VIP Class Notes (Jesse)
Vocabulary
vinegar – cu
soy sauce – jiang you
recipe – instructions on cooking
cleaver – a big knife used for cooking meat
medicine / medication
eg. were you taking any medication when you were having palpitation
how long have you been experiencing them for?
each time you experienced palpitations, how long did they last?
At that time, did you feel any pain around your mouth, your upper back, or pain from your shoulder down to your hand?
referred pain – pain that comes from other places
lose consciousness / pass out / faint
coma – serious long term loss of consciousness
masculine < > feminine
stubborn – gu zhi de
eg. he’s so stubborn
narrow it down – figure it out based on details you know
eg. he can narrow is down if he keeps trying to figure it out
Grammar
Had you taken any medication or drugs or alcohol? – At the time you felt these symptoms, were you on any medication? / Did you take any medication prior to experiencing these symptoms / just before experiencing these symptoms?
Have you taken any medication? – not clear on the time
Have you taken any medication for these symptoms?
Pronunciation
neurologist – “new rol lo jist”
palpitations – “powpatayshen” / “pal pit tay shen”
ache – ayk
itch – ich
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