應用會話部分:
六、社會生活:
3. Health (1)
1) How are you feeling today?
今天你覺得舒服嗎?
* 這句話用于問病人,對健康的人是用“How are you?”
2) You look more rested than I've seen you
before.
你比上次我看到你的時候精神多了。
* look 是“看似……”的意思。
e.g. She looks very happy. He looks pale.
她看上去很幸福。他臉色蒼白。
3) You look tired. Have you been getting
enough sleep?
你似乎累了。睡眠充足嗎?
4) I'm afraid I've let myself get
run-down. I've been working too hard.
我似乎弄壞身體了。最近太過勞累。
* run-down 是指因過于勞累而使身體衰弱。
5) You must go easier on yourself; you
look exhausted.
你不可以太勉強,你的身體似乎太疲勞了。
* go easy 是“輕松地做”。
exhausted 是“疲勞了”。
6) I've had this cough for a week
now.
我這樣咳嗽已經一周了。
* 這時候,你應該說:That's too bad. I hope you get well soon.
意思是:那真是太糟糕了!但愿你能早日康復。
7) I heard you'd been sick.
聽說你身體不舒服。
* 此際若附加一句“I feel for you.”,便是表示對對方的輕意同情。
8) Do you feel better now?
現在覺得好些了嗎?
9) Are you over your cold yet?
你傷風好了嗎?
* 這里的 over 是用于“結束、完成”之意時。
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