・東北三大祭り「秋田の竿灯祭り」について紹介
・竿灯とは邪気を払い、五穀豊穣を願う祭り。8月の前半に開催される。
・竿灯は稲穂のような提灯（ちょうちん）がたくさんぶらさがっているもの
・通常「どっこいしょー」の掛け声とともに背の高い竿灯を体を使って倒れないようい支えて見せる祭り(両手を使わないので支えるのはむずかしい）
・まとめ

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No 1. Fever 发烧 [fā shāo] 
eg：I had a fever: 我发烧了。
I had a fever and it lasted for three days. 我连续发烧了3天。

No 2: Sore, ache  疼[téng]
eg： My throat is sore: 我嗓子疼。wǒ sǎng zi téng。

No.3 Sore and pain酸痛[suān tòng]
eg: I feel pain and sore all over my body: 我浑身酸痛。wǒ hún shēn suān tòng。

No4. cough 咳嗽 [ké sou] 
eg: He was coughing all night. 
他一整个晚上都在咳嗽。tā yī zhěng gè wǎn shang dōu zài ké sou。

No 5：headache 头痛【tóu tòng】
eg: I‘ve got a headache. 我头痛。

No 6：Lose my sense of taste: 失去味觉shī qù wèi jué
I lost my sense of taste. 我失去了味觉。

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