VIP Class Notes (Li)

Vocabulary

chopsticks – 筷子

it’s genetics – 遗传

run in the family – to appear in many family members

practice daily

escalator – the long moving stairs

shrink – decrease in size

passed away because of old age/naturally 

mother’s brother – also uncle

surgery – operation

infectious (adj) disease – 传染病

infection/n – 传染

ex. The doctor thought that he had an infection.

misdiagnose – 误诊

liver – 肝

rod – long metal stick

extract/v – to remove/take out

when he was hospitalised – to be in hospital

state owned – owned by the government

Grammar

shrink -> shrunk (past tense)

walk so longer

walk for too long 

My father face the very serious sick

My father’s face looks very ill/sick 

My father didn’t going better

My father didn’t get better

Pronunciation

walk – wo-lk (open your mouth more)

work – werk (smaller o)

diagnose – die-ag-nose