2019年雅思核心词汇每日学：Health Problems

2019年雅思核心词汇每日学：Health Problems
The most common ways to ask about someone's health are：询问某人的健康状况最常用的表达：
How do you feel (today)?
How are you feeling?
Is everything okay?
这三句都能够表达：你今天怎么样?
They will most likely respond：他们通常会回答：
I'm fine. 我很好。

I feel sick. 我觉得不舒服。

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(听到)他们不舒服的时候，就能够问：
What's the matter?
What's wrong?
这两句都能够表示：怎么了?
If the person wants to say what is wrong, they may give the reason they feel that way：
如果他们想表达哪里不舒服，就会用下面的结构：
I have ... (+ health condition)
I've got ... (+ health condition)
I have a headache. 我头疼。

I've got a sore throat. 我喉咙疼。

常见的健康问题
The following is a list of common health problems (ailments and illnesses) with the definition of each word or expression：
下面列举了常见的健康问题及其定义：
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，肺部痉挛导致呼吸困难。

哮喘病人使用吸入器
平息痉挛。

a backache： a prolonged pain in the back. 背痛：背部长期
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：腿部骨头断了，用石膏协助固定腿部，使其愈合更快。

身体的其他部分也会骨折，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：是常见的病毒感染，患者会流鼻涕、喉咙痛，通常还会打
喷嚏。

a cough： the act of expelling air from the lungs with a sudden sharp sound.
咳嗽：喉部突然发出声音，排出肺部的气体。

an earache： pain inside the ear. 耳痛：耳朵内疼痛。

a fever： an abnormally high body temperature, usually accompanied by shivering and a headache.
发烧：体温异常高，通常伴有颤栗和头痛。

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称。

是呼吸道的传染性病毒感染，
会引起发烧和疼痛。

a headache： a continuous pain in the head. 头痛：头部持
续疼痛。

heartburn： a form of indigestion felt as a burning sensation in the chest. It is caused by acid regurgitation
into the esophagus.
胃灼热：消化不良，感到胸部灼热。

是由胃酸反流进食道引起的。

(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，引起发热和皮肤上的红疹。

通常发生在儿童时期。

a rash： a lot of small red spots on the skin that are usually itchy. 皮疹：皮肤上的小红点，通常会发痒。

a sore throat： a condition of pain in the throat, typically caused by inflammation of it.
喉咙痛：喉咙疼痛，通常由喉咙炎症引起的。

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：美式英语中，stomach和ache是连在一起的，而在英式英语中， stomach和ache要分开。

sunburn： when the skin becomes red with inflammation as a result of overexposure to the ultraviolet rays of the sun.
晒伤：过度暴露在紫外线下引起的皮肤变红并有炎症。

a toothache： the pain in a tooth or teeth. 牙疼：牙齿疼痛。