爱思英语编者按：今天我们一起来学一下与常见病痛相关的词汇及表达。
Medical Vocabulary – 12 symptoms and possible problems
1. My head hurts! 头痛
This means that you probably have a headache /hedeik/ or worse still, a migraine /mi:greɪn/.
You can have a slight, throbbing, pounding or splitting headache.
2. My ears are sore! 耳朵痛
Your ears could also hurt or ache meaning that you have earache /ɪəreɪk/.
3. I have a toothache! 牙痛
You will need to see the dentist who will probably have to pull your tooth out. You may have a cavity caused by tooth decay.
The pain from toothache can be sharp, throbbing and constant.
4. My arm is sore! 胳膊痛
The muscles in your arm may be sore and that’s why it feels sore. Perhaps you did some strenuous exercise or overused your arm at work.The soreness normally passes.
Luckily, you haven’t broken or fractured your arm because that would cause excruciating pain or be excruciatingly painful.
5. I cut my finger! 割到手指
Oh dear, try putting your finger under a tap of cold, running water to ease the bleeding. Hopefully the bleeding will stop and you can put a plaster on it. If not, you will need to go to A & E (Accident & Emergency) and have the cut treated with some stitches and a bandage.
NB: I have since had a reader inform me that and I quote: “putting your bleeding finger under running water is actually going to impede the healing process as it prevents the blood from coagulating. The thing to do is to put pressure on the wound“. Thank you to Claire H for correcting me on this.
6. My nose is runny! 流鼻涕
You have either caught a cold or you’re suffering from hay fever. In either case, you may find that you cannot stop sneezing and have to keep blowing your nose.
Your head could feel fuzzy because your sinuses are blocked.
A heavy cold is no fun and can often last for weeks. As we approach winter, I’m afraid more and more people will come down with heavy colds that could feel debilitating.
7. My eyes are dry or watery! 眼镜干涩或流眼水
My eyes sometimes get dry when I have been in front of the computer for many hours. They then become sore and itchy. On the other hand, I have watery eyes when I cut onions and they really sting or when I have a cold.
8. My throat is dry! 嗓子干
A sore throat is the worse thing to have. It is so painful and it makes swallowing so hard. In the past I used to get really bad sore throats which would make me lose my voice!
Sometimes, if you haven’t drunk water for a while, your throat can feel dry and worse still, parched. A long drink of water should do the trick and ease the symptoms!
9. My chest feels tight! 胸闷
If I run too fast on my weekly runs I can feel my chest tighten and it takes me a while to get my breath back.
10. My stomach hurts! 胃痛
If I eat too much, I get a stomach ache /eɪk/. The pain can be sharp.
Sometimes, your stomach can feel queasy and you could feel sick. Does your stomach ever gurgle?
11. My legs feel weak! 腿无力
Especially after a long run, your legs can feel weak and wobbly. If that happens, you need to sit down.
If, however, your legs are weak because you’ve drunk a bit too much alcohol, you will probably have to lie down and sleep off the effects of alcohol!
12. I twisted my ankle! 崴到脚踝
Ouch, a twisted ankle could mean that you have sprained it or worse, broken it. That will make walking very difficult and very painful. You will probably limp or hobble rather than walk.