2021年雅思核心词汇每日学：Health Problems

The most common ways to ask about someone's health are: 询问某人的健康状况最常用的表达：
• How do you feel (today)?
• How are you feeling?
• Is everything okay?
这三句都可以表达：你今天怎么样?
They will most likely respond: 他们通常会回答：
• I'm fine. 我很好。
• I feel sick. 我觉得不舒服。
• Not so good. 不太好。
• Not very well. 不是很好。
• I don't feel well. 我不舒服。
• I'm sick. 我生病了。
When you see (or hear) that they are not well, then you can ask: 看到(听到)他们不舒服的时候，就可以问：
• What's the matter?
• What's wrong?
这两句都可以表示：怎么了?
If the person wants to say what is wrong, they may give the reason they feel that way:
如果他们想表达哪里不舒服，就会用下面的结构：
• I have ... (+ health condition)
• I've got ... (+ health condition)
• I have a headache. 我头疼。
• I've got a sore throat. 我喉咙疼。
常见的健康问题
The following is a list of common health problems (ailments and illnesses) with the definition of each word or expression:
下面列举了常见的健康问题及其定义：
asthma: a respiratory condition where spa*s in the lungs cause difficult in breathing. An asthmatic uses an inhaler to calm the spa*s.
哮喘：呼吸疾病，肺部痉挛导致呼吸困难。哮喘病人使用吸入器平息痉挛。
a backache: a prolonged pain in the back. 背痛：背部长期疼痛。
a broken leg: when a bone in the leg is broken. A broken leg is put in a cast to help immobilize the leg so that it heals quicker. Other parts of the body with bones can also be broken, for example a broken arm, a broken wrist etc.
腿部骨折：腿部骨头断了，用石膏帮助固定腿部，使其愈合更快。身体的其他部分也会骨折，如手臂骨折、手腕骨折等。
a cold: a common viral infection which causes mucous to run from the nose, gives a sore throat and often includes sneezing.
感冒：是常见的病毒感染，患者会流鼻涕、喉咙痛，通常还会打喷嚏。
a cough: the act of expelling air from the lungs with a sudden sharp sound.
咳嗽：喉部突然发出声音，排出肺部的气体。
an earache: pain inside the ear. 耳痛：耳朵内疼痛。
a fever: an abnormally high body temperature, usually accompanied by shivering and a headache.
发烧：体温异常高，通常伴有颤栗和头痛。
the flu: flu is the common name given for influenza. It is a contagious viral infection of the respiratory passages that causes fever and sever aching.
流感：是流行性感冒的常用名称。是呼吸道的传染性病毒感染，会引起发烧和疼痛。
a headache: a continuous pain in the head. 头痛：头部持续疼痛。
heartburn: a form of indigestion felt as a burning sensation in the chest. It is caused by acid regurgitation into the esophagus.
胃灼热：消化不良，感到胸部灼热。是由胃酸反流进食道引起的。
(the) measles: an infectious viral disease causing fever and a red rash on the skin. It typically occurs in childhood.
麻疹：感染性疾病，引起发热和皮肤上的红疹。通常发生在儿童时期。
a rash: a lot of *all red spots on the skin that are usually itchy. 皮疹：皮肤上的小红点，通常会发痒。
a sore throat: a condition of pain in the throat, typically caused by inflammation of it.
喉咙痛：喉咙疼痛，通常由喉咙炎症引起的。
a stomachache (US) - stomach ache (Brit): The pain in a person's belly. Notice how the word can be spelled together or as two words, depending on the country.
胃痛：美式英语中，stomach和ache是连在一起的，而在英式英语中， stomach和ache要分开。
sunburn: when the skin becomes red with inflammation as a result of overexposure to the ultraviolet rays of the sun.
晒伤：过度暴露在紫外线下引起的皮肤变红并有炎症。
a toothache: the pain in a tooth or teeth. 牙疼：牙齿疼痛。