The most common ways to ask about someone's health are: 詢問某人的健康狀況最常用的表達:
• How do you feel (today)?
• How are you feeling?
• Is everything okay?
這三句都可以表達:你今天怎么樣?
They will most likely respond: 他們通常會回答:
• I'm fine. 我很好。
• I feel sick. 我覺得不舒服。
• Not so good. 不太好。
• Not very well. 不是很好。
• I don't feel well. 我不舒服。
• I'm sick. 我生病了。
When you see (or hear) that they are not well, then you can ask: 看到(聽到)他們不舒服的時候,就可以問:
• What's the matter?
• What's wrong?
這兩句都可以表示:怎么了?
If the person wants to say what is wrong, they may give the reason they feel that way:
如果他們想表達哪里不舒服,就會用下面的結構:
• I have ... (+ health condition)
• I've got ... (+ health condition)
• I have a headache. 我頭疼。
• I've got a sore throat. 我喉嚨疼。
常見的健康問題
The following is a list of common health problems (ailments and illnesses) with the definition of each word or expression:
下面列舉了常見的健康問題及其定義:
asthma: a respiratory condition where spasms in the lungs cause difficult in breathing. An asthmatic uses an inhaler to calm the spasms.
哮喘:呼吸疾病,肺部痙攣導致呼吸困難。哮喘病人使用吸入器平息痙攣。
a backache: a prolonged pain in the back. 背痛:背部長期疼痛。
a broken leg: when a bone in the leg is broken. A broken leg is put in a cast to help immobilize the leg so that it heals quicker. Other parts of the body with bones can also be broken, for example a broken arm, a broken wrist etc.
腿部骨折:腿部骨頭斷了,用石膏幫助固定腿部,使其愈合更快。身體的其他部分也會骨折,如手臂骨折、手腕骨折等。
a cold: a common viral infection which causes mucous to run from the nose, gives a sore throat and often includes sneezing.
感冒:是常見的病毒感染,患者會流鼻涕、喉嚨痛,通常還會打噴嚏。
a cough: the act of expelling air from the lungs with a sudden sharp sound.
咳嗽:喉部突然發(fā)出聲音,排出肺部的氣體。
an earache: pain inside the ear. 耳痛:耳朵內疼痛。
a fever: an abnormally high body temperature, usually accompanied by shivering and a headache.
發(fā)燒:體溫異常高,通常伴有顫栗和頭痛。
the flu: flu is the common name given for influenza. It is a contagious viral infection of the respiratory passages that causes fever and sever aching.
流感:是流行性感冒的常用名稱。是呼吸道的傳染性病毒感染,會引起發(fā)燒和疼痛。
a headache: a continuous pain in the head. 頭痛:頭部持續(xù)疼痛。
heartburn: a form of indigestion felt as a burning sensation in the chest. It is caused by acid regurgitation into the esophagus.
胃灼熱:消化不良,感到胸部灼熱。是由胃酸反流進食道引起的。
(the) measles: an infectious viral disease causing fever and a red rash on the skin. It typically occurs in childhood.
麻疹:感染性疾病,引起發(fā)熱和皮膚上的紅疹。通常發(fā)生在兒童時期。
a rash: a lot of small red spots on the skin that are usually itchy. 皮疹:皮膚上的小紅點,通常會發(fā)癢。
a sore throat: a condition of pain in the throat, typically caused by inflammation of it.
喉嚨痛:喉嚨疼痛,通常由喉嚨炎癥引起的。
a stomachache (US) - stomach ache (Brit): The pain in a person's belly. Notice how the word can be spelled together or as two words, depending on the country.
胃痛:美式英語中,stomach和ache是連在一起的,而在英式英語中, stomach和ache要分開。
sunburn: when the skin becomes red with inflammation as a result of overexposure to the ultraviolet rays of the sun.
曬傷:過度暴露在紫外線下引起的皮膚變紅并有炎癥。
a toothache: the pain in a tooth or teeth. 牙疼:牙齒疼痛。