A medical condition in which the pressure of blood inside your blood vessels stays too high, often for a long time. You may feel nothing at all — doctors sometimes call it a quiet problem — but over years it can hurt the heart, the brain, and the kidneys. A doctor measures it with a cuff on your arm.

A medical condition in which the pressure of blood inside your blood vessels stays too high這是一種血管裡的血壓一直太高的醫學狀況， often for a long time而且通常持續很久。 You may feel nothing at all你可能完全沒感覺， doctors sometimes call it a quiet problem醫生有時會說這是一種安靜的毛病， but over years it can hurt the heart, the brain, and the kidneys但經過多年，它會傷害心臟、大腦和腎臟。 A doctor measures it with a cuff on your arm醫生會用臂上的壓脈帶來量它。

Though actually, everyday English says high blood pressure far more often; hypertension is the doctor's word, and you will meet it on reports and in health class.

Though actually, everyday English says high blood pressure far more often不過其實日常英文更常說 high blood pressure， hypertension is the doctor's wordhypertension 是醫生在用的字， and you will meet it on reports and in health class你會在報告和健康課上遇到它。

It is not the same as feeling tense or stressed in the moment, even though tension sits inside the word. A calm person can still have hypertension, and a worried person may not.

It is not the same as feeling tense or stressed in the moment這跟一時感到緊張、有壓力不是同一回事， even though tension sits inside the word雖然 tension 這個字就藏在裡面。 A calm person can still have hypertension一個很冷靜的人還是可能有 hypertension， and a worried person may not而一個很焦慮的人也可能沒有。