F2F Class Notes (Raph)[R]

Vocabulary

Sarcasm (n): 1- the use of remarks that clearly mean the opposite of what they say, made in order to hurt someone’s feelings or to criticize something in a humorous way. (adj: Sarcastic)
E.g.: “You have been working hard,” he said with heavy sarcasm, as he looked at the empty page.
E.g.: I find his sarcastic humor a bit offensive.

Paralysis (n): 1- a condition in which you are unable to move all or part of your body because of illness or injury.
E.g.: Some nervous disorders can produce paralysis.

Crooked (adj): 1- not forming a straight line, or having many bends.
E.g.: You have to drive slowly on these crooked country roads.
E.g.: His front teeth are crooked.
E.g.: That painting is very crooked. Please fix it!

Panic (v/n): 1- to suddenly feel so worried or frightened that you cannot think or behave calmly or reasonably.
E.g.: Don’t panic! Everything will be okay.
E.g.: The sound of gunfire panicked the crowd.

Diagnose (v): 1- to recognize and name the exact character of a disease or a problem, by examining it. (n: Diagnosis)
E.g.: The specialist diagnosed cancer.
E.g.: His condition was diagnosed as some type of blood disorder.
E.g.: What’s the diagnosis, doctor?

Deduce (v): 1- to reach an answer or a decision by thinking carefully about the known facts and guessing the most probable scenario.
E.g.: We cannot deduce very much from these numbers.
E.g.: The police have deduced that he must have left his apartment yesterday evening.

Dripping (adj): 1- very wet.
E.g.: Jim had just been on a run and was dripping with sweat.
E.g.: It’s raining really hard – I’m absolutely dripping (wet).

Spasm (n): 1- an occasion when a muscle suddenly becomes tighter in a way that cannot be controlled.
E.g.: My leg suddenly went into spasm.
E.g.: I have this annoying spasm on my eye.

Bacteria (n): 1- 菌

Virus (n): 1- 病毒

Grammar

Maybe I’m not very scared than before – Maybe I’m not as scared as I was before. 

Woman Frequently Sleeps with Wet Hair, Shockingly Suffers Facial Paralysis
(Source: www.worldofbuzz.com/woman-frequently-sleeps-wet-hair-shockingly-suffers-facial-paralysis/)

We’ve probably been warned before by our mothers that sleeping with wet hair isn’t good for us but sometimes we just can’t help it and are just too tired to dry our wet hair. Especially for girls who have super long hair, it can be a pain!

However, you may want to reconsider this because recently, a 32-year-old woman from Wuhan, China suffered from facial paralysis apparently due to wet hair, according to China Times. Known only by her surname, Xiong works in a shopping mall and because of her busy schedule, she often falls asleep before her hair is dry.

However, she got the shock of her life one day when she woke up from a deep sleep and discovered that the left side of her face could not move. Xiong looked into the mirror while brushing her teeth and found that her mouth was crooked as well. That is certainly scary!

A panicked Xiong rushed to the hospital where a doctor diagnosed her with facial nerve paralysis and deduced that it may have likely been caused by her habit of sleeping with hair that was dripping wet. He explained that the paralysis was possibly due to temperature changes in her body due to her wet hair that can trigger pain and cause her face to experience spasms.

Consequently, this could lead to facial paralysis especially when the body is in a relaxed state when sleeping. He also said that sleeping with wet hair on your pillow would make it an ideal breeding ground for bacteria, which could cause infections. You don’t want a viral infection, do you?

Luckily, Xiong managed to recover after 10 days of comprehensive treatment. What a relief! Remember to dry your hair before sleeping everyone!

Pronunciation

Acid:  /ˈæs.ɪd/

Salmon: /ˈsæm.ən/

Sarcasm: /ˈsɑːr.kæz.əm/

Sarcastic: /sɑːrˈkæs.tɪk/

Paralysis: /pəˈræl.ə.sɪs/

Spasm: /ˈspæz.əm/

Bacteria: /bækˈtɪr.i.ə/

Virus: /ˈvaɪ.rəs/