F2F Class Notes 19th October (Tony)

slippery – hua, can not grip something easily. eg: “My phone was slippery, so I dropped it.” “Be careful, the floor is slippery.”

wheels – on the bottom of the car, round, and rolls on the ground. eg: “If chairs have wheels it’s very good.”

tires – the rubber part outside the wheel eg: “I got a flat tire on the way to the hospital.” “I called the car repair service, and they changed my tire.”

Chinese girl nobody knows change tire. – No Chinese girls know how to change a tire.

Needle – used to break the skin to inject medicine.

IV – Intravenous – inside your vein. “The hospital gave me an IV drip.”

Glucose – a sugar water solution, used in ivs.

Saline – a salt water solution, used in ivs

I know operations from head to toe. So the doctor doesn’t need to tell me which instrument to use.

Instrument – for hospitals, it is the tools they use. “I am a very experienced nurse, so I always know which instrument the doctor needs.”

personality – xing ge

patience – nai xin