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Lesson 38 · When Fever Means Rest
文体:家庭对话 · 朗读音轨 38

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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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Me: I can still go to school.
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The test is today.
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Mother: You have a fever.
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Your body is fighting something.
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Me: But I studied.
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Mother: Studying is important, but resting is part of getting better.
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Me: What about the test?
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Mother: We will call the school.
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First, drink water and sleep.
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I did not like missing the test, but I understood one thing.
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Health is not empty time.
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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。