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record: record
a piece of information or a description of something which is written on paper or stored on a computer
Doctors are not allowed to show your medical records to other people.
Doctors are not allowed to show your medical records to others.
Dr. Smith tells Jane to keep a record of everything she eats this week.
The doctor told Jane Smith put her to eat this week, make a record of everything.
have a check-up: a medical examination
to get a medical examination to test your health
People should have a check-up at least once a year.
It should be at least a medical examination once a year.
Having a check-up is very important for preventing some diseases.
Physical examination is very important for the prevention of some diseases.
come and go: come and go; a burst of (pain)
I can feel the pain as it comes and goes.
I can feel this pain sometimes no.
The library allows students to come and go at any time they please.
Library allows students free access.
timetable: schedule; timetable
a list of times when events are planned to happen, especially the times when buses, trains and planes leave and arrive
I have a very busy timetable next week because I have many appointments.
My schedule is very tight next week, next week, because I have a lot of appointments.
You can look at the train's timetable online.
You can check the train schedule online.
book up: fully booked
to be fully booked
All tables at this restaurant are booked up for tonight.
Tonight all positions this restaurant were fully booked.
The online lessons of 51talk get quickly booked up.
Worry-free online English courses will soon be fully booked.
Grammar
The Future Continuous Tense future tense be
The future continuous tense, sometimes also referred to as the future progressive tense, is a verb tense that indicates that something will occur in the future and continue for an expected length of time. It is formed using the construction will + be + the present participle (the root verb + -ing).
句型：… will be doing sth. 例如，This time next week I will be swimming in the sea.
- Don’t phone me between 7 and 8. We’ll be having dinner.
- At 10 o’clock tomorrow morning, she will be working in her office.
- Half an hour from now, the cinema will be full and everyone will be watching the film.