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No, no. Contractions can be unnerving if you don't know what they are, but she's fine.
对，收缩虽然会不舒服，但她没事。
《Friends Season 8》《老友记 第八季》
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Hey. So? She's fine. She's experiencing Braxton-Hicks contractions, mild discomfort caused by contractions in the uterine wall.
结果呢？她没事，她出现“布拉克斯通·希克斯”子宫收缩，那是子宫壁出现中度不适的现象。
《Friends Season 8》《老友记 第八季》
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Your page said come to the hospital, what? What was it? What happened? Something called Braxton-Hicks contractions.
你呼叫我说“赶到医院来”，发生了什么事？什么“布拉克斯通·希克斯”子宫收缩。
《Friends Season 8》《老友记 第八季》
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Sweetheart, go home. Come back when the contractions are five minutes apart for an hour.
亲爱的，你先回家。等阵痛间隔5分钟持续一小时后再来。
《The Big Bang Theory Season 10》《生活大爆炸 第十季》
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I'm the father. Okay, Dad, how far apart are the contractions? No idea. Ask him. 12 minutes.
我是孩子的爹。孩子的爹，阵痛间隔是多久？不知道，问他。12分钟。
《The Big Bang Theory Season 10》《生活大爆炸 第十季》
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Native speakers will always use contractions in daily conversation, so if you want to sound like one, you should too!
母语者在日常交流的时候总是会略读。所以如果你希望自己听起来更地道，也要学习一下！
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In everyday conversation, Americans always use contractions instead of the written version.
在日常对话中，美国人经常使用缩略形式，而不会使用书面形式。
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The contractions started coming every five minutes.
子宫开始每隔五分钟收缩一次。
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The contractions were getting stronger.
宫缩越来越强烈。
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The contractions were suddenly hard.
突然之间宫缩猛烈起来了。
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I didn't feel like I was having contractions.
我没有感觉我有收缩。
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Tell her it only hurts during the contractions.
告诉她只是在宫缩的时候才会痛。