B1 中级
UNIT 4: HEALTH AND WELLNESS
Home remedies and treatments
家庭疗法
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didja
Key Vocabulary & Expressions
remedy
疗法
honey
蜂蜜
sore throat
喉咙痛
herbal tea
花草茶
probably
prob'ly
很可能
painkiller
止痛药
grandmother's
‿
advice
奶奶的建议
cure
治愈
side
‿
effect
副作用
prevent
预防
My name
‿
is
‿
Anna, an
(
d
)
when
‿
I was
‿
ill
‿
as
‿
a child, my grandmother never took me to
‿
w
a doctor for the firs
(
t
)
two days.
我叫安娜，小时候生病，头两天奶奶从不带我去看医生。
She had
‿
a remedy for
‿
everything: honey
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j
an
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d
)
lemon for
‿
a sore throat, ho
(
t
)
milk for
‿
a cough, and
‿
a we
(
t
)
cloth for
‿
a headache.
她什么都有办法：蜂蜜柠檬治喉咙痛，热牛奶治咳嗽，湿布治头疼。
Some
‿
of her
‿
ideas were sensible, an
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d
)
some were
‿
only
‿
j
ol
(
d
)
family stories.
她的一些想法很合理，另一些只是家里的老故事。
When my son has
‿
a col
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d
)
now, I give
(
h
)
im
‿
herbal tea
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j
an
(
d
)
honey, an
(
d
)
he usually feels
better
be-der
‿
in
‿
a day.
现在我儿子感冒时，我会给他花草茶和蜂蜜，通常一天就好多了。
Bu
(
t
)
when he had
‿
a
temperature
temp'ature
‿
of 39 for two nights, I took
(
h
)
im to the hospital
‿
immediately.
但他连续两晚烧到三十九度时，我立刻带他去了医院。
A painkiller canno
(
t
)
cure
‿
an
‿
infection, an
(
d
)
my grandmother's
‿
advice would no
(
t
)
have helped.
止痛药治不了感染，奶奶的建议也帮不上忙。
I think the truth
‿
is
‿
in the middle.
我觉得真相在中间。
Tea with honey
‿
j
is
probably
prob'ly
goo
(
d
)
for the throat, and
‿
i
(
t
)
costs nothing.
蜂蜜茶可能对喉咙有好处，而且不花钱。
However, if
‿
a symptom does no
(
t
)
go
‿
w
away
‿
j
in three days, you need
‿
a doctor.
但如果症状三天不见好，就需要看医生。
I
‿
j
also
‿
w
always rea
(
d
)
the side
‿
effects before
‿
I take
‿
anything.
我吃任何药之前也总会看副作用。
Home remedies can preven
(
t
)
small problems, bu
(
t
)
they canno
(
t
)
replace medicine.
家庭疗法可以预防小问题，但不能代替药物。
Comprehension Questions
Wha
(
t
)
did
‿
Anna's grandmother do first when the children were
‿
ill?
What
‿
examples
‿
of her remedies does
‿
Anna give?
When did
‿
Anna take her son to hospital?
Why would her grandmother's
‿
advice no
(
t
)
have helped then?
Wha
(
t
)
does
‿
Anna do before she takes medicine?
Conversation Starters
Do you
d'ya
use home remedies?
Which remedy does your family use?
Wha
(
t
)
di
(
d
)
your grandparents tell you
‿
w
abou
(
t
)
health?
Do you
d'ya
prefer natural treatments
‿
or medicine?
Do you
d'ya
take painkillers
‿
often?
Do you
d'ya
read
‿
abou
(
t
)
the side
‿
effects
‿
of medicine?
What
do you
d'ya
do for
‿
a sore throat?
When
should you
shouldja
go to
‿
w
a doctor
‿
instead
‿
of staying
‿
a
(
t
)
home?
Are
‿
ol
(
d
)
remedies still popular
‿
in your country?
Can foo
(
d
)
prevent
‿
illness?