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    Health (1) The depth of wrinkles on the face indicates the strength of bone 109.11.06 1. skin wrinkling and bone   mineral density   皮膚皺紋和骨質密度   lead   主要的   lead research 研究主任     Lead research Dr Lubna Pal looked at the relationship between skin wrinkling and    bone mineral density. 2. assess   v 評估    -ed      -ed   Dr Pal assessed wrinkles at 11 different places on the face and neck. * assess v 研究 3.rigidity    n. 硬度     skin rigidity 皮膚硬度   She also checked skin rigidity on the forehead and cheeks. 4.clinician n 臨床醫生   The clinician’s concern is what is happening to her bones.    骨質是臨床醫生最擔心的 5.anti-aging and anti-winkle creams     抗衰老及防皺乳霜   Bone density screening 骨骼密度檢 The research suggests   that instead of spending money on anti-aging and anti-wrinkle creams, women should invest in a bone density screening. 6. outweigh    v 勝過       -ed     -ed   The cost of a fracture would far outweigh the cost of a screen like this.    

  American educators are protesting the return to school     109.11.05   1.     to demand safe and equitable schools 要求保證校園安全 Some educators and community members marched in the streets to demand safe   and equitable school. 2.     remote schooling 遠距教學   We need a hundred percent remote schooling in the fall to keep everyone safe. 3.     confirmed case 確診 to be quarantined   被隔離 If there is a confirmed case of covid-19 in a school, the whole class will be quarantined for two weeks. 4.     positive case 陽性病例   If there are two positive cases in two   classes, the whole school will be quarantined. 5.     premature    adj 過早的 at the protest 參加抗議活動 For many teachers at the protest, sending children and educators back to the classroom is premature. 6.     pre-existing 之前就感染 vulnerable    adj 易受到傷害 contract    v 感染 ( 病 )   They point out that one and a half million teachers or one in four have pre-existing conditions , which makes them more vulnerable