第一講

• suffer from 遭受
• hypertension= high blood pressure

suffer from hypertension

• take steps to = take measures to
• silent - silence （silent hill）
• er ：物品/人 （computer cooker）
• attack （A它一下）
• disease>illness>sickness
• plague 瘟疫> pandemic>epidemic>infection
• kidney 腎臟

hypertension also leads to kidney failure.

• diabetes 糖尿病
• obesity 肥胖癥
• go hand in hand with 手拉手/聯(lián)系緊密

It often goes hand in hand with diabetes and obesity.

• -ance : ignore- ignorance 名詞后綴
• warning sign— red flag
• nicotine 尼古丁- smoke- cigar雪茄- cigarette-tobacco
• consult = ask
• consult— consultant— consultancy

Eating a balanced diet, exercising regularly, avoiding alcohol and nicotine are some things that you can do without consulting a doctor.