I am so glad you are finally home, mom.

妈妈，你终于回家了，我太高兴了。

I missed you, Alex. It’s been about one month. I’m so happy to be back.

我很想你，亚历克斯。已经差不多一个月了。我很高兴能回家。

You look tired, mom. I guess you have hard days at work, haven’t you?

妈妈，你看起来很疲惫。我想你工作很辛苦吧？

Yes, I have. Nursing is no easy job. But I like to look after patients.

是的，我很辛苦。护理并不是一个容易的工作。但我喜欢照顾病人。

I guess you need to do a lot of things, like taking temperatures, visiting patients regularly and making sure that they take medicine on time.

我想你需要做很多事情，比如量体温、定期探望病人、以及确保他们按时吃药。

Right. Besides, I have other important duties.

是这样的。除此之外，我还有其他重要的职责。

You do?

是吗？

Sure. Today we have several operations and I cleaned our emergency room for a few hours. Sometimes, we have a talk with patients, even their family members to make them feel better, and we tell patients how to work with doctors.

当然了，我们今天做了几台手术，我花费了几个小时打扫急诊室。有时候，我们会和患者、甚至他们的家人聊聊天，让他们感觉好些，我们也会告诉病人如何配合医生。

I don’t know that. I’m proud of you, mom. You help saving lives. How great!

我都不知道。妈妈，我为你骄傲。你帮助拯救生命。太伟大了！

Thank you, Alex. That’s so sweet.

亚历克斯，谢谢你。你太贴心了。