Health/Illness Vocabulary

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I think I’m coming down with something.

 (=I think I’m starting to get sick.)

1.   to ache = to hurt (an ache)                       

           My body aches all over.

           This medicine is for the aches and pains of the flu.

2.   to have a(n)  ___ache.                             

           I have a headache.

                     an earache                 

                     a stomachache     wrong: a stomache

                     a backache

                     a toothache

3.   the chills

           I have the chills. (=times when I suddenly feel very cold)

4.   a cough, to cough

           I have a cough. 

           I can’t stop coughing. 

           I coughed all night.

5.   to give someone some advice (noun)       

           She gave me some good advice.   Wrong:  She gave a good advice.

6.   to advise someone (not) to do s.t. (verb)  

           He advised me to eat more green vegetables.

           She advised him not to eat so much junk food.

7.   to perspire = to sweat (perspiration)          

           I’m perspiring.  I’m sweating.   

8.   plugged up = blocked                               

           My ears are plugged up.

9.   the sniffles, to sniffles                             

           I have the sniffles.  I keep sniffling. (鼻子哼哼做声, soberse los mocos, شَهِقَ اِسْتِنْشاق)

10. raw = very red and painful, especially when you swallow                        

           My throat is raw.

11. runny = adjective   I have a runny nose. 

     to run = verb   My nose is running.

12. to sneeze

           When I get a cold, I usually start sneezing. 

           Excuse me.  I think I’m going to sneeze.

           On the bus, a man sneezed right in my face. 

13. sore

           I have a sore throat.

14. stuffy, stuffed up = congested                  

           I have a stuffy nose. 

           My nose is stuffed up.

15. a temperature, a fever                              

           She has a slight fever. = She has a low temperature. = She has a low-grade fever.

           I have a high temperature. 

           I have a high fever.

16. to water

           My eyes are watering.       

Vocabulary List 1

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Vocabulary List 1 - Revised

a blizzard  暴 风 雪, tormenta de nieve, вьюга, عاصفة ثلجية عنيفة

a design  款式, 样式, 花纹, 图案,  diseño, дизайн, تصميم, رسم, طراز 

a manufacturer  制造者, 生产者, 生产厂家, fabricante,  изготовитель, مؤسسة ، مصتع , منتِج  

a pattern  花样, 图案, 形状, 布局, diseño, dibujo, estampado,  узор, تصميم  رسم

a press conference  新闻发布会, conferencia de prensa, пресс-конференция, مؤتمر صحفي

a vehicle  汽车, 机车, 车辆, vehículo, автомашина, مركبة

amazing 惊奇的, 惊人的, increíble,  поразительный, رائع

annual  年度的, 每年的, anual,  ежегодный , годовой, سنوي

current  当前的, 现在的, actual, en curso,  текущий, современный,حالي ، حاضر

fantastic  极好的, 极出色的, fantástico, фантастика, رائع

luxury  奢侈品, 精美昂贵之物, de lujo, роскошь,  رفاهية  رغد

solar  太阳能的, solar, солнечный, طاقة شمسية

the brain  脑, 大脑, cerebro, мозг, مخ، دماغ

the destination 目的地, 终点, destino,  цель,

     وجهة  مقصد

the environment 自然环境, 环境, 周围状况, medio ambiente, entorno, hábitat natural, окружающая среда, البيئة 

the route  路径, 道路, camino, ruta, путь, дорога, طريق

a victim 受 害 者, victima, жертва, قتيل، مصاب  

the visibility 能 见 度, visibilidad, видимость,

     مجال الرؤية

to adjust  调整, 校准, ajustar, regular, приг|оня́ть, عدّل

to avoid  避 免 (做 某 事), 防 止, evitar,  избегать, يتجنب

to recycle  重新利用, 回收利用, reciclar,  перерабатывать, يعيد استعمال

to run on (to use for energy) 运行, funcionar con, рабо́тает на, تعمل : هذه السيارة تعمل بالديزل

to warn  警 告 某 人,  advertir, предупреждать, يحذر ، ينذر

Vocabulary Review

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Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the words below. You will need to change the verbs by adding third person -s or changing them to past tense, etc.
1.  Cars, trucks, vans, motorcycles, and tractors are all _________. They

     transport (=move) people and things.                                                                                                                              

2.  In the accident, part of his _________ was damaged (被损坏的, dañado, повреждено), so now he can’t speak very well.

3.  Most cars in the U.S. use gasoline or diesel (柴油, дизель). Some new ones use electricity, too. Now some cars ________ ethanol, which is made from corn.

4.  He doesn’t have to plug in his calculator. It is ________-powered. That means it gets its power, or energy, from the sun.

5.  a.  Who is your ________ employer?

     b.  Actually, I don’t have a job right now, but I used to work for Bank of America.

