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Usages of yīshēng
医生 说 他 的 身体 不 太 好， 要 在 医院 休息。yīshēng shuō tā de shēntǐ bú tài hǎo, yào zài yīyuàn xiūxi.
The doctor said his health isn’t very good and that he needs to rest in the hospital.
医生 和 护士 在 医院 照顾 他， 照顾 得 很 认真。yīshēng hé hùshi zài yīyuàn zhàogù tā, zhàogù de hěn rènzhēn.
The doctor and the nurse take care of him in the hospital, and they do it very attentively.
医生 说 如果 我们 想 身体 更 好， 就 必须 多 关心 自己 的 健康。Yīshēng shuō rúguǒ wǒmen xiǎng shēntǐ gèng hǎo, jiù bìxū duō guānxīn zìjǐ de jiànkāng.
The doctor said that if we want our health to be better, we must pay more attention to our own health.
为了 健康， 医生 说 我们 即使 忙 也 不 能 放弃 吃 早饭 的 习惯。Wèile jiànkāng, yīshēng shuō wǒmen jíshǐ máng yě bù néng fàngqì chī zǎofàn de xíguàn.
For the sake of our health, the doctor said that even if we’re busy we must not give up the habit of eating breakfast.
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