Yesterday（昨天）/ˈjestədeɪ/ morning, Alex woke（醒来）/wəʊk/ with a hot（发烫的）/hɒt/ face（脸）/feɪs/ and a heavy（沉重的）/ˈhevi/ head（头）/hed/. His throat（喉咙）/θrəʊt/ hurt（感到疼痛）/hɜːt/, and his whole（整个的）/həʊl/ body（身体）/ˈbɒdi/ felt（感觉）/felt/ weak（虚弱的）/wiːk/. “I do not feel well（感觉身体良好）/fiːl wel/,” he told（告诉）/təʊld/ his mother（母亲）/ˈmʌðə/. She checked his temperature（体温）/ˈtemprətʃə/. It was 38.5 degrees（度）/dɪˈɡriːz/. “You have a fever（发烧）/hæv ə ˈfiːvə/, so you will stay home（家；在家）/həʊm/ today（今天）/təˈdeɪ/.”

His mother called（打电话）/kɔːld/ the health（健康）/helθ/ centre（中心）/ˈsentə/ and took him there to see a doctor（看医生）/siː ə ˈdɒktə/. A nurse（护士）/nɜːs/ asked（询问）/ɑːskt/ his age（年龄）/eɪdʒ/, wrote（写下；书面的）/rəʊt/ down his temperature, and led（带领）/led/ them into a quiet（安静的）/ˈkwaɪət/ room. Dr Chen listened（听）/ˈlɪsnd/ to Alex's heart（心脏；心跳）/hɑːt/ and examined（检查身体）/ɪɡˈzæmɪnd/ his mouth（嘴；口腔）/maʊθ/, ears（耳朵）/ɪəz/, nose（鼻子）/nəʊz/, and throat.

“Does your head or your throat hurt more?” “My throat hurts more, and I began（开始）/bɪˈɡæn/ to cough（咳嗽）/kɒf/ last（上一个的）/lɑːst/ night.” After the check, Dr Chen explained（解释）/ɪkˈspleɪnd/ that Alex had a cold（感冒）/hæd ə kəʊld/. She said his condition（状况；身体情况）/kənˈdɪʃn/ did not look serious（严重的）/ˈsɪəriəs/, but his mother should continue（继续）/kənˈtɪnjuː/ to look after（照顾）/lʊk ˈɑːftə/ him and watch for any change（变化）/tʃeɪndʒ/.

“Rest（休息）/rest/, drink（喝）/dræŋk/ plenty（大量；充足）/ˈplenti/ of water（水）/ˈwɔːtə/, and take medicine（服药）/teɪk ˈmedsn/ only as the directions（说明；指示）/dəˈrekʃnz/ say. Call us if the fever（发烧）/ˈfiːvə/ stays high（高的）/haɪ/, he has trouble（困难；问题）/ˈtrʌbl/ breathing（呼吸）/ˈbriːðɪŋ/, or he becomes（变得）/bɪˈkʌmz/ worse（更糟的）/wɜːs/.” She gave his mother written advice（建议）/ədˈvaɪs/. Alex worried（担心）/ˈwʌrid/ because he was missing（错过）/ˈmɪsɪŋ/ a school（学校）/skuːl/ test（测验）/test/. His mother called his teacher. “Health comes first. Alex can take the test after he returns（返回）/rɪˈtɜːnz/.”

At home, Alex slept（睡觉）/slept/, drank warm water, and took the medicine（药物）/ˈmedsn/ as directed（按照指示的）/dəˈrektɪd/. His mother checked his temperature several（几个；数次）/ˈsevrəl/ times（次数）/taɪmz/. The next（下一个的）/nekst/ morning, it was normal（正常的）/ˈnɔːml/, and Alex felt better（感觉好些）/felt ˈbetə/. He still（仍然）/stɪl/ stayed home for another day to rest. By evening（晚上）/ˈiːvnɪŋ/, his cough was lighter（较轻的）/ˈlaɪtə/, and he was able（能够的）/ˈeɪbl/ to eat dinner（晚饭）/ˈdɪnə/ with his family（家人；家庭）/ˈfæməli/.