Day 58 · Probably an Eight

<p>A slow English story about An annual checkup, a pain level of eight, and a big mix-up over the American pain scale. 16 simple sentences. Word by word. About 17 minutes.</p><p>📝 Today&#39;s sentences</p><p>① This trip back, I also saw my family doctor for my annual checkup.</p><p>② My stomach has been bothering me lately. I wake up with a stomachache every morning.</p><p>③ The doctor asked, on a scale of one to ten, how bad is it?</p><p>④ I thought about it and said, probably an eight.</p><p>⑤ She was shocked and said, you should have come in way sooner.</p><p>⑥ She ordered a CT scan and blood work, all marked stat.</p><p>⑦ That freaked me out a little.</p><p>⑧ I said, I&#39;ve been like this for years. Maybe Texas just made it worse.</p><p>⑨ She said, either way, go get the tests done first.</p><p>⑩ I had no idea what those medical terms meant. So I took a photo and asked ChatGPT.</p><p>⑪ ChatGPT said, an eight means severe pain, like you&#39;d be rolling on the floor.</p><p>⑫ That&#39;s when it hit me.</p><p>⑬ She meant the standard pain scale doctors use. I was rating how miserable I felt.</p><p>⑭ What was I even thinking?</p><p>⑮ Fine, I&#39;ll still get the tests done.</p><p>⑯ But I&#39;ll tell them, it&#39;s not stat. Don&#39;t charge me for that.</p><p>🔑 Vocabulary</p><p>• annual checkup /ˈænjuəl ˈtʃekʌp/</p><p>• bothering me /ˈbɑːðərɪŋ miː/</p><p>• on a scale of one to ten /ɑːn ə skeɪl əv wʌn tə ten/</p><p>• blood work /blʌd wɜːrk/</p><p>• stat /stæt/</p><p>• freaked me out /friːkt miː aʊt/</p><p>• either way /ˈiːðər weɪ/</p><p>• severe /sɪˈvɪr/</p><p>• it hit me /ɪt hɪt miː/</p><p>• miserable /ˈmɪzərəbl/</p><p>• charge me /tʃɑːrdʒ miː/</p><p>🎧 New episode every weekday</p><p>Subscribe so you don&#39;t miss the next sentence.</p>