生活场景口语实战人际篇 第173期:买药用药(4)

13. I hate swallowing pills.

我讨厌吃药。

还能这样说：

I don't like taking medicine.

I have a great abhorrence of medicine.

谚语：

Truth is a hard pill to swallow.

忠言逆耳。

14. I am giving you an inhaler to use when you feel breathless just to clear up your lungs.

我会给你一个呼吸器，每次你感到呼吸堵塞时可以用它来清下肺部。

还能这样说：

I'll give you an inhaler to make your lungs clear in case of shortness of breath.

The inhaler I give you will help you breathe more easily when you feel breathless.

应用解析：

be clear from (suspicion) 没有（嫌疑）；

get clear away 逃掉，完全离开；

clear away 把……清除掉，收拾

15. Are you sensitive to antibiotics?

你对抗生素过敏吗？

还能这样说：

Are you allergic to antibiotics?

Are you a kind of allergic constitution to antibiotics?

应用解析：

be sensitive to 对……敏感，易感受；

a sensitive skin 易受伤的皮肤；

a sensitive plant 含羞草

16. I need some medicine for my toothache.

我想买点儿治牙疼的药。

还能这样说：

I want to buy some medicine for my toothache.

I'd like some medicine to cure my toothache.

应用解析：

get a taste of one's own medicine 遭报应；

take one's medicine 受到应得的处罚；甘愿受罚

17. How many pills for each time?

每次要吃多少粒啊？

还能这样说：

How should I take the pills?

How many pills should I take?

应用解析：

pill and poll 掠夺，使破产；

sweeten the pill 降低某事物令人厌恶的程度