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Note: All of these aches except headache are usually uncountable in British English so you don't use a or an with them. In American English, all these aches are countable so you use a or an with them.


My leg	hurts
Her ankle
His stomach	aches
Everything
His stomach
My toes	hurt
His hands	ache


I've got		arm
She's got	a sore	leg
He's got		toe
You've got		head


I feel		my leg
She's got	a pain in	her stomach
He has		his toe


I feel	ill
He feels	awful
I'm	sick
She's	unwell
We're	not well

Morning, campers! (informal greeting to more than one person): Good morning!
早啊!
My head's killing me (idiom): I've got a very bad headache
我的头痛死了
A hangover (n): A headache from drinking a lot of alcohol
宿醉
A fry-up (n, informal): A meal made of fried foods (fried egg, mushrooms, bacon etc)
油炸食物
To burn the midnight oil (idiom): To study or work until late at night
熬夜工作
Who's for...? (offer, informal): Who wants...?
谁要...?
You're a pain in the neck (idiom): You're very annoying
你很烦人

Illness
生病

You can use have got + ache (when it forms part of a compound noun) with only 5 parts of the body:
只有下列五种身体部位可以加上ache组成集合名词

You can use hurt/ache (verb) with any part of the body:
任何身体部位都可以用hurt/ache当动词使用

You can use sore (adjective) with any part of the body:
任何身体部位都可以用sore当形容词使用

You can use pain (noun) with any part of the body:
pain当名词使用，可以用在任何身体部位上

You can use be or feel + ill/sick/unwell (adjective) or
feel + awful (adjective) to talk about your health in general:
概括描述病情时，可以用be或feel加上ill/sick/unwell，也可以用feel awful

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Illness生病

You can use have got + ache (when it forms part of a compound noun) with only 5 parts of the body: 只有下列五种身体部位可以加上ache组成集合名词

You can use hurt/ache (verb) with any part of the body: 任何身体部位都可以用hurt/ache当动词使用

You can use sore (adjective) with any part of the body: 任何身体部位都可以用sore当形容词使用

You can use pain (noun) with any part of the body: pain当名词使用，可以用在任何身体部位上

You can use be or feel + ill/sick/unwell (adjective) or feel + awful (adjective) to talk about your health in general: 概括描述病情时，可以用be或feel加上ill/sick/unwell，也可以用feel awful