F2F Class Notes (Nemo)[W]

There is a news that is getting a lot of attention recently.
This August a villager found a baby in a box on a hill in a village. And the box is buried in the ground and covered with a big stone. The villager said that he had heard the sound of a cat from the ground，so that’s why we dug up the ground. The other afternoon the boy’s grandfather came to the police station to tell the reason，that he said: “The baby was born unable to breathe by himself and he had a serious sick in his lungs. So they gave up and left the hospital and the next day he died.” However, the hospital gave the opposite answer: 1. He had some physical problems, but continued treatment could turn him into a strong boy. 2. 44 hours after the baby entered the neonatal department, the parents asked to leave 3. The baby was alive when he left.
The baby is a twin and has a healthy brother . The story of this incident makes people suspect, but it may also come from a family of helplessness.

This is a piece of news that‘s been getting a lot of attention recently.
This August a villager found a baby in a box on a hill while looking for mushrooms. And the box was buried in the ground and covered with a big stone. The villager said that he had heard the sound of a cat coming from the ground，so that’s why we dug up the ground. Two months after the boy was found the boy’s grandfather came to the police station to tell the reason why the boy was left，he said: “The baby was born unable to breathe by himself and he had a serious sickness on/in his lungs. So they gave up and left the hospital and the next day he died.”
However, the hospital gave the opposite story/account : 1. He had some physical problems, but continued treatment could turn him into a strong boy. 2. 44 hours after the baby entered the neonatal department, the parents demanded to leave the hospital  3. The baby was alive when he left the hospital.
The baby is a twin and has a healthy brother . The story of this incident makes people wonder, bit it could easily be that these cases come as a result of poverty and ignorance

Vocabulary

mushroom (n): a fungus with a round top and short stem. Some types of mushroom can be eaten
蘑菇；伞菌，蕈
E.g.: wild/cultivated mushrooms
野生／人工栽培的蘑菇
E.g.: button (= very small) mushrooms
草菇
E.g.: dried/grilled/stuffed/sliced mushrooms
干／烤／填充调料／切片的蘑菇
E.g.: cream of mushroom soup
奶油蘑菇汤

viral adjective (INTERNET)
used to describe something that quickly becomes very popular or well known by being published on the internet or sent from person to person by email, phone, etc.
（通过网络在个体之间迅速）病毒式的（传播）
E.g.: Here’s a list of the top ten viral videos this week.
以下是本周十大病毒式传播的视频。
E.g.: Within days the film clip went viral.
几天内这段电影视频便病毒式地传开了。

trend (v): to be one of the words, subjects, or names that is being mentioned most often on a social media website or a news website at a particular time
（某一时刻在社交媒体或网站上）被提及最多的词语（主题或名字）
E.g.: Within minutes of the incident her name was trending on Twitter.
事件发生几分钟后她的名字就在推特上传开了。
E.g.: Click here for a list of trending topics.
点击这里可以看到热门主题的名单。

account (n): a written or spoken description of an event
报道；报告；记述；描述
E.g.: She gave a thrilling account of her life in the jungle.
她把自己在丛林中生活的经历描述得惊险刺激。
E.g.: He kept a detailed account of the suspect’s movements.
他详细记录了犯罪嫌疑人的一举一动。

discharge verb (ALLOW TO LEAVE)
to allow someone officially to leave somewhere, especially a hospital or a law court
允许…离开；（尤指）允许…出院；（根据法庭决议）释放
E.g.: Patients were discharged from the hospital because the beds were needed by other people.
由于其他人需要床位，患者们便被允许出院了。

demand (v): to ask for something forcefully, in a way that shows that you do not expect to be refused
坚决请求，强烈要求；强要
E.g.: I demanded an explanation.
我要求给我一个解释。
E.g.: I demand to see the manager.
我要求见经理。
E.g.: She demanded that he return the books he borrowed from her.
她要求他把从她那里借走的书还回来。

death certificate死亡证明

wonder (v): to ask yourself questions or express a wish to know about something
疑惑；想知道
E.g.: Shouldn’t you phone home? Your parents will be wondering where you are.
你是不是最好给家里打个电话？你父母会想知道你在哪儿的。
E.g.: He’s starting to wonder whether he did the right thing in accepting this job.
他现在开始怀疑自己接受这份工作是否正确。
E.g.: Will this turkey be big enough for eight, I wonder?
我不知道这只火鸡够不够8个人吃