生活場景口語實戰人際篇 第173期:買藥用藥(4)

13. I hate swallowing pills.

我討厭吃藥。

還能這樣說：

I don't like taking medicine.

I have a great abhorrence of medicine.

諺語：

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.

我會給你一個呼吸器，每次你感到呼吸堵塞時可以用它來清下肺部。

還能這樣說：

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.

應用解析：

be clear from (suspicion) 沒有（嫌疑）；

get clear away 逃掉，完全離開；

clear away 把……清除掉，收拾

15. Are you sensitive to antibiotics?

你對抗生素過敏嗎？

還能這樣說：

Are you allergic to antibiotics?

Are you a kind of allergic constitution to antibiotics?

應用解析：

be sensitive to 對……敏感，易感受；

a sensitive skin 易受傷的皮膚；

a sensitive plant 含羞草

16. I need some medicine for my toothache.

我想買點兒治牙疼的藥。

還能這樣說：

I want to buy some medicine for my toothache.

I'd like some medicine to cure my toothache.

應用解析：

get a taste of one's own medicine 遭報應；

take one's medicine 受到應得的處罰；甘願受罰

17. How many pills for each time?

每次要吃多少粒啊？

還能這樣說：

How should I take the pills?

How many pills should I take?

應用解析：

pill and poll 掠奪，使破產；

sweeten the pill 降低某事物令人厭惡的程度