If you have a sore throat, you could drink hot water with Gancao.

如果你喉咙痛，可以用甘草泡热水喝。

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I have a sore throat.

我喉咙痛。

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I have a sore throat and a stuffy nose.

我嗓子疼而且鼻子不通气。

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If you get the nasal spray variety, you can have a sore throat for a day and a runny nose.

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It reminds me of when the President stood up during the health care debate and declared that when you have a sore throat surgeons will take out your tonsils for money when it could just be an allergy.

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