The pharynx is the tube that starts at the back of your mouth (and the back of your nose) and then divides: one way for food, one way for air. Food should go down toward the stomach; air should go toward the lungs. It is a passage, not a thing you can hold in your hand.

The pharynx is the tubepharynx是一條管子 that starts at the back of your mouth從你嘴巴後方開始 (and the back of your nose)（還有鼻腔後方） and then divides然後分岔: one way for food一條通往食物該走的路, one way for air一條通往空氣該走的路。Food should go down toward the stomach食物應該往下走向胃; air should go toward the lungs空氣應該走向肺。It is a passage它是一條通道, not a thing you can hold in your hand不是你可以拿在手上的東西。

Everyday English just says the back of the throat; pharynx is the body-science and doctor word. Food, drink, and air all move through it.

Everyday English just says日常英文就直接說 the back of the throatthe back of the throat（喉嚨後面）; pharynx is the body-science and doctor wordpharynx是人體科學和醫生用字。Food, drink, and air all move through it食物、飲料和空氣都會經過它。

Though actually, students smash it into larynx, which sits next door but is not the same. The larynx is the voice box, further down, where the voice is made. If you swallow, the pharynx is doing a lot of the work; if you speak, the larynx is.

Though actually不過其實, students smash it into larynx學生常常把它和larynx搞混, which sits next door but is not the same那是它隔壁的鄰居，但不是同一個東西。The larynx is the voice boxlarynx是聲帶所在的位置, further down位置更下面, where the voice is made是聲音產生的地方。If you swallow如果你在吞嚥, the pharynx is doing a lot of the work主要在工作的是pharynx; if you speak如果你在說話, the larynx is主要在工作的是larynx。

You cannot see the whole pharynx in a mirror — only the back wall of the mouth part. Doctors use a light, and sometimes a small camera, when they need the rest.

You cannot see the whole pharynx in a mirror你沒辦法在鏡子裡看到整個pharynx — only the back wall of the mouth part只能看到嘴巴那部分的後壁。Doctors use a light醫生會用一支燈, and sometimes a small camera有時候還會用一支小攝影機, when they need the rest當他們需要看剩下的部分時。