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The doctor’s day

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The storyMonday of festival week, the day you fall ill, seen from the other side of the desk: forty patients for Helen, the town doctor, no lunch, three calls from her mother, and a daughter who is waiting.

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eksam exam
üliõpilane university student
uni sleep, noun
põlvkond generation
üksi alone

Monday of festival week, the day you fall ill, seen from the other side of the desk: forty patients for Helen, the town doctor, no lunch, three calls from her mother, and a daughter who is waiting.

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Esmaspäev, pool kaheksa. Arstikeskuses on palju inimesi.
Monday, half past seven. There are many people at the surgery.
Laura
Tere, doktor. Täna nelikümmend patsienti.
Hello, Doctor. Forty patients today.
Helen
Nelikümmend? Töötame seitsmeni. Esimene patsient, palun.
Forty? We work until seven. First patient, please.
Patsient
Tere. Jälle mina.
Hello. Me again.
Helen
Tere. Kaks korda nädalas. Kust valutab?
Hello. Twice a week. Where does it hurt?
Patsient
Selg, jalg ja pea.
My back, leg and head.
Helen
Hingake sügavalt. Veel kord.
Breathe deeply. Once more.
Patsient
Minu lapsed elavad kaugel. Ma olen kodus üksi. Mul on igav.
My children live far away. I’m alone at home. I’m bored.
Helen
Siis on teil inimesi vaja. Minge igal hommikul Mari kohvikusse.
For that you need people. Go to Mari’s café every morning.
Patsient
Kohv ja kook aitavad? See meeldib mulle!
Coffee and cake help? I like that!
Järgmine patsient on üliõpilane suure kotiga.
The next patient is a female university student with a large bag.
Üliõpilane
Minu pea valutab. Iga päev.
My head hurts. Every day.
Helen
Mitu tundi te magate?
How many hours do you sleep?
Üliõpilane
Neli. Reedel on eksam. Ma õpin öösel.
Four. I have an exam on Friday. I study at night.
Helen
Liiga vähe. Teil on rohkem und vaja. Ja jooge rohkem vett.
Too little. You need more sleep. Drink more water too.
Kell on üks päeval. Inimesi on veel palju.
It’s one in the afternoon. There are still many people.
Laura
Doktor, jälle ilma lõunata?
Doctor, no lunch again?
Helen
Mul ei ole aega. Hiljem.
I have no time. Later.
Laura
Teie ema helistab. Kolmandat korda täna.
Your mother is calling. The third time today.
Leena
Helen, jälle ei söö? Ma tean. Laura teab ka.
Helen, not eating again? I know. Laura knows too.
Helen
Ema, mina tean ka kõike.
Mum, I know everything too.
Leena
Ja täna õhtul? Liis ootab.
What about tonight? Liis is waiting.
Helen
Ma tulen kell seitse.
I’ll come at seven.
Leena
Alati seitse. Aga sa tuled kell üheksa.
Always seven. But you arrive at nine.
Kell on kaheksa õhtul. Helen tuleb ema juurde.
It’s eight in the evening. Helen comes to her mother’s home.
Liis
Ema! Juba kell kaheksa!
Mum! It’s eight already!
Helen
Vabandust. Nelikümmend patsienti.
Sorry. Forty patients.
Liis
Ma näen sind ainult õhtul.
I see you only in the evening.
Leena
Istu. Kõigepealt söö. Arst peab ka sööma.
Sit down. Eat first. A doctor has to eat too.
Helen
Ema, ma ei ole laps. Ma olen nelikümmend neli!
Mum, I’m not a child. I’m forty-four!
Leena
Sa oled minu laps.
You’re my child.
Liis
Miks sa arst oled?
Why are you a doctor?
Helen
Vanaema oli õpetaja. Õhtul oli ta väsinud.
Grandma was a teacher. She was tired in the evening.
Helen
Mina olin arst ja tema patsient. Ravim: tee ja uni.
I was the doctor, she was the patient. The medicine: tea and sleep.
Liis
Laupäeval on pidu. Kas sa saad tulla?
The festival is on Saturday. Can you come?
Helen
Ma pean laupäeval töötama.
I have to work on Saturday.
Liis
Ema! Alati töö!
Mum! Always work!
Helen
Olgu. Laupäeval ma ei tööta. Tulen koos perega.
All right. I won’t work on Saturday. I’ll come with the family.
Leena
Mina ka. Ma näen kõike. Ma tean kõike!
Me too. I see everything. I know everything!
Kolm põlvkonda söövad pannkooke. Helen sööb kolm.
Three generations eat pancakes. Helen eats three.