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day 14germs and first aid

unit 2 · food & health

    germs and first aid

    Talk about germs, infections and first aid, and give two choices with 要么……要么…….

    today’s words

    • 要么 yàome · either … or …; or else
    • 病毒 bìngdú · virus
    • 细菌 xìjūn · bacteria, germs
    • 传染 chuánrǎn · to infect, be contagious
    • 传染病 chuánrǎnbìng · infectious disease
    • 感染 gǎnrǎn · to get infected, infect
    • 免疫 miǎnyì · immunity; immune
    • 防治 fángzhì · to prevent and treat
    • 消毒 xiāodú · to disinfect
    • 消灭 xiāomiè · to wipe out, destroy
    • 酒精 jiǔjīng · rubbing alcohol, spirit
    • 抑制 yìzhì · to restrain, inhibit
    • 急救 jíjiù · first aid; emergency treatment
    • 伤口 shāngkǒu · wound, cut
    • 损伤 sǔnshāng · to injure, damage
    • 轮椅 lúnyǐ · wheelchair
    • 康复 kāngfù · to recover
    • 加重 jiāzhòng · to get worse; make heavier
    • 死亡 sǐwáng · death; to die (formal)
    • 疲劳 píláo · tired, fatigued
    • 中暑 zhòngshǔ · heatstroke; to get heatstroke
    • 毒 dú · poison; poisonous
    • 难免 nánmiǎn · hard to avoid, bound to happen

    sentences

    • 要么去医院看看,要么在家好好休息。 · Either go and get checked at the hospital or have a proper rest at home.
    • 这种药能抑制病毒,但对细菌没有用。 · This medicine fights viruses, but it does nothing against bacteria.
    • 流感很容易传染,你要么在家休息,要么离别人远一点。 · Flu spreads easily: either stay home or keep your distance from others.
    • 医生用酒精给伤口消毒,再用干净的布包好。 · The doctor cleaned the wound with rubbing alcohol, then wrapped it in a clean cloth.
    • 由于防治及时,这次传染病没有造成死亡。 · Thanks to prompt prevention and treatment, the outbreak caused no deaths.