What does this "see a doctor" mean? Need your help. Thanks.
By fkys509
@fkys509 (99)
China
July 24, 2009 3:06am CST
Hi, my friend
Another phrase from the translation task I recently got. It is "see a doctor". I keet some context around it. The frase is markde as CAPTICAL WORDS.
Would you let me know the real meaning of it in this context? Thanks.
Here it is.
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And then there is the anxious relative who pleads with you for information about a patient to whom you have not been able to speak about sharing confidential material. Or, if you are a woman, you may be faced with a man who comes in and demands to SEE A "DOCTOR". Sometimes you will need to think very fast and you must always be able to justify your actions.
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Does see a "doctor" here means to look at pretty woman?
I am not sure about this.
Would you give your comments on it? Thanks.
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4 responses
@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
24 Jul 09
Hi fkys, I think from your second posting that it could possibly mean that when a man sees that the doctor is a woman he is actually demanding to see a male doctor. I think that in some cultures men would prefer to be seen by a male doctor and women to be seen by a woman doctor. Also amongst the uneducated it is a sign that the man does not really believe that a woman can be a doctor, just as sometimes it is unnerving to see a doctor who is so young one would prefer to see a doctor who is older and therefore gives the impression of being a wiser doctor.
@fkys509 (99)
• China
24 Jul 09
Hi,
Thanks for your help.
I checked the original file and find out there is still a phrase after see a "doctor".
Here it is:
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Or, if you are a woman, you may be faced with a man who comes in and emands to see a "doctor" or a "real doctor".
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Is there any possibility that here "a man" dose not refers to only male but means a person (no matter male or female). And, the whole sentence means a person come in and misunderstands that the female doctor is a nurese, and the person just wants to get a doctor.
Does this make sense?
Looking forward your comments.
@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
24 Jul 09
Hi fkys, it is exactly as I thought, it is referring to a man not believing that a woman can be a real doctor. The word man just refers to a man.
Sometimes men do have low opinions of women professionals and this is just one example. They may have the assumption that the woman doctor is actually not a doctor as think that they are not as good as men so as you surmise may presume it is a nurse. Hope that helps.
By the way fkys if you haven't credited a source to this phrasing you have done do it now or your discussion may well be delted by mylot.
@aschip (166)
• India
24 Jul 09
yeah .
I think it means seeing the doctor.
I think they are trying to make you aware of different situations you can confront.
Here in this case if you are a women, then if a man comes in demanding to see the doctor, where I assume means without a prior appointment or anything.
@Iriene88 (5343)
• Malaysia
16 Aug 09
Hi,
In my opinion, since the 'woman' cannot disclose some confidential
information..it gives the man the implication that he is not speaking
to the right person. So he asked to see the 'doctor' so that he can
get the information he needed. To him, 'doctor' will be the appropriate
person who knows the condition of the patient and therefore will be
the person in charged that can give him the information he needed!
Normally a woman who can't disclose information about a patient, yet
on duty at the hospital, it give the implication she is probably a
nurse there!
All the best and take care!
@kevchua (1004)
• Malaysia
24 Jul 09
Hi, you're right about the "doctor" part. However, it would be easier to respond if the quotation marks are put as such: "see a doctor" - then it's very clear that the original author means the patient is there for another reason. He's there to flirt with the woman doctor, not because he is sick.
