Intermediate Listening Lesson 13

我最近一直在打喷嚏，应该是过敏

 

A: "Ahhchooo!"

B: "You've been sneezing a lot lately. Are you sick or something?"

A: "No. Every spring time around April, I'm stricken with allergies¹."

B: "I never have seasonal² allergies."

A: "Consider yourself lucky."

B: "What are all the symptoms?"

A: "Well, as you just saw, I sneeze a lot. Also, my nose becomes very runny, my throat sometimes itches⁴, and my eyes start to water."

B: "That doesn't sound good."

A: "No it's not. So you don't have any type of allergies?"

B: "Well, I have a severe allergic⁵ reaction to alcohol. It runs in the family."

A: "Everyone to some extent is allergic to alcohol."

B: "I get it pretty bad. My whole face turns red, including my ears. My eyes become bloodshot, and I start to itch³ all over my body."

A: "That's pretty bad."

B: "But that doesn't stop me from drinking. Hahaha."

1 allergies   

n.[医]过敏症；[口]厌恶，反感；（对食物、花粉、虫咬等的）过敏症( allergy的名词复数 )；变态反应，变应性

参考例句：

• Food allergies can result in an enormous variety of different symptoms. 食物过敏会引发很多不同的症状。 来自辞典例句
• Let us, however, examine one of the most common allergies; hayfever. 现在让我们来看看最常见的变态反应的一种--枯草热。 来自辞典例句

2 seasonal   

adj.季节的，季节性的

参考例句：

• The town relies on the seasonal tourist industry for jobs.这个城镇依靠季节性旅游业提供就业机会。
• The hors d'oeuvre is seasonal vegetables.餐前小吃是应时蔬菜。

3 itch   

n.痒，渴望，疥癣；vi.发痒，渴望

参考例句：

• Shylock has an itch for money.夏洛克渴望发财。
• He had an itch on his back.他背部发痒。

4 itches   

n.痒( itch的名词复数 )；渴望，热望v.发痒( itch的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• His wool shirt always itches him. 他的羊毛内衣总是使他发痒。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• This wool shirt itches my back. 这件羊毛衫使我背上发痒。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5 allergic   

adj.过敏的，变态的

参考例句：

• Alice is allergic to the fur of cats.艾丽斯对猫的皮毛过敏。
• Many people are allergic to airborne pollutants such as pollen.许多人对空气传播的污染物过敏，比如花粉。