► Doctor: It's scarlet fever.
是猩红热。
He'll be in bed for several months, at least.
他至少需要卧床几个月。
Complete isolation.
完全隔离。
-Mother: Emily, keep away. He's contagious. Emily!
Emily，离远点，他会传染。Emily！
How are you feeling?
你觉得怎么样？
-Michael: Better.
好些了。

isolation n. 隔离
isolate v. 隔离
The patient should isolate from his child.
这个病人必须立刻和他的孩子隔离。
Scientists have isolated the virus causing the epidemic.
科学家们已分离出引起这种流行病的病毒。

contagious: 传染性的
Scarlet fever is highly contagious.
猩红热传染性很强。
Have you ever had any contagious disease?
你是否有或曾经有过传染疾病?

► I couldn't even be bothered to read.
我连书都懒得读。

bother: 费心
He could produce excellent work but usually he can't be bothered.
他其实可以把工作做好，可他往往嫌费事而不干。
Don't bother yourself about me，I am doing quite well.
别为我操心,我一切都好。
He didn't even bother to say thank you.
他甚至连说一声谢谢都不肯。

► When you landed, I reckoned I could catch up with you
你上岸的时候我原想能赶上你
on the land without having to shout at you. But when I see that house,
正想朝你大喊这时我看到了那座大屋子
I begin to go slow.
我便放慢了

reckon: 以为，认为
They reckon the book as one of his best works.
他们认为这本书是他的优秀作品之一。
The news won't worry her, I reckon.
我看这消息不会使她不安。

► Welcome your new fellow-students. Treat them with courtesy.
欢迎你们的新同学，对她们要谦恭有礼。

courtesy n. 礼貌
They showed us every courtesy.
他们对我们彬彬有礼。
Bill did me the courtesy of answering the question.
比尔很有礼貌地回答我的问题。