大家说英语 第533期:好痛啊(2)

Conversation A

对话A

Taylor: Hi, Rob! How is your foot today?

泰勒：嗨，罗布！今天你的脚怎么样？

Rob: Hi, Taylor. It is better but it is a little numb¹.

罗布：嗨，泰勒。好多了，不过还有一点点麻。

Taylor: That is too bad. I'm a little worried about it. Maybe your foot is broken?

泰勒：太糟了。我还是有些担心的。你的脚会不会断了？

Rob: I don't think so. But my leg is still sore, too. If it still hurts tomorrow, I'll go to the doctor.

罗布：我想不会。但是我的腿还是很疼。如果明天还疼的话，我要去看医生。

Taylor: Going to the doctor is smart. That is my advice.

泰勒：看医生是个明智的决定。这就是我的建议。

Conversation B

对话B

James: Hi, Linda, how is your toothache?

詹姆斯：嗨，琳达，你牙疼好些了吗？

Linda: Much better. After we talked, I went to the dentist. He fixed² my tooth.

琳达：好多了。我们谈完之后，我就去看了牙医。他解决了我的牙疼问题。

James: That's good. A toothache can be serious.

詹姆斯：很好。牙疼可能是很严重的问题。

Linda: The dentist said that too! You should never ignore a toothache.

琳达：牙医也这么说！你永远不能忽视牙疼。

James: That's right. And you didn't!

詹姆斯：没错。你也没有忽视不理！

Linda: I will go to the dentist more often now.

琳达：我现在会比较常去看牙医。

James: Go every six months. That's best!

詹姆斯：每半年就去一次。这是最好的！

1 numb   

adj.麻木的，失去感觉的；v.使麻木

参考例句：

• His fingers were numb with cold.他的手冻得发麻。
• Numb with cold,we urged the weary horses forward.我们冻得发僵，催着疲惫的马继续往前走。

2 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。