Online Class Notes (Mike)

Write about a hospital story.

The Fourth of July marks the anniversary of America’s Declaration of Independence from Britain.

During the summer of 1776, most American colonists were increasingly angry about what they considered unfair treatment by the British government.

By June, fighting had already taken place between colonial forces and Britain.

The idea of independence was spreading.

Delegates from the thirteen colonies gathered.

The Continental Congress decided that a document declaring separation from Britain should be declared.

On July fourth, the Continental Congress voted to approve the Declaration of Independence.

It says that people have the right to change their government if it denies them their rights.

It states that everyone has the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Today, the Fourth of July holiday is a time for friends and families to gather.

They might play sports and eat foods cooked outdoors.

They might watch a parade in their community.

At night, many people gather to watch fireworks bursting in the dark sky.

Vocabulary

stir (v) 搅拌
stir-fry (v) 炒
pan-fry (v) 煎
deep-fry (v) 油炸
The gold medal stirred up excitement among people.

order (v)
order food
book (v)
book a hotel

tell (v) 辨别，识别，看出来，分辨
I can’t tell whether he is angry or not.
Can you tell the difference between latte and cappuccino？

owner (n) 主人
car owner/dog owner
owe (v) 欠
I owe Hannah 1,000 yuan.
I owe you one. 我欠你一个人情

master (n) 主人
servant (n) 仆人
serve (v) 服侍

nanny (n) 奶奶/外婆，保姆
babysitter (n) 临时保姆
babysit (v) 临时照看
I need to babysit my little brother, he is only two years old.
maid (n) 女仆

grief (n) 悲痛

Grammar

pain (n) 疼痛
I feel some pain in my left shoulder.
The pain of separation 分别/离别的痛苦
a pain in the neck/ass 麻烦的事/讨厌的人
(v) 让…心疼: It pains sb to
It pains me to see him working that hard.
It pains me to see how thin she is.

hurt (v) 受伤，伤了，伤心
I hurt my left leg when playing football yesterday.
My head hurts really bad. 我头疼得厉害
My girlfriend hurt my heart.
(adj.) 受伤的
I think the cat is hurt.

harm
(v) 损伤，损害
We should never harm anybody.
(n) 损坏，损伤 do harm to
I have never done any harm.
The lockdown will do a lot of harm to the economy. 封城会对经济造成很大的损伤。
harmful (adj.) 有害的
Smoking is harmful to your health.

injury (n) 受伤
I have two injuries on my back.
injure (v) 受伤
I injured my right knee last week.