Pronunciation

infectious – IN-FECK-SH-ISS

anxiety – ANG-ZIE-IT-TEE

causing – CAW-ZING

Vocabulary

“I feel like” = “My opinion is that…”

e.g  I feel like young people today (Henry) don’t use big computers, they only use their cell phones like the iPhone or Huawei.

e.g. My opinion is that young people today….

e.g. I feel sad. I feel happy. vs. I feel like you are not happy.

measles – 麻疹 – similar to chicken pox

e.g. DOn’t catch the measles. If you have the measles, please don’t come to school!

eradicate – 根除 – to get rid of / to destroy forever

e.g. A long time ago, Europe was dying from the Black Plague until it was eradicated.

contagious – 传染性的

infectious – 传染病 – be careful this sickness can spread to other people 

e.g. Measles are very infectious!

e.g. Measles are very contagious! If you have measles, you cannot go the public park!

symptoms – 症状

e.g. I have a cold and my symptoms are the following: running nose….itchy throat…cough etc.

rash – 皮疹

e.g. I touched the plant in the forest and now my skin itches — I must have a rash!

nourishment / nourished – to be well fed – I am not hungry – I am healthy because I have lots of food to eat – 滋养

e.g. Carrots and apples are good nourishment for young people.

e.g. I was nourished by carrots and apples when I was a young boy.

malnourished – I am not well fed – I am hungry and unhealthy – 营养不良

e.g. The children in Africa had no food and they were malnourished!

lethargic – feeling sleepy, tired, and slow -昏睡的

e.g. Nicholas ate a big lunch and then he felt very lethargic — he almost fell asleep during his lesson!

prevent – 防止

e.g. What is a good way for us to prevent measles from spreading to everyone.

vaccination – 疫苗接种

e.g. If you get the measles vaccination then you won’t get measles!

e.g. For good health, you should get a vaccination!

very close = [very similar]

Like to do exercise everyday, and don’t eat the unhealthy foods and drink dirty water. Sometimes it’s difficult because maybe you don’t want to eat something like vegetables, but they’re good for your health – and sometimes you want to eat some unhealthy foods because they are yummy.

Here are some examples you can do to live a healthy life / to live healthily: you can exercise everyday, and don’t eat the unhealthy foods or drink dirty water. Sometimes it’s difficult to eat healthy / have a healthy lifestyle / live healthy because maybe you don’t want to eat foods like vegetables, but they’re good for your health – and sometimes you want to eat some unhealthy foods because they are yummy.

We should go outer space because energy on the earth is less and less and the population is increasing, and maybe in 50 years the Earth is not enough for the people so we need to explore the space and find our new home and maybe we can found the new energy to help people have a better life. And also maybe can live in the deep ocean — there many area in the ocean we didn’t find we can use it – and maybe we can build house under water and we can live in it.

We should go to outer space because energy on the earth is decreasing / becoming less and less, also the population is increasing, and maybe in 50 years the Earth is not big enough for the people here so we need to explore the space and find our new home also/[additionally] maybe we can find a new energy source to help people have a better life. Finally, maybe can live in the deep ocean — there are many areas in the ocean that we haven’t found useful yet– and maybe we can build houses under water and we can live in them.

AND + AND + ALSO + ADDITIONALLY + FINALLY + ONE MORE THING

AND + AND + SECONDLY + THIRDLY + FINALLY

THERE ARE 3 REASONS: A) …B)…C)

Grammar

I go Thailand, Japanese, and Korean – I went to Thailand, Japan, and Korea.

e.g. I went to Thailand. I love Thai people.

e.g. I went to Japan. I love Japanese people!

e.g. I went to Korea. I love Korean people!

America’s 2019 Measles Outbreak Explained

After being eradicated for over 19 years, measles is making a comeback in America. Since January 2019, the highly-contagious disease has infected more than 700 people, mostly small children. The cases have emerged across the country, all the way from New York, which is facing its worst measles crisis since 2000, to Washington and California. According to the American Red Cross, as of April 26, 2019, 22 states have reported measles cases, and the number seems to be increasing daily. So what is measles, and why is the outbreak causing such anxiety? Read on . . .

The disease

Measles is an infectious disease that typically begins with a high fever, cough, runny nose, and red, watery eyes. Many people also lose their appetites and feel lethargic. About three to four days after the symptoms start, the person breaks out into a rash that begins on the face at the hairline and then spreads to the neck and the rest of the body. The flat red rash spots are often accompanied by small raised bumps and a high fever.

In healthy people, the recovery, which takes between two to three weeks, starts soon after the rash begins. However, for about 40 percent of patients — mainly kids under the age of five, people who are undernourished, or older adults — the disease often leads to pneumonia, which, if left untreated, could result in death. In some extreme cases, measles also causes blindness, a loss of hearing, and other long-term ailments.

How does measles spread?

Measles is an airborne disease that can spread through sneezing or coughing. Since the particles can remain suspended in the air for long periods, the measles virus — which can live for up to two hours — continues to spread long after the sick person has left the room. Because the tell-tale rash does not surface for four days, infected people can unwittinglycontinue to spread the disease to others.

Can measles be prevented?

Measles can be easily prevented through the MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccination, which is administered in two doses — the first at 12 to 15 months of age, and the second at 4 to 6 years of age. According to the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the vaccine is extremely safe and very effective against the disease. Its live, albeitweakened, strain of the virus causes the body’s immune system to create antibodies that help protect against the disease when the person is exposed to actual measles.