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Have you caught the flu before?
你中過流感嗎？
flu(n.)流行性感冒
Having a fever for a week, keeping your distance from others and messing up your work schedule are all thanks to getting the flu.
發燒近一週、與他人隔離、工作進度被打亂，這些都拜流感所賜。
fever(n.)發燒distance(n.)距離mess up一團糟schedule(n.)行程thanks to由於⋯⋯flu(n.)流行性感冒
January to February is peak season for flu in Taiwan.
臺灣1～2月為流感高峰。
peak(n.)高峰，peak season某種情況的高峰期flu(n.)流行性感冒
Be sure to get your vaccination shots, as it takes two weeks to be effective.
疫苗注射兩週後才產生保護力，儘早注射疫苗為佳。
vaccination(n.)疫苗=vaccineeffective(adj.)有效的
People that are working should not ignore the signs of catching a cold.
上班族可不要忽略感冒症狀。
ignore(v.)忽視sign(n.)徵兆、跡象
Mr. Chen had a fever and was coughing heavily for a couple days at home, only later to discover he actually had severe pneumonia, and it was a result of having flu.
陳先生在家發燒、咳嗽了好幾天，急診發現是非常嚴重的肺炎。
fever(n.)發燒cough(v.)咳嗽discover(v.)發現severe(adj.)嚴重的pneumonia(n.)肺炎flu(n.)流行性感冒
Mr. Chen was in the ICU for 30 days before he recovered.
送醫檢驗後確定是流感併發重症。
ICU=Intensive Care Unit加護病房recover(v.)復原
Every year the virus strains change, so don’t think that if you’ve caught the flu before you’d have a lesser chance of catching it again.
陳生先在加護病房奮戰了30多天才康復。
virus(n.)病毒strain(n.)種類flu(n.)流行性感冒
Public vaccinations aren’t restricted to the area you live in, so you can get shots in any clinics in any city in Taiwan.
每年流行的病毒株都稍有變異，所以不要以為得過流感就不會再得。
vaccination(n.)疫苗=vaccinerestrict(v.)限制clinic(n.)診所
They do have restrictions against adults over the age of 50, pre-school aged children, and pregnant women.
公費流感疫苗不受居住地限制，可至全國各診所施打。
restriction(n.)限制adult(n.)成人pregnant(adj.)懷孕的
If you do not qualify for a free public vaccination, you can pay for a vaccination at a clinic.
但有條件限制，如50歲以上成人、國小學齡前幼兒或孕婦等。
qualify(v.)具有資格vaccination(n.)疫苗=vaccineclinic(n.)診所
It’s better to be safe than sorry.
如你不符合公費施打條件，就要到診所施打自費流感疫苗。