原版英语小短文 97. A Headache

　　He has a headache. His headache started an hour ago. His head feels like it will explode¹. Of course², his head wouldn't explode. It just feels that way. The headache is in the back of his head. That is where his headaches usually are. Sometimes he has headaches on the top of his head. Sometimes he has headaches in the front of his head. Sometimes his headaches are between his eyes. Sometimes his whole³ head hurts. But usually the back of his head hurts. His headache started while⁴ he was⁵ reading⁶. Reading causes⁷ headaches for him. He hates⁸ his headaches, but he loves to read. He reads for only 15 minutes. Then he stops reading. He takes a break. If he reads for 16 minutes, he'll get a headache. So he tries to take a break every 15 minutes. But sometimes he forgets to take his break. Today he forgot⁹ to take a break. Now he must wait until¹⁰ the headache goes away. It will take an hour or two. Then he can read again. But right now he must live with the pain¹¹.

1 explode   

vt.使爆炸，使爆发；破除，驳倒；vi.爆炸，爆发，突发

参考例句：

• I am so mad that I could explode.我气得几乎要爆炸了。
• That old boy is going to explode soon.老家伙马上就要气炸了。

2 course   

n.课程，讲座，过程，路线，一道(菜)

参考例句：

• The college course was then cut to three years.大学学制那时缩短到三年。
• Of course,I don't always sleep in the afternoons.当然，我并不总是在下午睡觉。

3 whole   

adj.整整的；全部的；完整的

参考例句：

• It snowed for two whole days.雪下了整整两天。
• The whole village was sleeping.整个村庄一片寂静。

4 while   

conj.当…的时候；而；虽然；尽管 n.一会儿

参考例句：

• In a short while,the cat ate up the fish.不久，那只猫便将鱼吃个精光。
• He teaches English in the school all the while.他一直在这所学校里教英语。

5 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

6 reading   

n.阅读，知识，读物，表演，对法律条文的解释；adj.阅读的

参考例句：

• Children learn reading and writing at school.孩子们在学校学习阅读和写作。
• He finds pleasure in reading.他从阅读中得到乐趣。

7 causes   

n.原因( cause的名词复数 )；动机；（某种行为、感情等的）理由；缘故

参考例句：

• The book is an analysis of poverty and its causes. 这本书分析了贫困及其原因。
• an essay on the causes of the First World War 关于第一次世界大战起因的文章

8 hates   

v.憎恨( hate的第三人称单数 )；讨厌；不愿；为…感到抱歉

参考例句：

• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday. 他不愿离开办公室去度假。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He hates parties; we had to drag him into going. 他不喜欢参加聚会，我们必须拉他去。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 forgot   

v.动词forget的过去式，忘记，遗漏，轻忽

参考例句：

• The boy forgot where he put his textbook.那男孩忘记把课本放在什么地方了。
• I forgot how to do it.我忘记怎样做了。

10 until   

prep.直到...为止；conj.直到...时才...

参考例句：

• He arrived home until midnight.他直到半夜才到家。
• She didn't sleep until midnight.她直到半夜才睡。

11 pain   

n.痛苦，疼，痛，劳苦，努力；vt.使痛苦；vi.作痛

参考例句：

• Bad teeth often cause pain. 坏牙常引起疼痛。
• The patient cried with pain. 那病人痛苦地哭喊。