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No. 84

Medical Service

1. You should stop smoking, otherwise it will be difficult to bring the disease under control.

您应该停止吸烟，否则疾病很难控制。

2.Smoking is harmful to your health.

吸烟有害您的健康。

3. Over drinking will harm your health.

饮酒过量会损害您的健康。

Traditional Chinese medicine

If men suffer from yellowing with uninhibited urination, Xiao Jian Zhong Tang (Minor Center-Fortifying Decoction) should be given for vacuity taxation.

男子黄，小便自利，当与虚劳小建中汤。

Story Show

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1、Underdog n.弱队;冷门;失敗者;超狗任務;超狗任务/超人狗

2、Inflate v.使充气;膨胀;鼓吹;吹捧;(使)涨价

3、flop down 趴倒 重重的坐下或躺下

4、Inappropriate adj.不适当的;不合适的

5、cocktail n.鸡尾酒;凉菜;冷盘;(常指掺合不太相容的)混合物

6、tongue n.舌;舌头;口条;语言

7、rambunctious adj.喧闹的;欢闹的;难控制的；粗暴的；骚乱的

8、disgusting adj.极糟的;令人不快的;令人厌恶的;令人气愤的；v.使作呕;使厌恶;使反感

9、put heads together 集体商讨;集思广益

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1、plate n.盘子;碟子;一盘所盛之量;一盘;一道主菜

2、lens n.透镜;镜片;(眼球的)晶状体

World Insight

9 Potential Causes of Chronic Hives

Updated March 1, 2019

If you suffer from chronic hives, you may be taking one or more medications to treat the itch. Itchy red welts are the defining hallmark of most cases of this skin condition, also known as chronic urticaria. Chronic hives, as opposed to acute hives, last six weeks or longer. And although it’s typically fairly simple to identify the triggers of acute hives, chronic hives are a bit tougher to figure out. Experts don’t yet know the underlying cause of chronic hives, but studies are showing links between chronic conditions and environmental factors. Here’s what we know so far.

如果你患有慢性荨麻疹，你可能会服用一种或多种药物来治疗瘙痒。发痒的红疹是这种皮肤病的主要特征。慢性荨麻疹，与急性荨麻疹不同，持续六周或更长时间。尽管识别急性荨麻疹的诱因通常相当简单，但要弄清楚慢性荨麻疹就有点难了。专家们还不知道慢性荨麻疹的根本原因，但研究显示慢性病和环境因素之间存在联系。以下是我们目前所知道的情况。

1. Stress 压力

Researchers suggest stress may play a role in chronic urticaria. They aren’t ready to proclaim that stress definitely triggers your case of chronic hives, but if your stress level is through the roof, it could exacerbate your hives–or possibly make them last longer.

研究人员认为压力可能在慢性荨麻疹中起作用。他们还没能证实压力一定会引发慢性荨麻疹，但如果你的压力达到了顶点，它可能会加剧荨麻疹，或者可能使其持续时间更长。

2. Temperature温度

Changes in temperature trigger the welts to develop in some people who have a version of chronic hives called physical urticaria. Some are more susceptible to the cold, while heat is more of a trigger for others. And when your own temperature goes up, your sweat might even trigger the hives to develop.

温度的变化会在一些患有慢性荨麻疹的人身上引发皮疹，这种慢性荨麻疹被称为物理性荨麻疹。有些人更容易受寒冷的影响，而热则是另一些人的诱因。当你的体温上升时，你的汗液甚至可能引发荨麻疹。

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Source: CNN

重点词汇（Vocabulary）

1、uninhibited [ˌʌnɪnˈhɪbɪtɪd] adj.纵情的;无拘无束的;随心所欲的

2、chronic hives慢性荨麻疹

3、itch [ɪtʃ] n. 痒

4、hallmark [ˈhɔːlmɑːrk] n. 特征;特点

5、urticaria [ˌɜːrtɪˈkeriə] n. 荨麻疹

6、underlying [ˌʌndərˈlaɪɪŋ] adj. 根本的

7、proclaim [prəˈkleɪm] v. 宣布;宣告

8、exacerbate [ɪɡˈzæsərbeɪt] v. 使恶化

9、susceptible [səˈseptəbl] adj. 易受影响的

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