A:Hey honey, how was your day?
亲爱的,今天过得如何?
B:It was alright.I ran into Bill and we got to talking for a while.He’s in a bit of a jam.
还行。我碰见比尔了,我们说了会儿话。他现在有些困难。
A:Why? What happened?
为什么?发生什么事了?
B:Well, his son had an accident and Bill doesn’t have health insurance. This really got me thinking, and I wondered if we shouldn’t look into a couple of different HMO’s.
他儿子出了车祸,但是比尔没有医疗保险。这使我思考我们是不是应该调查下不同的医保组织。
A:Yeah, you’re right. We aren’t getting any younger and our kids are getting older.
你说得对。我们不再年轻,孩子也在变老。
B:Exactly! I searched on the web and found a couple of HMO’s with low co-pays and good coverage. The deductibles are low, too.
是啊,我在网上搜索了,找到了2家保健组织,它们的医疗费很低而且保险项目很好。扣除条款也低。
A:Sounds good, although, do you think we can qualify for insurance? Those insurance companies are real pirates when it comes to money.
听起来不错,但是你认为我们适合保险吗?这些保险公司一旦涉及到钱就十分贪婪。
B:Well, we don’t have any pre-existing illnesses or conditions, so we should be fine.
我们没有先天性的疾病和症状,所以应该适合保险。
A:I wish our company or country provided us with healthcare.
我希望我们的公司或是单位能为我们提供医保。
B:Not in a million years!
别指望了。