Bronchitis is an illness of the bronchial tubes, the air pipes that take air into your lungs. The tubes become inflamed — swollen and sore — and you cough, often a lot, and you may bring up mucus.

Bronchitis支氣管炎 is an illness of the bronchial tubes是支氣管的一種疾病 the air pipes that take air into your lungs支氣管就是把空氣送進肺部的那些氣管。The tubes become inflamed這些管子會發炎 swollen and sore腫起來、感覺痛 and而且 you cough你會咳嗽 often a lot常常咳得很厲害 and而且 you may bring up mucus可能會咳出痰。

Acute bronchitis often follows a cold and then goes away. Chronic bronchitis hangs on, and is common in people who have smoked for years.

Acute bronchitis急性支氣管炎 often follows a cold常常是感冒之後接著來的 and then goes away然後就好了。Chronic bronchitis慢性支氣管炎 hangs on則會一直拖著不好 and而且 is common in people who have smoked for years常見於抽菸多年的人身上。

In everyday English people may just say a chest infection or a bad cough; bronchitis is the clearer, slightly medical name. Though actually, you cannot always tell it from a heavy cold, or from pneumonia, just by how miserable you feel — pneumonia is an infection of the lung tissue itself, not only the tubes. A doctor sorts that out.

In everyday English在日常英文裡 people may just say一般人可能只會說 a chest infection or a bad cough胸部感染或很嚴重的咳嗽 bronchitis is the clearer, slightly medical namebronchitis則是比較清楚、稍微醫學一點的說法。Though actually不過 you cannot always tell it from a heavy cold, or from pneumonia你不見得能單靠自己有多難受 just by how miserable you feel就分辨出這是嚴重感冒還是肺炎 pneumonia is an infection of the lung tissue itself肺炎是肺部組織本身的感染 not only the tubes而不只是氣管的問題。A doctor sorts that out這種事要交給醫生判斷。

It is not a tickle in the throat; the trouble sits lower, in the chest.

It is not a tickle in the throat它不是喉嚨癢癢的那種小毛病 the trouble sits lower, in the chest問題出在更下面的胸腔。