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Lesson 38 · When Fever Means Rest

文体:家庭对话 · 朗读音轨 38

本课插图:When Fever Means Rest

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听一听,妈妈为什么劝主人公在考试当天休息。

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Me: I can still go to school. The test is today.

Mother: You have a fever. Your body is fighting something.

Me: But I studied.

Mother: Studying is important, but resting is part of getting better.

Me: What about the test?

Mother: We will call the school. First, drink water and sleep.

I did not like missing the test, but I understood one thing. Health is not empty time. It is the base for everything else.

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  1. Me: I can still go to school.

  2. The test is today.

  3. Mother: You have a fever.

  4. Your body is fighting something.

  5. Me: But I studied.

  6. Mother: Studying is important, but resting is part of getting better.

  7. Me: What about the test?

  8. Mother: We will call the school.

  9. First, drink water and sleep.

  10. I did not like missing the test, but I understood one thing.

  11. Health is not empty time.

  12. It is the base for everything else.

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我:我还是能去学校的,今天有考试。

妈妈:你发烧了。你的身体正在对抗某种病因。

我:可我已经复习了。

妈妈:学习很重要,休息也是恢复身体的一部分。

我:那考试怎么办?

妈妈:我们会给学校打电话。你先喝点水,睡一觉。

我不愿意错过考试,但明白了一件事:照顾健康不是在浪费时间,它是做好其他事情的基础。

本课重点词语

以下是本课重点词语的中文讲解;英文正文中有虚线的单词可悬停查看词义和发音。

fever
发烧;妈妈据此让孩子休息。
fight
对抗;这里指身体抵抗病因。
something
某种东西;对话未具体说明病因。
rest
休息;恢复时需要的活动。
part of
……的一部分;resting is part of getting better。
get better
好起来、恢复;这里指身体康复。
call the school
给学校打电话;告知孩子的情况。
miss a test
错过考试;主人公担心当天缺考。
base
基础;健康支撑其他活动。
everything else
其他一切;指学习和日常生活等事。
背景知识

主人公担心考试,妈妈则先考虑发烧时的身体状况,并打算联系学校。课文强调生病时休息的价值;实际需要怎样处理发烧和考试,应由家长、学校及医护人员按情况决定。

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