Pains and Sickness 學習筆記
Headaches can be very painful and can last for a long time.
If you have a headache, your head hurts.
A sprained ankle can be so painful that you can‘t walk.
Someone with the sprained ankle may need to use crutches to walk.
備註:sprained ankle[醫] 踝關節扭傷;
sprain可作動詞用,vt. 扭傷(關節),亦可用作名詞,n.扭傷
例句:He fell and sprained his ankle.crutches:拐杖( crutch的名詞復數 ); 支持物; 精神上的寄托; 胯部;
crutch:n.拐杖; 支持物; 精神上的寄托; 胯部; vt.支撐; 支持;
I can walk without the aid of crutches 我不用拐杖也能自己走。
If you have a sore throat, it may be painful to swallow.
A sore throat can be caused by viruses or bacteria.
When you have a sore throat, the back of your throat is often red and infected.
sore: adj.疼痛的; 使人傷心的; 惱火的,發怒的; n.(肌膚的) 痛處,傷處;
A burn is an injury to the skin caused by fire or heat.
If you get too close to a fire you will be burned.
An earache is a sharp, dull or burning pain in the ear.
Common causes of an earache include an infection, a change in air pressure or water in the ear.
耳朵痛;
dull : adj.遲鈍的; 鈍的; 呆滯的; 陰暗的; v.緩和; 減輕; 使陰暗;
dull一般用於表示遲鈍的,在這裏鈍痛(dull pain)指一種性質與刺痛、刀割樣痛相反,而呈不太尖銳的疼痛。
Pains and Sickness 學習筆記