A：Hi, Mr. Smith. I’m Dr. Hawkins. Why are you here today?
      你好，史密斯先生。我是霍金斯醫(yī)生。你今天怎么來了？

B：I thought it would be a good idea to get a check-up.
      我想做個檢查還是好一些。

A：Yes, well you haven’t had one for…five years. You should have one every year.
      是呀，那么…你有5年一次檢查也沒有做過，你應(yīng)該每年檢查一次的。

B：I know. I figure as long as there’s nothing wrong, why go see the doctor?
      我知道。我想只要沒有什么不舒服的話，哪里要看什么醫(yī)生。

avoid

A：Well, the best way to avoid serious illnesses is to find out about them early. So, try to come at least once a year for your own good.
      哦，避免患上嚴(yán)重疾病的最好的方法是早點發(fā)現(xiàn)它，所以，為了你自己，還是每年至少來一次。

B：O.K.
      好的。

A：Let me see here. Your eyes and ears look fine. Take a deep breath, please. Do you smoke, Mr. Smith?
      讓我來檢查檢查。眼睛和耳朵情況良好。深呼吸一下。你吸煙嗎，史密斯先生？

B：Yes.
      吸煙。

A：Smoking is the leading cause of lung cancer and heart disease, you know. You really should quit.
      你知道，吸煙是得肺癌和心臟病的最主要因素。你應(yīng)該戒煙。

B：I’ve tried a hundred times, but I just can’t seem to kick the habit.
      我試了100次了，但是好像不太可能戒煙。

A：Well, we have classes and some medications that might help. I’ll give you more infomp3ation before you leave.
      那么，我們開設(shè)了一些課程，并會發(fā)放一些藥物，可能會有些幫助。你離開的時候我再詳細(xì)地跟你說說。

B：O.K., thanks, doctor.
      好的，謝謝你，醫(yī)生。

1. 避免,防止（壞事發(fā)生）
    If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening.

    e.g. The pilots had to take emergency action to avoid a disaster...
           飛行員不得不采取緊急措施避免災(zāi)難的發(fā)生。
    e.g. Women have to dress modestly, to avoid being harassed by the locals.
           女士穿著應(yīng)當(dāng)莊重，以免受到當(dāng)?shù)厝说尿}擾。

2. 避免（做…）
    If you avoid doing something, you choose not to do it, or you put yourself in a situation where you do not have to do it.

    e.g. By borrowing from dozens of banks, he managed to avoid giving any of them an overall picture of what he was up to...
           他向許多銀行借款，使得任何一家都搞不清楚他到底要做什么。
    e.g. He was always careful to avoid embarrassment.
           他總是小心謹(jǐn)慎地避免尷尬。

3. 躲開（人、事物）；回避（話題）
    If you avoid a person or thing, you keep away from them. When talking to someone, if you avoid the subject, you keep the conversation away from a particular topic.

    e.g. She eventually had to lock herself in the toilets to avoid him...
           她最后只好把自己鎖在廁所里來躲開他。
    e.g. All through lunch he had carefully avoided the subject of the house.
           整個午飯期間，他一直在小心翼翼地回避房子的話題。

4. （人或車改變方向）避讓
    If a person or vehicle avoids someone or something, they change the direction they are moving in, so that they do not hit them.

    e.g. The driver had ample time to brake or swerve and avoid the woman.
           司機有足夠的時間剎車或急轉(zhuǎn)彎，來避開那個女人。

5. to avoid someone or something like the plague -> see plague