情景会话口袋书人际篇172:买药用药(4)

 　　13. I hate swallowing pills.

　　我讨厌吃药。

　　还能这样说：

　　I don't like taking medicine.

　　I have a great abhorrence¹ of medicine.

　　谚语：

　　Truth is a hard pill to swallow.

　　忠言逆耳。

　　14. I am giving you an inhaler to use when you feel breathless just to clear up your lungs.

　　我会给你一个呼吸器，每次你感到呼吸堵塞时可以用它来清下肺部。

　　还能这样说：

　　I'll give you an inhaler to make your lungs clear in case of shortness of breath.

　　The inhaler I give you will help you breathe more easily when you feel breathless.

　　应用解析：

　　be clear from (suspicion) 没有（嫌疑）；

　　get clear away 逃掉，完全离开；

　　clear away 把……清除掉，收拾

　　15. Are you sensitive to antibiotics²?

　　你对抗生素过敏吗？

　　还能这样说：

　　Are you allergic³ to antibiotics?

　　Are you a kind of allergic constitution to antibiotics?

　　应用解析：

　　be sensitive to 对……敏感，易感受；

　　a sensitive skin 易受伤的皮肤；

　　a sensitive plant 含羞草

　　16. I need some medicine for my toothache.

　　我想买点儿治牙疼的药。

　　还能这样说：

　　I want to buy some medicine for my toothache.

　　I'd like some medicine to cure my toothache.

　　应用解析：

　　get a taste of one's own medicine 遭报应；

　　take one's medicine 受到应得的处罚；甘愿受罚

　　17. How many pills for each time?

　　每次要吃多少粒啊？

　　还能这样说：

　　How should I take the pills?

　　How many pills should I take?

　　应用解析：

　　pill and poll 掠夺，使破产；

　　sweeten the pill 降低某事物令人厌恶的程度

1 abhorrence   

n.憎恶；可憎恶的事

参考例句：

• This nation has an abhorrence of terrrorism.这个民族憎恶恐怖主义。
• It is an abhorrence to his feeling.这是他深恶痛绝的事。

2 antibiotics   

n.（用作复数）抗生素；（用作单数）抗生物质的研究；抗生素，抗菌素( antibiotic的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• the discovery of antibiotics in the 20th century 20世纪抗生素的发现
• The doctor gave me a prescription for antibiotics. 医生给我开了抗生素。

3 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。