ESL Podcast 893 – Sports-Related Injuries

 　　Grace: What happened to you?!

　　Paul: I had a little accident at the game today.

　　Grace: Little accident?! You’re limping and obviously in pain!

　　Paul: I just pulled a muscle in my back and aggravated¹ my runner’s knee, that’s all. It’s nothing to worry about.

　　Grace: And you’re still recovering from the sprained² ankle, concussion³, and neck strain from three weeks ago. Don’t you think you should sit out of the game for the next few weeks?

　　Paul: I might have to, but these aren’t serious injuries. They’re just part of playing sports.

　　Grace: I hate to bring this up again, but you’re not a 20-year-old anymore. Maybe your ligaments, tendons, and joints⁴ aren’t what they used to be.

　　Paul: Don’t start with me. I’m in the prime of my life and in perfect physical condition. Don’t try to tell me I’m over the hill just because I get an injury or two now and then.

　　Grace: I’m not saying you’re over the hill. I just worry that you can’t sit, stand, or lie down comfortably.

　　Paul: Who says I can’t...ow!

　　Script by Dr. Lucy Tse

1 aggravated   

使恶化( aggravate的过去式和过去分词 )； 使更严重； 激怒； 使恼火

参考例句：

• If he aggravated me any more I shall hit him. 假如他再激怒我，我就要揍他。
• Far from relieving my cough, the medicine aggravated it. 这药非但不镇咳，反而使我咳嗽得更厉害。

2 sprained   

v.&n. 扭伤

参考例句：

• I stumbled and sprained my ankle. 我摔了一跤，把脚脖子扭了。
• When Mary sprained her ankles, John carried her piggyback to the doctors. 玛丽扭伤了足踝，约翰驮她去看医生。

3 concussion   

n.脑震荡；震动

参考例句：

• He was carried off the field with slight concussion.他因轻微脑震荡给抬离了现场。
• She suffers from brain concussion.她得了脑震荡。

4 joints   

接头( joint的名词复数 )； 关节； 公共场所（尤指价格低廉的饮食和娱乐场所） （非正式）； 一块烤肉 （英式英语）

参考例句：

• Expansion joints of various kinds are fitted on gas mains. 各种各样的伸缩接头被安装在煤气的总管道上了。
• Expansion joints of various kinds are fitted on steam pipes. 各种各样的伸缩接头被安装在蒸气管道上了。