I've got a bad headache.

頭痛彷佛已成為都市人最常有的毛病，它的成因可能是生活壓力太大所致，也可能是其它疾病所引致，如果你的頭痛很厲害，可告訴別人：I've got a bad headache.或說(shuō)：I have a sore head.（我的頭很疼痛），偏頭痛則叫a migraine。

對(duì) 話

Brian: What are you wearing those headphones for?

Ian: What?

Brian: What are you wearing those headphones for?

Ian: ( Takes off the phones) I'm sorry what did you say?

Brian: ( Shouting) Why were you wearing those headphones! They aren't plugged in.

Ian: I've got a bad headache and people keep shouting at me. Could you please tone it down? Thank you!

布萊恩：你戴上這些耳機(jī)有什么用？

伊恩：什么？

布萊恩：你戴上這些耳機(jī)有什么用？

伊恩：（除下耳機(jī)）對(duì)不起，你在說(shuō)什么？

布萊恩：（大聲地說(shuō)）為什么你戴著還未插上電源的耳機(jī)？

伊恩：我頭痛很厲害，每人都不停地對(duì)我呼叫，可以小聲一點(diǎn)嗎?拜托!

‘頭痛’英文叫 headache。 美式英文凡以 -ache 為言的痛癥，例如：toothache（牙痛）、　backache(背痛) 、stomach-ache（胃痛、腹痛），都是可數(shù)名詞（countable noun），可冠以a字；但是，英式英文卻有點(diǎn)不同，痛癥一般作可數(shù)或不可數(shù)名詞（uncountable noun）都可以。所以英式英文可以說(shuō)I've had backache for quite a few days.（我背部痛了好幾天），美式英文卻必須說(shuō)a backache。

至于headache，則英式英文也只能作可數(shù)名詞，不可略去a字。唐三藏念緊箍咒，孫悟空可以喊：I have a(n) dreadful/terrible/bad/excruciating headache.（我頭痛得厲害）、I've got a splitting headache.（我頭痛欲裂）、I've got a hammering headache./There's a hammering in my head.（我的頭像被錘擊一樣痛）、My head hurts.（我的頭很痛）、My head is killing me.（我頭痛得要命）、My head is throbbing/pounding.（我頭痛得砰砰直跳）、There is a shooting pain in my head.（我頭部陣陣剌痛）、I've got a sick headache.（我頭痛并作嘔）、I am feeling headachy.（我有些頭痛）。Excruciating是‘劇烈的(疼痛)’，split是‘裂開(kāi)’，pound作動(dòng)詞是‘猛烈跳動(dòng)’，throb則是 ‘(心臟等)有規(guī)律地跳動(dòng)’。患偏頭痛者還可以說(shuō)：I've got a severe migraine/a severe migraine attack/a severe migraine headache.（我劇烈偏頭痛發(fā)作）。

Headache也可引申解作‘煩惱事’，例如：Water shortage is our biggest headache.（缺水是我們最大的問(wèn)題）