Eztalk美语【182】act sick 装病

Lily is sick in bed

Mom:Lily! Why aren't you up and ready for school?
Lily:I don't feel so good, Mom.
Mom:Lily, if you're acting¹ sick just because you want to play hooky...
Lily:[Coughing] No, Mom. I'm really sick.
Mom:Oh, that's a nasty cough. Let me feel your head. [feels her forehead] You're on fire!

act sick
装病
I need to act sick so my mom lets me stay home from school.
我得装病，我妈才让我待在家里不上学。

play hooky
逃课
I would play hooky every day if I could.
要是可以，我会天天逃课。

cough (v.,n.)
咳嗽
A: What's wrong with you now?
你怎么了？
B: I have a cough.
我咳嗽了。

on fire
着火，这是发烧的夸张说法，表示额头烫得像着火似的。「发烧」是get a fever，「发冷」则是have the chills
Our house is on fire!
我们家着火了！

莉莉生病躺在床上

妈妈：莉莉！怎么还不起床准备上学？
莉莉：妈，我不舒服。
妈妈：莉莉，如果你为了想逃课而装病……
莉莉：（咳嗽）不是，妈。我真的病了。
妈妈：喔，咳得蛮严重的。我摸摸你的头。（摸她的额头）你好烫！

1 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。