260812 – Describing Pain: Location, Type and Intensity

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8 月 12 日 星期三
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描述痛楚(第 1 課):位置、種類及程度

Describing Pain(Lesson 1): Location, Type and Intensity

學習目標:

完成本課後,你可以:

  • 講出常見嘅身體部位,並且描述邊度痛痛係點樣,以及痛楚有幾嚴重
  • 明白:語調同重讀可以幫助聽者捉到最重要嘅資料。

先學識幾個簡單詞語同句式。講得慢、講得清楚已經足夠。

1. Body parts — 身體部位

EnglishIPACantonese
head /hed/
throat /θrəʊt/喉嚨
chest /tʃest/胸口
stomach /ˈstʌmək/
back /bæk/腰/背脊
leg /leɡ/
knee /niː/膝頭
shoulder /ˈʃəʊldə/膊頭
arm /ɑːm/手臂
foot /fʊt/腳板

Pronunciation note: The k in knee is silent. Say NEE, not “kuh-nee”.

2. Types of pain and symptoms — 痛楚種類及症狀

EnglishIPACantonese
sharp pain /ʃɑːp peɪn/刺痛
dull pain /dʌl peɪn/隱隱作痛
burning pain /ˈbɜːnɪŋ peɪn/灼熱痛
stabbing pain /ˈstæbɪŋ peɪn/刺刺痛
throbbing pain /ˈθrɒbɪŋ peɪn/跳痛
tight /taɪt/
pressure /ˈpreʃə/壓力感
cramp /kræmp/抽筋
numb /nʌm/麻痺
swollen /ˈswəʊlən/

 

3. Intensity — 痛楚程度

EnglishIPACantonese
mild /maɪld/輕微
moderate /ˈmɒdərət/中等
severe /sɪˈvɪə/嚴重

 

4. Core sentence patterns — 基本句式

Location (痛嘅位置)
  • I have pain in my + body part.
    • I have pain in my back.
    • I have pain in my chest.
  • My + body part + hurts.
    • My knee hurts.
    • My shoulder hurts.
Type or feeling (痛楚種類或感覺)
  • The pain is + description.
    • The pain is sharp.
    • The pain is dull.
    • The pain is throbbing.
  • It feels + adjective.
    • It feels tight.
    • It feels numb.
Intensity and movement (痛楚程度及活動)
  • The pain is + intensity.
    • The pain is mild.
    • The pain is severe.
  • It hurts when I + verb.
    • It hurts when I walk.
    • It hurts when I bend down.
  • The pain comes and goes. 痛楚時有時無。

5. Model sentences — 例句

  • My back hurts. The pain is sharp. — 我腰痛,係刺痛。
  • My knee hurts. It feels tight. — 我膝頭痛,覺得好緊。
  • The pain is severe. — 痛得好嚴重。
  • It hurts when I stand up. — 我企起身會痛。
  • The pain comes and goes. — 痛吓又唔痛。

6. Pronunciation practice — 朗讀練習

  1. Read slowly. 慢慢讀
  2. Stress the bold words.重讀粗體字
  3. Repeat each sentence three times. 每句讀三次
  4. Point to the body part. 指出身體部位
  • My BACK hurts.
  • The pain is SHARP.
  • It feels TIGHT HERE.
  • It hurts when I STAND UP.

7. Quick check — 小測驗

Complete the sentences (完成句子):
  1. My _____ hurts.(膝頭)
  2. The pain is _____ .(刺痛)
  3. It feels _____.(緊)
  4. It hurts when I _____.(行路)
  5. The pain comes and _____.(又唔痛)
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Answers

  1. knee
  2. sharp
  3. tight
  4. walk
  5. goes

Home practice

Make three new sentences by choosing a body part, a pain description and an intensity (選擇一個身體部位、一個形容痛楚嘅詞語,以及一個痛楚程度,造出三句句子):
My _____ hurts. The pain is _____ and _____ .