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PAGE PAGE 1 I. Life Science 生命科学 The Five Senses 视觉、听觉、味觉、嗅觉和触觉是人类最基本的五种感觉，即五官感觉。我们通过它们感知外界物体，获取与机体生存紧密相关的重要信息，从而对所处环境作出分析判断。五感在我们的日常生活中扮演了至关重要的角色。 Sport injuries 肌肉是支撑人体活动的重要部分，我们要小心保护，防止肌肉受伤。 · Warm-up Do you know any kind of sport injuries? Have you suffered from any of them? · Big question to think about while you read What are sprains and fractures? Content Vocabulary 1. sprain n. a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments扭伤 2. break n. the place where a bone in your body has broken 破裂 3. ligament n. a band of strong material in your body+ similar to muscle, that joins bones or holds an organ in its place 韧带 4. fracture n. a crack or broken part in a bone or other hard substance 断裂 5. swell v. to become larger and rounder than normal 肿胀 Sprains occur when a muscle is pulled too far. The result can be a break or a tear of a ligament. Sprains can sometimes happen as the result of an injury, such as a fall. Sprains can also happen when you do not warm up your muscles before you exercise. A broken bone often occurs as the result of an accident. A broken bone is called a fracture. How can you tell if a bone is broken? The pain in the area is very strong. You cannot move the part that is broken. The part that is broken begins to swell or grow bigger. In most cases, you should not move because a bone may be broken Get someones help to call an ambulance immediately. You will be taken to a hospital nearby to check whether or not you have a broken bone. To check this, you will normally get an X-ray. An X-ray is a black and white picture of the bones taken with a special machine. It lets a doctor see if a bone is broken. (178 words) · Reflection questions on what you read 1. What are the differences between sprains and fractures? 2. How can a doctor tell whether theres a broken bone or not? 3. What should you do if a sprain occurs? 4. Which one do you think is more serious, a sprain or a broken bone? Measuring spe