germ |
病菌 |
bacteria |
細菌 |
virus |
病毒 |
flu |
流感 |
cold |
感冒 |
pneumonia |
肺炎 |
cancer |
癌症 |
tumor |
腫瘤 |
aids |
愛滋病 |
chicken pox |
水痘 |
food poisoning |
食物中毒 |
diabetes |
糖尿病 |
My daughter came down with the chicken pox.
我女兒染上了水痘。
My sister got food poisoning when she ate at that restaurant.
我妹妹是因為在那間餐廳用餐而食物中毒的。
contagious |
傳染性的 |
infection |
感染 (名詞) |
to transmit |
傳播;傳染 |
to infect |
感染 (動詞) |
I don't want to catch a cold! *
我可不想得到感冒!
*'catch' is normally used with contagious illnesses like the flu and cold
immune system |
免疫系統 |
immunity |
免疫力 |
Have you been vaccinated against the swine flu?
你有接種過預防豬流感的疫苗嗎?
Kyle is allergic to peanuts.
凱爾對花生過敏 。
The flu epidemic of 1918 killed between 50 and 100 million people.
1918年爆發的流感疫情導致大約五千萬至一億人死亡。
fever |
發燒 |
headache |
頭痛 |
chills |
寒顫 |
to shiver |
顫抖;發抖 |
to sneeze |
打噴嚏 |
Have you ever sneezed three times in a row?
你有沒有過連續打三個噴嚏的經驗?
-bless you
祝福你
cough |
咳嗽 (名詞) |
a fit of coughing |
一陣咳嗽 |
runny nose |
流鼻涕 |
congestion |
(鼻腔)阻塞 |
my nose is stopped up
我的鼻子塞住了。
sore throat |
喉嚨痛 |
dizziness |
頭暈 |
vertigo |
眩暈;暈眩 |
I'm feeling kind of dizzy.
我感到有點頭暈。