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No. 75

Medical Service

1.Because of your condition, you need to stay in hospital under observation.

您的病情需要留在医院观察病情变化。

2.You need antibiotics. Have you ever experienced an allergic reaction to any drug?

您需要用抗生素治疗。您过去是否有药物过敏史？

3. Before we can administer this drug to you we need to test it on your skin.

用这个药之前我们需要先给您做皮肤试验。

Traditional Chinese medicine

For all types of retching and vomiting with inability to get grain down, Xiao Banxia Tang (Minor Pinellia Decoction) governs.

诸呕吐，谷不得下者，小半夏汤主之。

Story Show

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1、 I just want things back 我只想一切回到从前

2、 tearful adj.哭泣的;含泪的;令人伤心的;催人泪下的

3、 dubious adj.怀疑;无把握;拿不准;可疑的;不可信的;靠不住的;不诚实的;不确定的;不一定好的

4、 relieved adj.感到宽慰的;放心的;显得开心的

v.解除，减轻，缓和(不快或痛苦);减轻(问题的严重性);缓和;缓解;调剂;使有趣

5、row n.一排;一列;一行;(剧院、电影院等的)一排座位;(编织中的)针行，一整行;严重分歧;纠纷;吵架;争吵;大的噪音

v.划(船)；划船送(某人)；吵架；大声争辩

6、viking n.维金人，北欧海盗

7、rough adj.粗糙的；粗略的；粗野的；艰苦的；未经加工的

104 The One With George Stephanopoulos

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1、omnipotent adj.万能的;全能的;无所不能的

2、boob n.(女人的)乳房；愚蠢的错误；傻瓜；蠢货

v.犯愚蠢的错误

3、mocking 讥笑;嘲讽的;模拟对象

4、startling adj.惊人的;让人震惊的;极鲜亮的

v.使惊吓;使吓一跳;使大吃一惊

5、nod off （尤指不打算入睡时）打瞌睡，打盹儿

6、insecure adj.缺乏信心的;无把握的;不安全的;无保障的;不牢靠的

7、deaf adj.聋的;耳聋的人;聋子;不愿听;不去注意

World Insight

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms says she tested positive for coronavirus

Updated July 6, 2020

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, one of the top prospects to be presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's running mate, said Monday that she has tested positive for Covid-19.

亚特兰大市长凯莎·兰斯·帕姆斯（Keisha Lance Bottoms）是最有希望成为民主党总统候选人乔·拜登（Joe Biden）竞选伙伴的人之一。她周一表示，她的新冠肺炎检测呈阳性。

"COVID-19 has literally hit home. I have had NO symptoms and have tested positive," the mayor said on Twitter.

“新冠肺炎确实击中了要害。我没有任何症状，检测呈阳性，”市长在推特上说。

She told MSNBC that she received the news that both she and her husband were positive on Monday. She said they decided to get tested because her husband was sleeping more than normal.

她告诉MSNBC，她收到消息说，她和丈夫在周一都检测出呈阳性。她说他们决定去做检查，因为她丈夫睡得比平时多。

"It's a shock," she said, noting that she initially thought her husband's symptoms were due to allergies. "It leaves me at a loss for words."

“真让人震惊，”她说，她最初认为丈夫的症状是由过敏引起的。“这让我不知所措。”

The mayor added that her diagnosis highlights how contagious the virus is and that she has no idea where they were exposed.

市长补充说，她的诊断突出了病毒的传染性有多强，她不知道是在哪里感染病毒的。

Coronavirus cases have been steadily rising around the US, with the nationwide total of cases topping 2.9 million on Monday, according to Johns Hopkins University's tally. More than 130,000 people have died in the United States, the university has found.

根据约翰霍普金斯大学的统计，美国各地的冠状病毒病例一直在稳步上升，周一全国病例总数超过290万。该大学发现，美国已经有超过13万人死亡。

Source: CNN

重点词汇（Vocabulary）

1、grain [ɡreɪn] n.谷物；谷粒；颗粒；细粒；少量；微量；一点儿

2、prospect [ˈprɑːspekt] n. 可能性;希望

3、presumptive [prɪˈzʌmptɪv] adj. 很可能的

4、allergy [ˈælərdʒi] n. 过敏反应

5、contagious [kənˈteɪdʒəs] adj. 传染的

6、tally [ˈtæli] n. 记录

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