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Catch a Bug
感冒
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Jesse：What's wrong, Sarah? You're not yourself today!
潔西：莎拉，妳怎麼了？妳今天不太對勁！
Sarah：Oh, I think I caught a bug. I have a sore throat.
莎拉：噢，我想我感冒了。我喉嚨痛。
Jesse：Does that mean you can't go to the karaoke bar with me?
潔西：所以說，妳不能跟我一起去唱卡拉 OK 囉？
Sarah：Definitely not. Sorry.
莎拉：真的不行。對不起。
Jesse：Sarah, you always have some excuse!
潔西：莎拉，妳老是有藉口！
Sarah：That's not true.
莎拉：哪有。
Jesse：Last time, you said that you broke your leg, and then I saw you playing soccer.
潔西：上一次妳說妳摔斷腿，可是後來我看到妳在踢足球。
Sarah：The doctor said I needed to stretch it.
莎拉：醫生說我的腿需要伸展一下嘛。
延伸學習
俚語精解
bug原指「小蟲」，在本俚語中則指「細菌」或「病毒」，catch a bug
字面上的意思是「抓到細菌」，引申指「小感冒」或「身體微恙」，意思等同pick up / get a bug、catch a cold / chill，或 get the flu。
例：People with emotional problems are more likely to catch a bug and be less able to shake it off.
（有情緒問題的人容易感冒又較難復元。）
*shake something off 治癒（疾病），擺脫（惡習）
關鍵字詞
sore a.疼痛的，酸痛的
例：My back is still sore from standing too long.
（我的背因為站太久到現在還在痛。）
throat n.喉嚨
*have a sore throat 喉嚨痛
例：Andy cleared his throat and spoke in a low and steady voice.
（安迪清了清喉嚨，以低沉平穩的聲音開口說話。）
karaoke n.卡拉OK
definitely adv.當然
例：Lynn is my best friend; I'll definitely attend her wedding.
（小琳是我最好的朋友，我一定會出席她的婚禮。）
stretch vt. & vi.伸展
*stretch one's legs 散散步，舒展筋骨
例：I really need to stretch my legs after driving all night.
（開了整夜的車後，我真的需要出去走走，舒展一下筋骨。）
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