patients.

Joy: Don't worry. It's against your nature to be anything but considerate.

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- to be cut out : to be created to do sth, sth is good match for you
- to be callous : without considering other person feeling
- to take a turn for the worse:: to getting worse , to become more ill
- to blurt sth out : to say sth without thinking about it first, how i sounds to other, how person may react
- to soften sth :to make it nicer, easier to accept
- to comfort sth : to make sb feel better
- to feel sorry for sb : to understand that person difficulty
- to faze sb : to raise a notice of sb, to make sb notice
- to be compassionate : to be nice, carefully to sb


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Thanks,
Duy Lam