新概念英语-表达生病不舒服的习语！Some “sick” idioms!

日期：2019-06-06 10:13 点击：

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今天我们就学习几个关于生病或不舒服的习语。先学常用的一个：

under the weather

生病；不舒服

 

 

I feel sort of under the weather today.

我今天有不舒服。

 

Whatever I ate for lunch is making me feel a bit under the weather.

午餐吃的不知什么让我有点不舒服。

 

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under the weather指的是轻微的生病、不舒服的感觉，如果想表达病得较厉害，可以用：

(as) sick as a dog

病得厉害

 

I haven't been avoiding you. I've just been sick as a dog.

我不是要避开你，我只是生病得厉害。

 

I had to go to the doctor on Monday because I was as sick as a dog all weekend.

我星期一得去看医生，因为我整个周末都病得厉害。

 

 

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如果是轻微的不舒服，有一点生病或烦躁的感觉，可以用这个习语：

out of sorts

身体不适

 

I've been out of sorts for a day or two. I think I'm coming down with something.

我这两天都不太舒服。我想我要得病了。

 

The baby is out of sorts today. Perhaps he's cutting a tooth.

小婴儿今天很躁动的样子，可能他长牙了。

 

 

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如果是想表达染上某病症，用这个表达：

come down with

染；得（某种病）

 

Susie came down with a bad cold and had to cancel her trip.

苏茜得了重感冒，只好取消了旅行。

 

I didn't go to work because I came down with the flu.

我没去上班，因为我得了流感。

 

 

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如果你have a sore throat or a cough，嗓子干或疼痛，而且严重到影响到说话，可以用这个成语表达：

have a frog in one's throat

失音或嗓音嘶哑

 

Teaching was difficult today. I had a frog in my throat all morning.

今天上课很困难，我一早上都失音。

 

 

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如果是需要动手术，就可以用这个成语来表达：

go under the knife

动手术

 

He was due to go under the knife today.

他约了今天动手术。

 

I've been under the knife several times.

我动过几次手术了。