情景会话口袋书人际篇 第169期:就诊(4)

13. Your blood pressure is really up.
你的血压很高。
还能这样说：
You have a high blood pressure.
High blood pressure is creeping up on you.
应用解析：
bring pressure to bear on sb. 对某人施加压力;
put pressure on sb. (to do sth.) 催逼某人
14. Do you feel bloated in your abdominal area after a meal?
饭后你肚子胀吗?
还能这样说：
Does your abdomen puff up after a meal?
Do you have a bloated feeling after a meal?
谚语：
Always taking out of the meal-tub and never putting in, soon comes to the bottom.
坐吃山空。
15. Do you have nightmares occasionally?
你有时会做噩梦吗?
还能这样说：
Do you have bad dreams sometimes?
Do you have some horrible dreams at times?
16. Your tonsils are a little swollen and red.
你的扁桃体有点红肿。
还能这样说：
There is inflammation of your tonsils.
Your tonsils suffer from an inflammation.
应用解析：
a swell in population 人口的膨胀;
a swell in politics 政界名人;
swell out 使鼓起;
swell up 胀起来
17. Maybe the food had something wrong with it.
可能是你吃的食物有问题。
还能这样说：
It may be the reason of the food you ate.
There may be something wrong with the food.
应用解析：
become food for fishes 葬身鱼腹;
be food for worms 死亡;
chew the food 寻思，玩味;
off one's food 胃口不佳，食欲减退