1. Expressions of being healthy:
be healthy, stay in good shape, have a
clean bill of health, a sound mind in a sound body, fit and robust,
glowing health, hale and hearty, feel like a million, can't
complain, sound as a whistle, fresh, able-bodied, full of life, in
the pink, physically fit, safe and sound, blooming,
rosy-cheeked
2. Expressions of being ill:
be ill / sick / feeble and frail, come
down with (flu / fever), ill health, feeling terrible / ill / awful
/ rotten / rundown, feeling like the walking dead / feeling
rundown, feeling out of sorts, break out with, sick as a dog, on
one's back, under the weather, unwell, have / run a temperature
3. Expressions of treatment (medical /
non-medical):
take medicine, have ... removed, (have
an operation), therapeutic healing, injection, inoculation, medical
check-up, medical tests, antibiotic treatment, cure-all,
pick-me-up, painkiller, antidote, miracle drugs, medicinal, faith
healer, panacea, acupuncture (针刺疗法), osteopathy (推拿疗法), homeopathy
(草药疗法)
4. Expressions of keeping fit:
do exercise / aerobics (有氧操), stay
positive, an apple a day keeps the doctor away, do yoga(逾迦),
practise martial arts (武术), do soft boxing (打太极拳), practise qi-gong
(气功)
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