2014年公共英语一级阅读难点讲义(8)

2014-05-29 15:52:00来源：网络

　　I've got a bad headache.

　　头痛彷佛已成为都市人最常有的毛病，它的成因可能是生活压力太大所致，也可能是其它疾病所引致，如果你的头痛很厉害，可告诉别人：I've got a bad headache.或说：I have a sore head.(我的头很疼痛)，偏头痛则叫a migraine。

　　对话

　　Brian: What are you wearing those headphones for?

　　Ian: What?

　　Brian: What are you wearing those headphones for?

　　Ian: ( Takes off the phones) I'm sorry what did you say?

　　Brian: ( Shouting) Why were you wearing those headphones! They aren't plugged in.

　　Ian: I've got a bad headache and people keep shouting at me. Could you please tone it down? Thank you!

　　布莱恩：你戴上这些耳机有什么用?

　　伊恩：什么?

　　布莱恩：你戴上这些耳机有什么用?

　　伊恩：(除下耳机)对不起，你在说什么?

　　布莱恩：(大声地说)为什么你戴着还未插上电源的耳机?

　　伊恩：我头痛很厉害，每人都不停地对我呼叫，可以小声一点吗?拜托!

　　‘头痛’英文叫 headache。美式英文凡以 -ache 为言的痛症，例如：toothache(牙痛)、　backache(背痛) 、stomach-ache(胃痛、腹痛)，都是可数名词(countable noun)，可冠以a字;但是，英式英文却有点不同，痛症一般作可数或不可数名词(uncountable noun)都可以。所以英式英文可以说I've had backache for quite a few days.(我背部痛了好几天)，美式英文却必须说a backache。

　　至于headache，则英式英文也只能作可数名词，不可略去a字。唐三藏念紧箍咒，孙悟空可以喊：I have a(n) dreadful/terrible/bad/excruciating headache.(我头痛得厉害)、I've got a splitting headache.(我头痛欲裂)、I've got a hammering headache./There's a hammering in my head.(我的头像被锤击一样痛)、My head hurts.(我的头很痛)、My head is killing me.(我头痛得要命)、My head is throbbing/pounding.(我头痛得砰砰直跳)、There is a shooting pain in my head.(我头部阵阵剌痛)、I've got a sick headache.(我头痛并作呕)、I am feeling headachy.(我有些头痛)。Excruciating是‘剧烈的(疼痛)’，split是‘裂开’，pound作动词是‘猛烈跳动’，throb 则是 ‘(心脏等)有规律地跳动’。患偏头痛者还可以说：I've got a severe migraine/a severe migraine attack/a severe migraine headache.(我剧烈偏头痛发作)。

　　Headache也可引申解作‘烦恼事’，例如：Water shortage is our biggest headache.(缺水是我们最大的问题)

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