VIP Class Notes (Lily) [S/R]

Grammar

Today I go here by subway –> I come here by subway

watch doctor –> see the doctor

when I trip to HK– When I went on a trip to HK

Vocabulary

1.accent= 口音
ex: A lot of people have Shanghainese accent, so they can’t pronounce zh,ch,sh

I don’t believe it’s true, maybe in China, many old people they have more activities in their life, they can get more modern medical service. If they don’t feel well, they have sick, they can watch the doctor quickly and recover quickly.

in Today’s weibo, the first message is against heresy.

Revised

I don’t believe it’s true, maybe in China, many old people they have more activities in their life, they can get more modern medical service. If they don’t feel well, they get sick, they can see the doctor quickly and recover quickly.

in Today’s weibo, the headline message was against heresy.

Children born in China have for the first time overtaken their American counterparts when it comes to healthy life expectancy. Figures released by the World Health Organisation show that newborn babies in China can expect 68.7 years of healthy life, compared to 68.5 years for American babies.

This is the first time China has overtaken America for healthy life expectancy. The US came 40th in the rankings overall, while China came 37th.

Children in the US can expect to live longer overall (78.5 years compared to 76.4 years for China), but the last decade of life in America is likely to be unhealthy.

The US is one of just five countries to see healthy life expectancy fall in 2016, according to the data. The other countries seeing a drop were Somalia, Afghanistan, Georgia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

China’s overall life expectancy is also creeping up to that of the United States and could overtake by 2027, according to Reuters calculations from the report. Having peaked in 2014 at 79 years, America’s life expectancy is falling due to drug use, suicides and health problems synonymous with poorer areas.

Babies in Singapore fair the best, with a prediction of 76.2 years of healthy life. Singapore is followed in the rankings by Japan, Spain and Switzerland, respectively.

Japan has the world’s longest overall life expectancy at 84.2 years. Babies born there in 2016 will likely be the first to ring in the new century.