生活場景口語實戰人際篇 第169期:就診(4)

13. you. blood pressure is really up.
你的血壓很高。
還能這樣說：
You have a high blood pressure.
High blood pressure is creeping up on you.
應用解析：
bring pressure to bear on sb. 對某人施加壓力；
put pressure on sb. (to do sth.) 催逼某人
14. Do you feel bloated in your abdominal area after a meal?
飯後你肚子脹嗎？
還能這樣說：
Does your abdomen puff up after a meal?
Do you have a bloated feeling after a meal?
諺語：
Always taking out of the meal-tub and never putting in, soon comes to the bottom.
坐吃山空。
15. Do you have nightmares occasionally?
你有時會做噩夢嗎？
還能這樣說：
Do you have bad dreams sometimes?
Do you have some horrible dreams at times?
16. Your tonsils are a little swollen and red.
你的扁桃體有點紅腫。
還能這樣說：
There is inflammation of your tonsils.
Your tonsils suffer from an inflammation.
應用解析：
a swell in population 人口的膨脹；
a swell in politics 政界名人；
swell out 使鼓起；
swell up 脹起來
17. Maybe the food had something wrong with it.
可能是你吃的食物有問題。
還能這樣說：
It may be the reason of the food you ate.
There may be something wrong with the food.
應用解析：
become food for fishes 葬身魚腹；
be food for worms 死亡；
chew the food 尋思，玩味；
off one's food 胃口不佳，食慾減退