原版英语对话1000个:048 The Cold

Todd: OK. Hello!

Conrad: Hi, Todd.

Todd: How are you doing?

Conrad: Oh, not too good. I've got a little bit of a cold I think.

Todd: Oh, man. That's not...that's not good.

Conrad: Yeah.

Todd: How long have you had the cold?

Conrad: I think just, uh, starting a couple nights ago.

Todd: Oh, really?

Conrad: Yeah.

Todd: Oh, man. What are you doing for it?

Conrad: Oh, just trying to take it easy, right now, I'm just, um, resting.

Todd: Uh-huh.

Conrad: Yeah!

Todd: Do you eat anything special when you get sick?

Conrad: Sometimes. Uh, let's see. What do I eat? Sometimes I eat umeboshi.

Todd: Umeboshi!

Conrad: Yeah.

Todd: Really! What's umeboshi?

Conrad: That's that Japanese kind of of a pickled sour plum. You eat it with rice. So it's a red color.

Todd: Yeah, it comes in the onigiri sometimes.

Conrad: Yeah, that's right.

Todd: Wow. OK. Um, well what are your symptoms¹?

Conrad: Oh, let's see a little bit of sore throat², a cough, and basically³ just feeling tired.

Todd: Well, that's terrible. I'm sorry. I hope you feel better.

Conrad: Well, thanks Todd.

 

1 symptoms   

症状( symptom的名词复数 )； 征兆

参考例句：

• Symptoms include diarrhoea and vomiting. 症状有腹泻和呕吐。
• The symptoms may be exacerbated by certain drugs. 这些症状可能会因为某些药物而加重。

2 throat   

n.咽喉，喉咙；咽喉状的部分；嗓音，嗓门

参考例句：

• A fish bone sticks in his throat.鱼刺卡在他的嗓子里。
• He has a sore throat.他患了喉炎。

3 basically   

adv.基本上，从根本上说

参考例句：

• His heart is basically sound.他的心脏基本上健康。
• Basically I agree with your plan.我基本上同意你的计划。