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day 145tired eyes, dry mouth

unit 22 · at the hospital

    tired eyes, dry mouth

    Talk about tired eyes, sitting too long and staying alert, and add a further point with 此外 (besides, in addition).

    today’s words

    • 近視 jìnshì · short-sighted
    • 清醒 qīngxǐng · awake, clear-headed
    • 舌頭 shétou · tongue
    • 循環 xúnhuán · circulate; circulation
    • 口水 kǒushuǐ · saliva
    • 刺 cì · prick, stab; sting
    • 跌 dié · fall, drop
    • 疲倦 píjuàn · weary, worn out
    • 屁股 pìgǔ · bottom, behind
    • 器官 qìguān · organ (of the body)
    • 此外 cǐwài · besides, in addition
    • 分散 fēnsàn · scattered, distracted
    • 怪不得 guàibùde · no wonder
    • 戶 hù · (measure) household
    • 驚人 jīngrén · amazing, astonishing
    • 來臨 láilín · arrive, come (formal)
    • 流動 liúdòng · flow; move around
    • 明亮 míngliàng · bright, well-lit

    sentences

    • 坐太久,血液循環會不好。 · Sit too long and your circulation suffers.
    • 每天要多走路。此外,也要多喝水。 · Walk more every day. Besides that, drink more water.
    • 你昨天沒睡,怪不得這麼累。 · You didn’t sleep last night: no wonder you’re so tired.
    • 這個社區住了兩百戶人家。 · Two hundred households live in this neighbourhood.
    • 這件毛衣刺得我好癢。 · This jumper is so scratchy it makes me itch.