BBC今日短语：Have a chesty cough 肺部感染引起的咳嗽

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　　今日短语

　　搭配 “have a chesty cough” 的意思是 “肺部感染引起的咳嗽”，它具体指因肺部炎症而导致的胸闷、呼吸不畅、咳嗽、多痰等症状。

　　若想强调咳嗽的症状非常严重，可以在 “chesty cough” 前加上 “terrible”、“awful” 等形容病情 “严重” 的形容词，即 “have (got) a terrible chesty cough” 或者 “have (got) an awful chesty cough” 。

　　例句

　　Dan has been off work for a few days because he has a terrible chesty cough. He sounds awful!

　　丹请了几天病假，因为他咳嗽得很厉害。他听起来病得很严重！

　　A: How can I help you?

　　B: I’ve got an awful chesty cough. Can you recommend anything to take?

　　“我能帮你吗？”

　　“我咳嗽得特别厉害。你能推荐什么药吗？”

　　Tom was sent home from work yesterday as he had a really bad chesty cough. He couldn’t stop coughing!

　　昨天汤姆被要求提前下班回家，因为他咳嗽得非常厉害，而且一直咳个不停！

　　实习编辑：姚依明

　　责任编辑：潘程