试一试: Choose the word: (headache / fever / cough) 答案: headache — This is a headache.
感冒和流感的症状
cough 就是咳嗽——气从喉咙里带着声音冲出来。runny nose 是流鼻涕。dizzy 是头晕，感觉整个房间都在转。
cough /kɔːf/ — a bad cough
runny nose /ˈrʌn.i ˌnoʊz/ — a runny nose
dizzy /ˈdɪz.i/ — feel dizzy
试一试: Choose the word: (dizzy / runny nose / cough) 答案: dizzy — dizzy describes this.
慢慢好起来
你吃 medicine 让自己好一点，在伤口上贴 bandage。生病的时候你需要 rest 休息，医生也可能给你开 prescription。
medicine /ˈmɛd.ɪ.sɪn/ — take medicine
bandage /ˈbæn.dɪdʒ/ — a clean bandage
rest /rɛst/ — get some rest
prescription /prɪˈskrɪp.ʃən/ — a prescription
试一试: Choose the word: (bandage / medicine / prescription) 答案: bandage — This is a bandage.
在药店
medicine 你已经学过，是笼统的说法。去药店可以要两种药：tablets 是又小又硬、整颗吞下的药片，syrup 是用勺子喝的甜甜的糖浆。再补一个症状：sore throat 是嗓子疼，吞东西或说话的时候都疼。
sore throat — I have a sore throat and it hurts to talk.
tablets — Take two tablets after breakfast.
syrup — This syrup helps with a cough.
试一试: It hurts Lars when he swallows or talks. He has a ___. (sore throat / headache / fever) 答案: sore throat — Sore throat 是吞东西或说话时痛，这正是 Lars 描述的情况。Headache 是头痛，fever 是发烧，所以两个都跟吞咽无关。
试一试: The pharmacist gives Mei a thick sweet liquid to take with a spoon. That is ___. (syrup / tablets / a bandage) 答案: syrup — Syrup 就是用勺子喝的浓甜液体。Tablets 又小又硬，要整颗吞下，而 bandage 是贴在伤口外面的。