Headaches that won't go away

The lesson’s vocabulary

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• 舒服
  shūfu

  comfortable; feeling well

• 最近
  zuìjìn

  recently; soon; nearest

• 总是
  zǒngshì

  always

• 头疼
  tóuténg

  headache

• 尽管
  jǐnguǎn

  despite; although; even though

• 药
  yào

  medicine; drug; to poison

• 仍然
  réngrán

  still; as before

• 效果
  xiàoguǒ

  result; effect; efficacy

• 平时
  píngshí

  ordinarily; in normal times; in peacetime

• 经常
  jīngcháng

  frequently; constantly; day-to-day

• 加班
  jiābān

  to work overtime

• 当作
  dàngzuò

  to treat as; to regard as

• 从来
  cónglái

  always; at all times; never (if used in negative sentence)

• 说实话
  shuō shíhuà

  to speak the truth; truth to tell; frankly

• 楼梯
  lóutī

  stair; staircase

• 爬
  pá

  to crawl; to climb; to get up or sit up

• 一方面
  yīfāngmiàn

  on the one hand

• 另一方面
  lìng yīfāngmiàn

  on the other hand; another aspect

• 压力
  yālì

  pressure

• 缺少
  quēshǎo

  to be short (of); to lack; lack

• 锻炼
  duànliàn

  to toughen; to temper; to engage in physical exercise

• 长期
  chángqī

  long-term; for a protracted period

• 即使
  jíshǐ

  even if; even though

• 走路
  zǒulù

  to walk; to go on foot; to leave

• 另外
  lìngwài

  additional; in addition; besides

• 睡觉
  shuìjiào

  to go to bed; to sleep

• 明白
  míngbai

  clear; obvious; sensible

• 健康
  jiànkāng

  health; healthy

• 咖啡
  kāfēi

  (loanword) coffee

• 身体
  shēntǐ

  the body; one's health

• 医生
  yīshēng

  doctor; medical practitioner

• 放
  fàng

  to put; to place; to release

The lesson’s grammar

• 即使…也…: even if…

  即使 + hypothesis，(S) 也 + result

• 尽管…但是/却…: although…

  尽管 + real fact，但是/可是 + S (却/还是) + V

• 一方面…另一方面…: on the one hand…, on the other…

  一方面 + A，另一方面 + B

• 仍然: still

  (虽然/尽管…)，S + 仍然 + V/Adj

• 把…V成/作/为: turn into, treat as

  S + 把 + A + V + 成/作/为 + B

• 从来 + 不/没: never

  S + 从来 + 不 + V (habit) | S + 从来 + 没(有) + V + 过 (experience)