Online Class Notes (Mark)
Needs more review
rocket – [ROK IT]
capsule – [KAP SIL]
mission – [MISH UN]
arrays – [A RAYZ]
tremendous – [TRUH MEN DUS]
winning – [WIN NING]
astronauts – [AS TRO NOTS]
secure – [SAH KYUR]
congratulations – [KON GRA JU LAY SHUNS]
Reading
There is new medical evidence for the expression “better later than never.†Researchers have found that smokers reduce their risk of dying from tobacco even if they stop smoking after the age of sixty.
Smoking is a known risk for many diseases, including many forms of cancer as well as heart disease. But most studies on the health effects of smoking involve the middle-age people.
The latest analysis by German researchers examined the findings of seventeen studies carried out in the United States, China, Australia, Japan, England, Spain and France.
Smokers sixty and older had an eighty-three percent risk of dying from all causes compared to people who had never smoked. Smokers also had a thirty-four percent higher risk of death compared to former smokers.
T.H. Lam is a professor in the school of public health at the University of Hong Kong. He says people who continue to smoke as seniors have at least a fifty percent chance of dying from their smoking habit.
“And if they stop smoking, then they can reduce about one quarter of their excess risk. So this is good news that older people should not continue to smoke.â€
What about smokers who start at a young age and stop when they are in their thirties?†Dr. Lam says they can reduce their risk of dying from a smoke-related illness to almost the same level as someone who never smoke. Even people who never smoke can still die from breathing other people’s secondhand smoke.
An article on smoking among older individuals with a commentary by T.H Lam appeared in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
Writing exercise
Summary—before reading the translation
The expression “better later than never,†can be used in who try to stop smoking in age of sixty. Smoking causes all kinds of diseases, for example cancer or heart diseases. This result has been confirmed by a German researcher who has already analyses seventeen different countries studies.
The good news is that who stop smoking will reduce about one quarter of their excess risk and eighty-three percent risk of dying from all causes.
The bad news is that who breath secondhand smoke will also have the same risk of smoker.
Summary—before reading the translation **corrected**
The expression “better later than never,†can be used in with (people/those) who try to stop smoking in by age of sixty. Smoking causes all kinds of diseases, for example cancer or heart diseases. This result has been confirmed by a German researcher who has already analyses analyzed seventeen different countries‘ studies.
The good news is that people who stop smoking will reduce about one quarter of their excess risk and eighty-three percent risk of dying from all causes.
The bad news is that people who breathe secondhand smoke will also have the same risk of (the/a) smoker.
Summary—After reading the translation
Smoking is a bad habit for health. Most of the smoker knows this result clearly but they can’t stop doing that, because smoking will be addictive.
The beast way to avoid it is that we educate people the terrible result when they are young. Raise the cigarette tax to a high level may be another good way or the sells tax of cigarette.
Summary—After reading the translation **corrected**
Smoking is a bad habit for health. Most of the smokers knows this result clearly but they can’t stop doing that it, because smoking will be is addictive.
The beast best way to avoid it is that we by educateing people about the terrible results when they are young. Raiseing the cigarette tax or the sells sales tax of cigarettes to a high level may be another good way.
Pronunciation
disease – [di zeez]
examine – [ig za min]
cause – [kawz]
commentary – [kah men terry]
archive – [ar kiv]
analysis – [a nal a sis]
analyze – [ana lies]
breath – [breth]
breathe – [breeth]
addictive – [a dik tiv]
addicted – [a dik tid]
Homework
Read and summarize the below passage. If there are a few words you do not understand, try to figure out their meaning through context. If you still have difficulty, list the words and we will review them next class.
The Tokyo Motor Show was first held in 1954. It is one of the world’s top five motor shows. It attracted over 1.3 million motoring professionals and enthusiasts in 2019. Mr Toyoda said his team considered holding the show online, but decided a physical, in-person event would be a better experience. The show differs from other auto events around the world because it focuses more on innovation. There are usually more concept cars than actual production cars in the show. This means we can get a look at what cars might look like in the future. Mr Toyoda said: “The Tokyo Motor show collaborates with a number of industries to envision a new future for mobility.”
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