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2010.03.11

Good morning! ... Or is it?

Today's Lesson
MORNING SICKNESS   つわり

Explanation

  • Morning sickness is nausea (= a sick feeling in the stomach) that some pregnant women have, especially in the morning in the first few months after becoming pregnant.
  • morning sickness とは、妊娠している女性が、特に妊娠して最初の数か月の朝に感じることがある吐き気、つまり、つわりのことです。

MORNING SICKNESS

examples

  1. (on the day Mary finds out that she's pregnant)
    MARY: I just threw up again.
    MARY'S HUSBAND: You don't think it might be morning sickness, do you?
  2. a: Mine was an easy pregnancy - I didn't have any morning sickness, I only gained 10 kilograms, and I was able to work until the day the baby was born.
    b: You're lucky. My wife had terrible morning sickness.
  3. They say a good cure for morning sickness is to eat a small high-protein snack before going to bed.

英会話レッスンStay well!