小編導(dǎo)讀：本期美劇詞匯選自《權(quán)力的游戲》第六季第七集

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When I found you, I thought you'd been dead for days. The way you were stinking already and you had bugs all over you and bone was coming through right there. I was gonna give you a proper burial and then you coughed. Oh, nearly shit myself.
當(dāng)初發(fā)現(xiàn)你的時(shí)候，我還以為你死掉幾天了，你當(dāng)時(shí)臭氣熏天，滿身都是蟲子，骨頭都從這里穿出來了。正打算好好埋了你，你咳嗽了一聲。我差點(diǎn)兒拉在褲子里。

Cough

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A cough helps to remove irritants from the respiratory system.
咳嗽有助于把刺激物從呼吸系統(tǒng)中排除。

In these sentences, "cough" is a verb:
在下列例句中，cough是個(gè)動(dòng)詞：

He's coughing because he's sick.
因?yàn)樯。恢痹诳人浴?/em>

She started to cough because she swallowed a fly.
她因?yàn)橥塘艘恢簧n蠅，所以開始咳嗽。

I have to make an appointment with a doctor because I can't stop coughing.
因?yàn)槲也煌５乜人?，所以不得不預(yù)約了一位醫(yī)生。

In these sentences, "cough" is a noun:
在下列例句中，cough是個(gè)名詞：

He has a bad cough.
他咳嗽很嚴(yán)重。

You should see a doctor about that cough.
你應(yīng)該找個(gè)醫(yī)生看看咳嗽。

The conductor of the orchestra got angry because of all the coughing during the performance.
樂隊(duì)指揮因?yàn)楸硌葸^程中的所有不和諧聲音而感到生氣。

You can also use "cough" as an adjective:
你還可以把cough用作形容詞：

Cough syruphelps reduce the effects of a cold.
止咳糖漿有助于緩解感冒。

Cough drops help if you have a sore throat.
如果你喉嚨痛的話，來點(diǎn)止咳藥片會(huì)好很多。

Robitussin is strong cough medicine.
諾比舒咳是很有效的止咳藥。

"Cough it up" is a popular expression in English. It means to hand something over to another person, especially money:
Cough it up是英語中很流行的表達(dá)方式，意為把某物交給某人，尤其指錢：

If you owe money to the I.R.S., you'd better cough it up or pay a penalty.
如果你欠了美國國稅局的錢，你最好上交錢款或者支付違約金。

Most of us were able to cough up a few bucks to help the man buy a train ticket.
我們中的大部分人都能拿出一些錢來幫那個(gè)人買張火車票。

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