6.  If you can, it’s a good idea to _________ paper. That way, we won’t need to cut down so many trees. Trees are important because they produce (=make) oxygen.

7.  By emptying waste (废物, 垃圾, residuos, отходы) into our rivers and oceans, we may be seriously harming (=hurting) the __________.

8.  When they finally reached (=arrived at) their __________, everyone got off the bus and picked up their luggage.

9.  They had to return their new computer to the __________ because it wasn’t functioning (=working) properly.

10.     a.   Guess what? I got a scholarship (奖学金, beca, стипе́ндия) to go to college.

     b.  That’s __________!  You deserve it. (应受, 应得, 值得, te mereces, заслужить) You’ve studied so hard.

11.     He ________ me not to walk down that street at night. He said it was dangerous.

12.     The President held a _____ to announce (=tell everyone) that he was going to run for re-election.

13.     On their vacations, the billionaire and his family always stay in _________ hotels­­­—only the most comfortable and most expensive things for them!

14.     They’re trying to decide where to have their _________ conference. They choose a different place each year. Last year, they had it in Hawaii. This year, they’re thinking about Miami.

15.     To go there, I used to take Franklin Street and turn onto Pine. But I have found a quicker _________. Now I take Divisadero and turn onto Market instead.

16.     They had a bad argument (争论, pelea, ссора). After that, he didn’t want to see her, so he tried to _______ her.   He had his lunch at a different time so he wouldn’t run into* her.

     *meet, see, 撞见,encontrar,сталкиваться

17.     The rooms were too cold, so the building engineer came and ______________ the air conditioning. Now they’re more comfortable.

18.     Here is the _________ for next month’s magazine cover. We will put this picture in the middle, and this one on top. Above the big picture, it will say, “Terrorist Attack!”

19.     English pronunciation is difficult, but there are ________.  For example, when you see ie or ea, you often say /i:/. After you learn more words, you will start to recognize these regularities and repetitions. (规律和重复, регулярность и повторения)

Future Time Clauses: After he inserts he card, he will withdraw his money.

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Practice making future time clauses. Combine the two sentences. Begin with the time words you hear after I say the two sentences.
Example
1. He will insert his card in the slot. He will withdraw his money. (after)

2. She will read her email. She will log on* to her email account. *enter her password (before)

3. He will enroll in the class. He will start attending. (as soon as [=immediately after], tan pronto como)

4. She will step up on the bus. She will have to show the driver her Fast Pass. (after)

5. He will walk back and look for a seat. He will pay his fare. (before)

6. He will eat dinner. He will wrap up the leftovers*. (after)
*the food you still have because you didn’t eat all of it.

7. She will get laid off 2. She will file for 1 unemployment benefits. (as soon as)
1) fill out a form to ask for 2) lose your job because your employer wants to save money

8. He will get his pay check. He will pay his bills. (as soon as)

9. He will find another job. He won’t resign 1 from his current 2 job. (until)
1) quit 2) present, the one he has now

10. She will eat. She will brush her teeth and floss. (after) 

Flight 507, New York to Frankfurt

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to serve food
the cockpit
to fire a shot
to attack
to scream
the passengers
to kick
the pilot/the captain
a flight attendant

Flight 207, New York to Frankfurt

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Flight 507, New York to Frankfurt

to serve food                                   

the cockpit                                 

to fire a shot

to attack

to scream

the passengers

to kick

the pilot/the captain

a flight attendant

The plane was flying from New York to Frankfurt. The flight was completely full. Some of the passengers (read) 1____________. Others (sleep) 2____________, using their laptops, or waiting to use the restroom. The flight attendants (push) 3____________ their carts down the aisle and serving lunch to the passengers.

        In the back of the plane, there was a man who (wear) 4____________ dark clothes and sunglasses. He seemed nervous. Suddenly, he (stand up) 5____________ and he (rush) 6____________ up to a flight attendant.  He (grab) 7____________ her. Then he (pull) 8____________ a gun out of his pocket and put it to her head. He said, “Shut up and sit still! This plane is going to Murobia!” A woman sitting next to him screamed, so he (shoot) 9____________ her.

    Two men who (sit) 10____________ behind the man (jump) 11____________ up and (attack) 12____________ the hijacker (劫机者, pirata áereo). One of them (hit) 13____________ him twice in the back of his head. Then the other man (kick) 14____________ him twice very hard in the stomach. The hijacker (fire) 15____________ a shot from the gun, but nobody (get) 16____________ hurt. Then the pilot (come) 17____________ out of the cockpit. (驾驶舱, cabina de mando) He (handcuff, handcuff, 给…戴上手铐, esposar) 18____________ the hijacker.

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