Online Class Notes (Mike)

I remember a visit to the hospital 6 months ago for my eyes. At that time, I felt very itchy eyes and sometimes accompanied by pain, especially my left eye. Whenever I check my computer or my phone for too long, my tears kept flowing and it bothers me very much. So I made an appointment with an eye specialist to test my eyes.
On the day of the consultation, I was looking at the electronic screen at the door waiting for my number to appear. After about 30 minutes, I finally saw the doctor. He is a middle-aged man, very nice. He asked about my usual eye habits, and he asked me if I like to look at my phone in a dark place? If I do this for a long time, it will cause harm to my eyes.
In the next 10 minutes, he told me the correct way to use my eyes, dispensed some eye drops, and then told me that I needed to rest my eyes for a while at work so that they would become brighter.

I remember a visit to the hospital for my eyes 6 months ago. At that time, my eyes were itchy and sometimes accompanied by soreness, especially my left eye. Whenever I was on my computer or phone for too long, my tears kept flowing out and it has been bothering me very much. So I made an appointment with an eye specialist to check my eyes.
On the day of the consultation, I was looking at the electronic screen by the door waiting for my number to appear. After about 30 minutes, I finally saw the doctor. He is a nice middle-aged man. He asked my eye habits, and he asked me if I am usually on my phone in dark environment. If I do this for a long time, it will cause harm to my eyes.
In the next 10 minutes, he told me the correct ways to use my eyes, prescribed some eye drops, and then told me that I needed to rest my eyes for a while at work so that they would be better.

Some informal expressions that mean ‘not well, but not seriously ill’.

A: You look a bit off-color today. Are you all right? 气色不好

B: I’m just feeling a bit out of sorts, it’s nothing to worry about. 一点点不舒服

I was feeling a bit under the weather, so I stayed at home yesterday. 一点点不舒服

Katy’s been feeling poorly for a while. 身体不舒服

I’m fighting off a cold at the moment. [trying to get rid of]  尝试摆脱/走出/对抗

Rani isn’t in today; she’s gone down with flu. [has caught, usually a non-serious illness]

I’m not going to work today. I’ve come down with a dreadful cold. (we usually say come down, not go down with, when talking about ourselves)

Harry suffers from hay fever and sneezes a lot if he’s near grass or flowers. [used for more long-term problems]

Vocabulary

ophthalmologist (n) 眼科医生
ophthalmology (n) 眼科

dermatology (n) 皮肤科
dermatologist (n) 皮肤科医生

oncology (n) 肿瘤学
oncologist (n) 肿瘤科医生

cardiology (n) 心脏科
cardiologist (n) 心脏医生

pediatry = pediatric (n) 儿科学
pediatrist (n) 儿科医生

obstetrics (n) – obstetrician (n) 产科
gynecology (n) – gynecologist (n) 妇科

ped- (n) 儿童

pedophile (n) 恋童癖

philosophy (n) 哲学

Sofia (n) 智慧

itchy (adj.)
My eyes felt itchy.

itch
(n)
I have an itch on my left hand.
The Seven-Year Itch 七年之痒
(v)
I itch all over. 全身痒
The sweater itches me.

ache (v) （持续性的）疼痛
I have a backache/stomachache/headache.

sore (adj.)  酸痛
I have a sore throat.
sore muscle 肌肉酸痛

prescribe (v) 开（药），配（药）- prescription (n) 处方单
The doctor prescribed aspirin to me.
dispense (v) 分配

My friend is always on his phone. 我朋友老是玩手机

Grammar

have been doing sth 一直在
I have been working from home since March.
I have been learning English since 2019.
My husband has been working for that company since 2016.

-ist: (n) biologist, psychologist, sociologist
-logy: (n) biology, psychology, sociology