► Doctor: It's scarlet fever.
是猩紅熱。
He'll be in bed for several months, at least.
他至少需要臥床幾個月。
Complete isolation.
完全隔離。
-Mother: Emily, keep away. He's contagious. Emily!
Emily，離遠點，他會傳染。Emily！
How are you feeling?
你覺得怎么樣？
-Michael: Better.
好些了。

isolation n. 隔離
isolate v. 隔離
The patient should isolate from his child.
這個病人必須立刻和他的孩子隔離。
Scientists have isolated the virus causing the epidemic.
科學家們已分離出引起這種流行病的病毒。

contagious: 傳染性的
Scarlet fever is highly contagious.
猩紅熱傳染性很強。
Have you ever had any contagious disease?
你是否有或曾經有過傳染疾病?

► I couldn't even be bothered to read.
我連書都懶得讀。

bother: 費心
He could produce excellent work but usually he can't be bothered.
他其實可以把工作做好，可他往往嫌費事而不干。
Don't bother yourself about me，I am doing quite well.
別為我操心,我一切都好。
He didn't even bother to say thank you.
他甚至連說一聲謝謝都不肯。

► When you landed, I reckoned I could catch up with you
你上岸的時候我原想能趕上你
on the land without having to shout at you. But when I see that house,
正想朝你大喊這時我看到了那座大屋子
I begin to go slow.
我便放慢了

reckon: 以為，認為
They reckon the book as one of his best works.
他們認為這本書是他的優秀作品之一。
The news won't worry her, I reckon.
我看這消息不會使她不安。

► Welcome your new fellow-students. Treat them with courtesy.
歡迎你們的新同學，對她們要謙恭有禮。

courtesy n. 禮貌
They showed us every courtesy.
他們對我們彬彬有禮。
Bill did me the courtesy of answering the question.
比爾很有禮貌地回答我的問題。