小编导读：本期美剧词汇选自《权力的游戏》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.
当初发现你的时候，我还以为你死掉几天了，你当时臭气熏天，满身都是虫子，骨头都从这里穿出来了。正打算好好埋了你，你咳嗽了一声。我差点儿拉在裤子里。

Cough

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A cough helps to remove irritants from the respiratory system.
咳嗽有助于把刺激物从呼吸系统中排除。

In these sentences, "cough" is a verb:
在下列例句中，cough是个动词：

He's coughing because he's sick.
因为生病，他一直在咳嗽。

She started to cough because she swallowed a fly.
她因为吞了一只苍蝇，所以开始咳嗽。

I have to make an appointment with a doctor because I can't stop coughing.
因为我不停地咳嗽，所以不得不预约了一位医生。

In these sentences, "cough" is a noun:
在下列例句中，cough是个名词：

He has a bad cough.
他咳嗽很严重。

You should see a doctor about that cough.
你应该找个医生看看咳嗽。

The conductor of the orchestra got angry because of all the coughing during the performance.
乐队指挥因为表演过程中的所有不和谐声音而感到生气。

You can also use "cough" as an adjective:
你还可以把cough用作形容词：

Cough syruphelps reduce the effects of a cold.
止咳糖浆有助于缓解感冒。

Cough drops help if you have a sore throat.
如果你喉咙痛的话，来点止咳药片会好很多。

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

"Cough it up" is a popular expression in English. It means to hand something over to another person, especially money:
Cough it up是英语中很流行的表达方式，意为把某物交给某人，尤其指钱：

If you owe money to the I.R.S., you'd better cough it up or pay a penalty.
如果你欠了美国国税局的钱，你最好上交钱款或者支付违约金。

Most of us were able to cough up a few bucks to help the man buy a train ticket.
我们中的大部分人都能拿出一些钱来帮那个人买张火车票。

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