F2F Class Notes (Luca)

I had a long time meeting in the morning. After the meeting my team go to visit store.

I had a long meeting in the morning. Out meeting wen from 9:30 to 12:00. After the meeting my team and I go visit the store. 

We had hotpot this afternoon, and go back to office after that.

We had hotpot in the afternoon, and then we went back to the office after that. 

https://breakingnewsenglish.com

Most of us know what twins, triplets and quadruplets are, but do we know the word for nine babies born at a single birth? The answer is nonuplets. A 25-year-old Malian woman, Halima Cisse, has given birth to nine babies. This is a new world record. People in Mali followed the pregnancy with great interest. They were surprised when doctors announced the nonuplets. After having scans, Ms Cisse thought she would have seven babies (septuplets).

Ms Cisse is in good health. Her five baby boys and four girls are doing well. Mali’s health minister congratulated her on the “happy outcome”. He thanked Mali’s president for his “leadership and generosity” which helped Halima. It was a little touch-and-go in the early stages of the pregnancy. Doctors worried about Ms Cisse’s welfare and the chances of her babies’ survival. They asked a hospital in Morocco for help. She got good postnatal care there.

Vocabulary

Twins two babies
triplets, three babies
Quadruplets four babies,
pentatuplets five babies,

Pregnancy 怀孕
It was difficult pregnancy
Pregnant
She is pregnant

Generousity noun Generous adj (give alot)
He gives alot of money to charity, he is a very generous person.
Thankyou for you generousity.

welfare 福利

welfare can also mean well being 心理，
e.g How is you general well being?

Postnatal (after the birth)
e.g At the birth of her son she experience postnatal depression.