VIP Class Notes (Raph)[R][S]

Vocabulary

Surgery (n): 1- the treatment of injuries or diseases in people or animals by cutting open the body and removing or repairing the damaged part. 2- 整形手术
E.g.: The patient had/underwent surgery on his heart.
E.g.: He had plastic surgery (手术) on his nose.

Caesarean / C-Section (n): 1- an operation in which a woman’s uterus is cut open to allow a baby to be born. 2- 剖腹产
E.g.: I had to have a caesarean.
E.g.: The baby was born by caesarean.
E.g.: She wanted a natural birth, but she had to get a C-Section.

IVF / In-Vitro Fertilization (n): 1- a treatment for a woman who cannot become pregnant naturally, in which an egg is fertilized outside her body and the resulting embryo (胎) is put into her womb to develop into a baby. 2- 体外受精.
E.g.: She tried to get pregnant for many years, and was finally successful after trying in-vitro fertilization.

73-year-old woman gives birth to twins
(Source: www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1909/190910-giving-birth.html)

Is there an age at which it is too old to have a baby? A 73-year-old woman in India has given birth to twins. The woman said that becoming a mother for the first time was “the happiest time” of her life. The mother needed a caesarean section operation to deliver the twins. The mother and her two twin girls are all in good health and the mother is recovering well after the surgery. The woman thought she would never be able to have children. She and her husband first tried to have a child fifty years ago. All their attempts were unsuccessful. The woman thought she would be childless forever after her menopause started 25 years ago. She said not having children caused her pain as people called her “the childless lady”.

The woman was able to give birth because of the method of IVF. A healthy egg was taken from a younger woman and was fertilized with her husband’s sperm. The woman then carried the fertilized egg and she became pregnant. She said that when she found out she was having twins, she could not describe her happiness. She said: “This is the happiest time of my life.” The new mother’s doctors are also happy with their patient. One doctor said: “During the IVF treatment, we had three groups of doctors. One took care of her general health, one took care of her nutritional status and one took care of her pregnancy.” The doctor said she was always in very good hands.

Original:

I want to be a different woman, because I don’t like children. I think children are trouble maker and they are changing me a lot when I have them. For example, when we pregnant I will become fat. My body will become ugly. I can’t accept that for my body. Then, after we born them my husband and I will spend money to raise them, but I think about that why I will spend the money to raise a baby, I only want to spend money for ourselves. Of course this thought is a little bit selfish, but I think for a human the time is limited. I want to spend a lot of time, money focused on  myself, my own feelings, my own desires. Another reason is about if I haven’t enough money or ability to have a baby, it is unfair for a baby to come to the world, because survive in this world is very hard for a person, specially for a child. So if I don’t money to raise a baby I wouldn’t have it.

Edited:

I want to have a different kind of life, because I don’t want to have children. I think children are trouble makers and they would change me a lot if I had them. For example, if I get pregnant I will become fat and my body will become ugly. I can’t accept that for my body. Then, after giving birth my husband and I will spend money to raise them, but I think “why would I spend the money to raise a baby, I only want to spend money with ourselves”. Of course this thought is a little bit selfish, but I think humans have limited time. I want to spend a lot of time and money focused on myself, my own feelings and desires. Another reason is / I also think that if I don’t have enough money or ability to have a baby, it is unfair for a baby to come to the world. Surviving in this world is very hard for a person, specially for a child. So if I don’t have enough money to raise a baby I wouldn’t have one.

Grammar

I don’t want to talk about that. It’s too complete. – I don’t want to talk about that. It’s too complicated.

Pronunciation

Past Tense Pronunciation:

1. /t/ – Regular, past tense verbs ending in these sounds: f, k, p, s, ch, sh  (‘x’ has an ‘s’ sound)
E.g.: danced, worked, typed, helped, stopped, sniffed, looked, laughed, washed, watched, kissed, fixed, etc.

2. /d/ – Verbs ending in all other sounds except /t/ and /d/.
E.g.: Followed, enjoyed, played, colored, listened, smiled, cried, called, cleaned, loved, damaged, used, amazed, etc.

3. /id/ – Verbs ending in the /t/ or /d/ sounds.
E.g.: waited, planted, wanted, needed, pointed, decided, ended, parted, faded, expected, reported, painted, etc.

Law: /lɑː/

Scenery: /ˈsiː.nɚ.i//see.ne.rie/

Scene: /siːn//seen/