pill
藥片
我們都知道“藥”是medicine,但是“藥片”更多的是用pill表示。
Lily has a heart disease and she has to take pills every day.
莉莉有心臟病,必須每天吃藥。
對話
A:How many pills do I have to take every day?
我每天要吃幾片藥?
B:Two is enough.
兩片就夠了。
“安眠藥”用英語表示是sleeping pill。
另外,“藥片”還可以表示為tablet /?tæbl?t/
Take one tablet every four hours.
每隔四小時服一片。
depression /d??pre?n/
抑郁癥
Nancy suffered from depression after losing her job.
自從失業(yè)之后,南希就得了憂郁癥。
對話
A:Do you know what's wrong with Mary?
你知道瑪麗怎么了嗎?
B:I have heard that she had suffered from depression.
我聽說她得了抑郁癥。
prevent colds
預(yù)防感冒
You should eat more fruit to prevent colds.
要想預(yù)防感冒,就應(yīng)該多吃點水果。
對話
A:How can I prevent colds?
我該怎樣預(yù)防感冒呢?
B:I think doing sports is the best way.
我認(rèn)為做運動是最好的方法。
painkiller /?pe?nk?l?(r)/
止痛藥
“痛”用英語可以表示為pain,而“止痛藥”就是能“殺死疼痛的事物”,所以可以表示為painkiller。
I have a headache. Can you prescribe some painkillers for me? /pr??skra?b/
我頭疼。您能給我開點止痛藥嗎?
對話
A:What do you think of this painkiller?
你覺得這種止痛藥怎么樣?
B:It usually acts fast.
它通常見效很快。
“止痛藥”除了用painkiller來表示外,
還可以表示為pain reliever。
treat
治療
Bob is being treated in the hospital.
鮑勃正在醫(yī)院接受治療。
對話
A:Are you alright now?
你的病好了嗎?
B:Yes, thanks to the doctor who treated me well, I am cured now.
好了,多虧醫(yī)生悉心的治療,我現(xiàn)在痊愈了。
“治療”還可以用短語give treatment來表示。
另外,與“治療”相關(guān)的“治愈”用英語表示是cure。