可能是因为现在大家的压力都太大了,所以经常都处于紧张,焦虑的状态,导致我们很多时候无法正常睡眠,有的时候去出差,陌生的环境,也会导致无法入睡,所以很多人几乎都会常备安眠药!今天我们来学习几个与常见药品的相关英文表达!
sleeping pill
安眠药
【解释】
A sleeping pill is a pill ,
that you can take to help you sleep.
【例句】
I suffer from terrible insomnia.
I can't fall asleep without ,
taking sleeping pills.
我失眠非常严重,
不吃安眠药都睡不了。
A: Did the sleeping pill work?
B: Yes, I slept like a log last night.
A: 安眠药有用吗?
B: 有用,我昨晚睡得跟猪一样。
止痛药的英文表达
painkiller/ˈpeɪnˌkɪlər/ n.止痛药
pain reliever n.止痛药
【解释】
A painkiller is a drug that reduces,
or stops physical pain.
【例句】
She's on painkillers.
她在服止痛药。
The doctor wrote me a prescription:
painkillers, 10 days' worth. That's all.
医生排给我开了个处方:
止痛药,10天的量。就这样。
My back hurts.
Could you prescribe some pain relievers for me?
我背有点痛,
能不能给我开点止痛的药呀?
避孕药的英文表达
be/go on the pill
在服避孕药
【解释】
If a woman is on the pill,
she takes a special pill,
that prevents her from becoming pregnant.
【例句】
She has been on the pill for three years.
她服了3年的避孕药。
A: Is it true that she is on the pill?
B: She was on the pill, but she isn't now.
A: 她在吃避孕药是真的吗?
B: 她曾经吃过,现在没有再吃了。