Englishpod 002 Calling in Sick

I am feeling quite ill today. 我今天很不舒服。

“quite ill” means "very sick"

quite is a synonym（近义词）of very

ill is more commonly used in British English

ill和sick意思差不多，ill多用于英式英语

Englishpod 002 Calling in Sick

I think I am coming down with the flu.

我估计得了流感。

coming down with 患上

Eg：My throat really hurts. I think I am coming down with a cold. 嗓子痛，可能感冒了。

I have a headache, a sore throat，a runny nose and I am feeling slightly feverish.

头痛，嗓子痛，流鼻涕，感觉有点发烧。

sore酸痛

If you play tennis all weekends, you will have a sore arm/sore back/sore neck.

runny nose/running nose 很形象，奔跑的鼻子，鼻涕流下来

“call in sick”means “call your boss to tell him that you can't go to work because you are sick”打电话请病假

想象一下两个人分别打电话给老板请病假

A: I am calling to tell you that I can't go to work because I am sick.

B: I am calling in sick.

怎么样，是不是高低立现？