Lesson 16Explaining - Injuries and Illness -

When do you use this expression?

• ・Something hurts with an aching or throbbing pain.

for example

• ・When I got up, I had a pounding headache. So I stayed home from school.
• ・My tooth has been throbbing with pain since last night.
• ・Because my leg is throbbing with pain, I will not be able to play soccer today.

When do you use this expression?

• ・You have a stomachache. You feel a sharp pain in your stomach.

for example

• ・Because my leg is throbbing with pain, I will not be able to play soccer today.
• ・Because of stress at work, I have an acute stomachache.
• ・I suddenly felt a sharp pain in my stomach.