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day 13inside the body

unit 2 · food & health

    inside the body

    Name the parts and organs of the body, and describe how people act with 不禁, 赶忙, 特地, 特意 and 偷偷.

    today’s words

    • 不禁 bùjīn · can’t help (doing)
    • 赶忙 gǎnmáng · hurriedly, at once
    • 特地 tèdì · specially (for a purpose)
    • 特意 tèyì · on purpose, specially
    • 偷偷 tōutōu · secretly, on the quiet
    • 心脏 xīnzàng · heart (the organ)
    • 血液 xuèyè · blood
    • 血管 xuèguǎn · blood vessel
    • 血压 xuèyā · blood pressure
    • 血型 xuèxíng · blood type
    • 肺 fèi · lung
    • 肺炎 fèiyán · pneumonia
    • 肝 gān · liver
    • 肠 cháng · intestine, gut
    • 神经 shénjīng · nerve
    • 骨头 gǔtou · bone
    • 颈椎 jǐngzhuī · neck vertebrae, cervical spine
    • 脖子 bózi · neck
    • 肩膀 jiānbǎng · shoulder
    • 手臂 shǒubì · arm
    • 胸 xiōng · chest
    • 部位 bùwèi · part (of the body), position
    • 一身 yīshēn · all over the body; a whole outfit

    sentences

    • 听说病人没事了,大家都不禁笑了。 · When they heard the patient was all right, everyone couldn’t help smiling.
    • 他特地请了一天假,陪爸爸去量血压。 · He took a day off specially to go with his dad to have his blood pressure checked.
    • 长时间低头看手机,脖子和颈椎都会感到不适。 · Looking down at your phone for hours makes your neck feel bad.
    • 抽烟不但伤肺,还伤心脏和血管,会缩短寿命。 · Smoking harms not only your lungs but also your heart and blood vessels, and it shortens your life.
    • 多吃蔬菜和水果,补充维生素,对肠胃也有好处。 · Eating more fruit and vegetables gives you vitamins, and it’s good for your gut too.