[译] 我儿子感冒了,喉咙痛。
[误] My son caught a cold and had a throatache.

[正] My son caught a cold and had a sore throat.
[注] ache 指持续疼痛,而且常与人体某一部位结合起来构成复合词,如: backache 背痛/boneache 骨痛/headache 头痛/stomachache 胃痛/toothache 牙痛等,但是喉痛却用 sore throat,又如: A cough follows sore throat. 咳嗽发生在喉痛之后。