迷你對話學地道口語第1308期:臥牀不起

第一，迷你對話
A: Where is Peter? I haven't seen him for quite a few days.
Peter在哪裏？我很多天沒見到他了。
B: He's on his back now.
他臥牀不起了。
A: I am sorry to hear that. But he was all right last week.
真不願聽到這個消息，但他上週還是好好的。
B: Yeah, he was caught in the rain the other day. He had got a very bad cold.
是的，那天他淋雨了，就感冒嚴重了。
第二，地道表達
on one's back
1. 解詞釋義
Be on one's back的意思是“生病臥牀不起”的意思。
2. 拓展範例
E.g. He caught a bad cold and was on his back for a week.
他患重感冒，臥牀一個星期。
E.g. Please give a call to our manager and tell him that I am sick and on my back.
請給一個電話給我的經理，告訴他我病得臥牀不起了。
第三，視野拓展
be caught in the rain：淋雨
E.g. He was wringing wet because he was caught in the rain without an umbrella.
由於未打傘在雨中行走，他全身溼透了。
E.g. He has been caught in the rain and is wet through and through.
他遇上雨，渾身都溼透了。
E.g. I was caught in the rain on my way home. As a result I had a bad cold.
我在回家的路上遇到大雨，結果得了重感冒。
the other day：不久前某一天
She looked at the vendor who cheated her the other day with distaste.
她厭惡地望着那個前幾天曾經欺騙過她的小販。
I chanced to see our old headmaster in the street the other day.
前幾天我碰巧在街上看到了我們的老校長。
get a bad cold：嚴重感冒
E.g. I get a bad cold; therefore, I can't attend the meeting.
我患重傷風，因此不能參加會議。
E.g. I have got a bad cold, running at the nose.
我傷風感冒很重, 直流鼻涕。