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day 141viruses and infections

unit 21 · the body

    viruses and infections

    Talk about colds, viruses and infections, and push back with 又 + 不/沒 (it’s not as if…).

    today’s words

    • 死亡 sǐwáng · die; death
    • 腦袋 nǎodài · head
    • 喉嚨 hóulóng · throat
    • 肝 gān · liver
    • 病毒 bìngdú · virus
    • 傳染 chuánrǎn · infect, be contagious
    • 感染 gǎnrǎn · be infected, catch
    • 鼻涕 bítì · runny nose, snot
    • 補 bǔ · mend; make up; build up
    • 採 cǎi · pick, gather
    • 闖 chuǎng · rush, charge (into)
    • 形式 xíngshì · form, format
    • 依據 yījù · basis; according to
    • 有力 yǒulì · strong, powerful (argument)
    • 贊成 zànchéng · agree with, approve
    • 重量 zhòngliàng · weight
    • 綜合 zònghé · combine; comprehensive

    sentences

    • 你又沒做錯,為什麼要道歉? · It’s not as if you did anything wrong: why apologise?
    • 我又不是小孩子,我知道自己的狀況。 · I’m not a child: I know how I am.
    • 我的喉嚨好痛,鼻涕一直流。 · My throat really hurts and my nose won’t stop running.
    • 感冒的病毒傳染得很快。 · Cold viruses spread very fast.
    • 騎機車千萬別闖紅燈。 · Whatever you do on a scooter, don’t run a red light.