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Jen: Hello, Im Jennifer. Welcome to Authentic Real English. Im joined today by Li. Hi Li! Li: Hi Jen! Jen: I thought that Neil was supposed to be joining me today - where is he? Li: Oh Jen, 你不知道啊?Neil 生病了，而且是重病呢。I heard the boss saying he has man flu ! Jen: Man flu! Thats probably correct. Li: 这个男性流感是不是很容易传染啊?我们是不是应该把办公桌都消毒一下? Jen: I think well be OK, Li Li: No... I think that we should all go to the doctors to see if we can get an immunisation. Jen: I really wouldnt worry too much about it. Li: But Jen, you should take this more seriously! 所有的流感都很危险，不能掉以轻心，传染上了，可能会病上好几个星期呢! Jen: Well, proper flu can, yes. Flu is short for influenza, which is a very infectious virus. It can cause fever, headaches, coughing And some strains, or types of flu, can cause death! Li: 流行性感冒 influenza, 简称流感 flu. 症状包括发烧，头痛，咳嗽，甚至死亡！I dont want Neil to die. Should we send him some flowers ? Jen: Hold on a second. Neil wont die. Man flu is a bit different to normal flu. In fact, its not even a real virus. | 
