VIP Class Notes (Li)[S]

Vocabulary

anaesthetic: a substance that makes you feel less pain

eg. It’ll be the first time I’ll undergo a general anaesthetic.

eg. The operation is performed under anaesthetic.

spine: 脊椎

eg. She injured her spine last year while riding.

tumour: a lump

eg. She was glad that the doctor told her that she has a benign tumour.

eg. Brain tumours are rare but deadly.

recovery rate – how fast you get better

different departments are better/more relaxing

Chinese medicine: 中医

to study for a PhD

English speaking countries

Grammar

If + simple present tense + simple future/general truths

If it rains the floor will get wet.

If you wake up late you will miss the bus.

I’m very scared about the pain.

It depends on how I recover.

Before the pandemic, the rooms are much tight.

ZS is very famous for cut livers. I know some nurses but they are not working as nurses anymore.

For see it, I think it’s okay. But, if I take the injection, I will scared.

Revised:

I’m very scared of the pain.

It depends on how fast I recover/my recovery rate. 

Before the pandemic, the rooms were very limited/not widely available. 

ZS is very famous for liver surgery. I know some nurses but they are not working as nurses anymore.

I think it’s okay if I only see it. But, if I am receiving the injection, I will be scared.