20150817 【每日口說練習】(finger)

One patient,
for example,
was a boy who had lost feeling in three of his fingers.
The researchers found that
when his hands got wet,
the fingers that could feel wrinkled as normal,
but the ones that were numb remained smooth.

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patient
He is a very patient man. He doesn't afraid of extreme cold or hot.
The doctor is very patient with his patients.


finger
He burnt his finger when he lit cigar.
The finger of clock points to twelve.
She finger the man's back.
How do you finger these piece?

wrinkle = fold
As time pass, it's more and more wrinkles on his face.
She wrinkled her nose at the bad smell.
The shirt will not wrinkle.

numb = unfeeling
My fingers was numb with clod.
He was numbed  by his friend's sudden death.


remain
A few pears remain on the tree.
The room remains cool all summer.
She remained silent all night.
Several problems remain to be solved.