1. vocabulary preview
- quite ill = very sick
- the flu ：a sickness，worse than a cold
2. language take away
headache : means you have a sore head ;
sore throat : sore means painful , so maybe you will have a sore leg after running a long distance ;
running nose : lots of water come out from your nose ;(其实就是流鼻涕)
slightly feverish : slightly means a little bit , and feverish means you feel your body is really hot ;
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recover : get better , and not only use in sickness .
example :
I was so busy this week , I need to recover at this weekend .
3. fluency builder
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I am coming down with = I am beginning to get sick
example:
I’m coming down with something/cold/flu .
calling in sick : express that you are not gonna go to work because you are sick
take a day/week/month/year off = not go to work today/this week/this month/this year
