情況相當嚴重, 我想你得打一針。

a. quite, fairly, rather (相當地), very (很), extremely (極, 非常) 等均為表示程度的副詞, 在句中加強形容詞或副詞的詞意。所謂副詞是可修飾動詞、形容詞和副詞的詞類; 所謂形容詞則是可修飾名詞和代名詞的詞類。

例: He studies hard. (hard是副詞, 修飾動詞studies)

     (他用功讀書。)

     She looks very beautiful. (very是副詞, 修飾形容詞beautiful)

     (她看起來很美。)

      He studies very hard. (very是副詞, 修飾副詞hard)

      (他很用功讀書。)

      He is a young boy. (young是形容詞, 修飾名詞boy)

      (他是個年輕男孩。)

      She is beautiful. (beautiful是形容詞, 修飾代名詞she)

      (她很美。)

b. 在a.項所列表示程度的副詞中, 依程度強弱排列如下:

 fairly (最弱), quite, rather, very, extremely (最強)

例: It is fairly/quite/rather hot today.

     (今天相當熱。但不是很熱)

      The car runs very fast.

      (這輛車跑起來很快。)

      I feel extremely tired.

      (我覺得疲倦極了。)

c. shot表『注射、打針』, 乃是口語用法, 正式的字為injection

give + 人 + a shot　　給某人打針

=give + 人 + an injection

 get/take a shot　　(接受) 打針

=get/take an injection

例: The nurse will give you a shot.

      (護士會替你打針。)

       Most children are afraid to take an injection.

      (大部分的小孩都害怕打針。)

a. 本句為"It is going to hurt."變化而來的問句。

be going to + 動詞　　將會……

=will + 動詞

 例: It is going to rain this afternoon.

      =It will rain this afternoon.

      (今天下午將會下雨。)

       I'm going to take a trip next week.

      =I will take a trip next week.

      (我下週將會去旅行。)

b. hurt之後若無受詞時, 譯為『疼痛』; 有受詞時則譯為『傷害』。

 例: My fingers hurt.

     (我的手指痛。)

      Nobody will hurt you.

      (沒有人會傷害你。)

"Don't worry."(別擔心。) 是會話中經常使用來安慰他人的話。

   worry vt. & vi. 擔心

   worried a. 擔心的

   worry about...　　擔心……

 =be worried about...

例: A: Oh, no. We'll miss the bus. We'll be late for school.

     B: Don't worry. We can take a taxi.

    (甲：哦，糟了。我們會搭不上公車，上學將會遲到。)

    (乙：別擔心。我們可以搭計程車。)

        We all worry about you.

      =We are all worried about you.

      (我們都很擔心你。)

"Ouch!"是英文中的聲音字, 表因突來的疼痛而發出的叫聲。

例: A: Ouch! My stomach hurts.

     B: You'd better go to a doctor.

    (甲：哎唷！我的胃好痛。)

    (乙：你最好去看醫生。)

  ＊stomach n. 胃

=OK. It is done.

 =OK. It is finished.

 此處done是形容詞, 表『做完的』, 等於finished。

例: A: Have you finished your job?

     B: Yes, it's done already.

    (甲：你的工作做完了嗎？)

    (乙：是的，已經做完了。)

還有, 飯後服用這些藥丸, 一天三次。

 a. 表『吃藥』的動詞須用take; 表『喝湯』的動詞用eat; 表『喝飲料、咖啡、牛奶等』時則動詞用drink。

例: I really hate taking medicine.

      (我實在很討厭吃藥。)

       Don't make noises when you eat soup.

      (喝湯時不要發出聲音。)

       I drink a cup of coffee every day.

      (我每天喝一杯咖啡。)

b. 3 times a day　　一天三次

表『次數』、『頻率』的說法, 中英文剛好相反, 中文說『一天三次』, 英文卻說『三次一天』(3 times a day)。事實上, 英文是把次數或頻率放前面, 之後再接時間。

例: Jack eats 4 meals a day.

      (傑克一天吃四餐。)

       They work 5 days a week.

      (他們一週工作五天。)