關(guān)鍵詞:
首先,不舒服不是“uncomfortable” 身體不舒服,大家大概都會(huì)說“I'm uncomfortable". 但是......
英文里對(duì)應(yīng)的不是“uncomfortable”。"Uncomfortable"在英語里是形容一個(gè)人的感受,比如鞋子緊,穿著不舒服;或者一個(gè)讓你很尷尬、不舒服的局面。它不用來表達(dá)生病引起的不舒服。
Don't say “I'm a little uncomfortable”: 身體不舒服在英文里并不是”uncomfortable”
It's more about a feeling: “uncomfortable”更多形容感受For example, if I was sitting next to my ex-girlfriend for eight hours, I would be uncomfortable: 比如我跟我前女友坐在一起八小時(shí),我會(huì)覺得很尷尬(uncomfortable)Awkward situations make people uncomfortable: 尷尬的場(chǎng)面會(huì)讓人覺得“uncomfortable”
身體不舒服,英語到底怎么說?
平時(shí)有點(diǎn)小病小恙在所難免,所以類似“人不舒服”的表達(dá)很常用,英語口語中有各種不同的短語。因?yàn)?ldquo;身體不適”意思一般沒有什么出入,所以記憶的時(shí)候應(yīng)該整句整句來記。常見的有以下幾種:
I'm not feeling so good: 我不太舒服
I don't feel great: 我今天狀態(tài)不是很好
I'm not feeling very well: 我有點(diǎn)難受
I'm a little under the weather today: 我有點(diǎn)不舒服 (這是最口語的一種表達(dá))Don't think too much about the grammar; they're common colloquial expressions: 不要糾結(jié)語法,這些都是常見的口語表達(dá)Remember them as chunks: 把它們當(dāng)成一個(gè)整體語塊來記It's a handy phrase when you call in sick: 這個(gè)表達(dá)請(qǐng)病假的時(shí)候很好用After you've been watching all of those Olympics games, you can call you boss and say “I'm afraid I'm a little under the weather today”: 熬夜看歐洲杯奧運(yùn)會(huì),第二天可以跟老板用這句話請(qǐng)假To pull an all-nighter: 通宵熬夜
具體的不舒服,用這個(gè)句式:My _____ hurt(s)“痛”、“疼”在英語里有很多單詞,比如"pain","ache"以及"hurt"。
表示身上某處疼,最常用的句式是“My _______ hurt(s).” 百搭句式,哪里疼說哪里!
My head/tooth/stomach/arm/leg hurts: 我頭/牙齒/肚子/手臂/腿疼It applies to anything, literally, from head to toe: 這個(gè)句式很百搭,從頭到腳哪兒不舒服,都可以用I've got a headache/ toothache/ stomachache: 我頭疼/牙疼/肚子疼各種頭疼腦熱小病癥
外國(guó)人不說“拉肚子”
外國(guó)人很避諱直接告訴別人自己拉肚子,他們會(huì)含糊地說:
I have food poisoning: 我食物中毒了
I ate something bad: 我吃壞肚子了
所以也別直接跟外國(guó)人說拉肚子這檔事兒。這個(gè)話題會(huì)讓他們很不好意思, 很uncomfortable。
diarrhea /,da??'ri?/: 拉肚子 (這個(gè)詞太直接太具體,最好不要用)To throw up/to puke/to vomit: 吐,嘔吐
That was slightly uncomfortable; let's bring it back to the comfort zone: 聊著聊著自己都覺得很尷尬,還是說比較大眾化的話題吧“感冒”英語也有不同表達(dá)
日常最易發(fā)的感冒發(fā)燒,最常見的表達(dá)是:I'm coming down with_____I'm coming down with a fever: 我發(fā)燒了
I'm coming down with a cold: 我感冒了
Coming down很形象,描述你快要倒下了,適合剛發(fā)病階段用,也很適合請(qǐng)假時(shí)用。
The symptoms will all come out soon: 癥狀很快就要有了Flu is more severe than a cold: flu是流感,普通感冒是cold, 前者更嚴(yán)重To vomit: 嘔吐
"吃藥"不是“eat medicine"
英語里,吃藥的動(dòng)詞不是"eat", 而是"take"。這也是國(guó)人最容易用錯(cuò)的動(dòng)詞之一,大家注意咯!
When you have a cold, you need to rest up and take medicine: 如果感冒了,就要好好休息、吃藥drugstore: 藥房
別人生病了,怎么問候?
如果朋友、同事身體不適,怎么用英語問候?
Get well soon/ We all hope you get well soon: 祝你能快點(diǎn)好起來Take it easy and rest up: 別太累了、好好休息Wish you a speedy recovery: 祝你早日康復(fù) (書面語,而且一般比較嚴(yán)重的病才會(huì)這么說)Practice Time! 最后練習(xí)一下今天學(xué)到的
A: I'm coming down with a cold and I'd like to take the day off: 我感冒了,想今天請(qǐng)個(gè)假B: Take it easy and rest up: 別太累了,好好休息