“小病”常见的英文表达有 minor illness 或 slight ailment。
minor illness:侧重于强调疾病的程度较轻、不严重。例如:He had a minor illness and stayed home for a couple of days.(他得了一场小病,在家待了几天。)
slight ailment:“slight”同样表示轻微的,“ailment”指不太严重的疾病或小病痛 。例如:She just had a slight ailment and will be back to work soon.(她只是得了一场小病,很快就会回去工作。)