英语俚语天天说 第25期:感觉不舒服,身体不适under the weather(在线收听

   under the weather

  Feeling sick; ill. It can also mean that a person is feeling sad or depressed.
  不舒服; 身体不适
  in the old days, when a sailor was feeling seasick, "he was sent down below to help his reocvery, under the deck and away from the weather."
  来源是这样子,以前在航海时,当水手晕船时,他就会躲到甲板,这样就远离糟糕的天气,所以用under the weather 来指代心情不好,或感觉不舒服;
  He cannot come to the class today because he is under the weather.
  今天他不能来上课,因为他身体不舒服。
  Jessica just got back from her vacation in Florida, but sadly, she returned feeling a bit under the weather because she had a sore throat, a runny nose, and a fever.
  Jessica刚从Florida度假回来,但是她的心情有点糟,因为她发烧,嗓子哑了而且还发烧。
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