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No. 81

Medical Service

1. Eat more foods that are rich in vitamin C, such as fresh fruit and vegetables.

可以多食富含维生素C的食品，如新鲜蔬菜和瓜果。

2.Drink more water and don’t delay going to the toilet when you feel the impulse to urinate.

多饮水，及时排尿。

3. If you suffer from motion sickness, please take the motion sickness medication 1 hour before setting off.

如果您有晕动病，请在出行前1小时服用抗晕动剂。

Traditional Chinese medicine

When lower body bleeding manifests in bleeding after defecating, this is distal bleeding. Huang Tu Tang (Yellow Earth Decoction) governs.

下血，先便后血，此远血也，黄土汤主之。

Story Show

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1、nutty adj.坚果味的;含果仁的;疯疯癫癫的

2、scrunchy 心中不快，有疙瘩

3、Mercedes n.梅塞德斯

4、convertible n.活动顶篷式汽车

5、burn someone up 激怒某人；发怒

6、extended adj.延长了的;扩展了的

7、chorus n.副歌

8、agrees with her 对她有益

9、eager adj.热切的;渴望的;渴求的

10、glamour n.吸引力，诱惑力(多因财富或地位所致);迷人的美;魅力

11、freaky adj.怪异的;反常的

12、coincidence n.(令人吃惊的)巧合，巧事;同时存在;并存;(意见等的)相同，相符，一致

13、attracted v.吸引;使喜爱;引起…的好感(或爱慕);招引;引起(反应)

14、dryer n.烘干机;脱水机;干燥机

15、sheet n.床单;被单;一张(通常指标准尺寸的纸);薄片，薄板(多指正方形或长方形的)

16、fluffy adj.绒毛般的;覆有绒毛的;松软的;轻软状的

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1、sophisticated adj.见多识广的;老练的;见过世面的

2、audition n.(拟进行表演者的)试演，试唱，试音；v.试演;试唱;试音;对(某人)面试;让(某人)试演(或试唱、试音)

3、perfect for 非常适合

4、belch v.打嗝

5、tile n.砖片，瓦片

6、asking a favor 请求帮忙

7、think throug 深思熟虑

8、minimal adj.极小的;极少的;最小的

World Insight

85 infants under age 1 have tested positive for coronavirus in one Texas county since March

Updated July 19, 2020

Eighty-five babies under age 1 have tested positive for coronavirus in one Texas county since mid-March. And local officials are imploring residents to help stop its spread as the state becomes one of the newest hotspots.

自3月中旬以来，德克萨斯州一个县有85名1岁以下婴儿被检测出冠状病毒呈阳性。当地官员恳求居民帮助阻止疫情蔓延，因为该州已成为最新的疫情热点之一。

Since January, health authorities have identified more than 3.6 million Covid-19 cases throughout the United States. Nearly 140,000 people have died, according to Johns Hopkins University.

自今年1月以来，卫生当局已确认全美新冠肺炎病例超过360万。据约翰霍普金斯大学（Johns Hopkins University）统计，近14万人死亡。

In Texas' Nueces County, where Corpus Christi is located, the number of new coronavirus cases skyrocketed in July after a flattening trend. The virus has infected dozens of babies and local officials are urging people to wear masks and practice social distancing.

在德克萨斯州的纽埃西斯县(Nueces)，科珀斯克里斯蒂(Corpus Christi)的所在地，新冠病毒病例数量在呈平稳趋势后，7月份又出现飙升。该病毒已经感染了数十名婴儿，当地官员敦促人们戴上口罩，保持社交距离。

Source: CNN

重点词汇（Vocabulary）

1、defecating [ˈdefəkeɪtɪŋ] v.排便

2、distal [ˈdɪstl] adj.远端的;末梢的

3、implore [ɪmˈplɔːr] v. 恳求;哀求

4、skyrocket [ˈskaɪrɑːkɪt] v. 飞涨

5、flattening [ˈflætnɪŋ] v. (使)变平

6、hotspot ['hɑtspɑt] n. 热点地区

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