关于中医的谈话
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(P = 病人 D = 医生)
(P = patient D = doctor) 医生：你好，史密斯先生。今天感觉如何？
D: Hello, Mr.Smith.How are you feeling today? 病人：好多了。谢谢！今天我可以坐直了。针灸的确很棒。
P: Much better, thank you! I can sit straight today.The acupuncture is really great.医生：不错。中医有五千年的历史。它对疾病的发生、发展和治疗都有着完整的理论体系。针灸只不过是治疗像你的椎骨侧突疾病的一种最有效方式。
D: Yes, Chinese Traditional Medicine (CTM) has a history of more than 5,000 years.It has a complete theory about the occurrence, development and treatment of diseases.Acupuncture is only one of the most effective ways to treat diseases such as your pleurapophysis.病人：尽管如此，我的许多同事对中医还是有些不解。你能否多给我讲点？
P: All the same, many of my colleagues feel much puzzled about CTM.Would you please tell me more about it? 医生：没问题。根据中医理论，疾病的发生是阴阳失调所致。而疾病的治疗就是阴阳的平衡。
D: Sure.According to CTM theory, the occurrence of diseases is the incoordination between Yin and Yang and the treatment of diseases is the reestablishment of the equilibrium between them.病人：嗯，什么是阴阳？
P: Oh, what\'s Yin and Yang? 医生：它们是中国古代哲学的两个概念并代表一切事物的两个对立面。中医学运用阴阳理论来解释人体的生理和病理现象。同时, 阴阳也是诊断和治疗疾病的法则。
D: They are the two concepts from ancient Chinese philosophy and they represent the two contradictories in everything.In CTM theory, Yin and Yang are used to explain physiological and pathological phenomena of the body.They are also the principles of diagnosing and treating diseases.病人：那么你们中国医生是怎样用这一理论来给病人治病的呢？
P: Then how do you Chinese doctors treat your patients by using this theory? 医生：大体说来，中医有两种治疗方式：药物治疗和非药物治疗。
D: Roughly speaking, there are two common ways of CTM curing diseases: drug therapy and non-drug therapy.病人：真有趣。你们通常都用什么药？
P: That\'s very interesting.What drugs do you often apply? 医生：至于药物治疗，中医常用草药、矿物质、动物药等。
D: As for drug therapy, traditional medicines are used such as herbs, mineral, animals, etc.病人：那非药物治疗呢？
P: And how about non-drug therapy? 医生：非药物治疗包括针灸、按摩、拔火罐等。 D: As for non-drug therapy, there are acupuncture and moxibustion, maage, and cupping.
病人：关于针灸和按摩，我略知一二。拔火罐是怎么回事？
P: I know a little about acupuncture and maage.What\'s cupping? 医生：拔火罐就是把一个真空的杯子放在皮肤上引起局部充血的一种治疗方法。通常，医生把一个点燃的酒精棉球放在杯子里一会儿以排出里面的空气使它成为一个真空杯，接着快速地把空杯子放在选定的皮肤上。
D: It is a treatment using a vacuum cup sucked firmly on the skin.Usually, the doctor fires an alcohol sponge and puts it inside the cup for a short while to make the cup a vacuum one, and then he places the vacuum cup instantly over the selected spot of the skin.病人：有效吗？
P: Is it effective? 医生：就像我们治疗你的病用的针灸一样有效。但是拔火罐特别适合痛症。
D: Just as effective as acupuncture which we are using to treat you.But cupping therapy is specially good for pains.病人：太绝妙了。
P: That\'s really fantastic.医生：实话告诉你，据资料统计，与西医相比，中医更擅长于病毒感染性疾病、免疫系统疾病、心脑血管疾病和神经系统疾病的治疗，而且无任何副作用。
D: To tell the truth, according to statistics, Traditional Chinese Medicine is better for the treatment of diseases of viral infections, immune system, cardio-cerebrovascular system and nervous system without causing any side-effects compared with western medicine.病人：非常感谢！医生。我现在对中医的理解要好点了。
P: Thank you very much, Doctor! I\'ve got a better understanding of CTM now. an I book an appointment for a foot maage? 我能预约做足底按摩吗？ A I\'d like a foot maage.A 我想做足底按摩。 B Come this way, madam.B 女士，请这边来。
A No, sorry, not now.Can I book an appointment for a foot maage tomorrow? A 不，对不起，不是现在。我能预约明天做足底按摩吗？
B Certainly, madam.What time would you like? We\'re very busy in the morning.B 当然，女士。你想什么时间来？我们上午非常忙。 A Well, how about 2pm? A 哦，下午2点怎么样？
B 2pm.Excellent.Now can I take your name? B 下午2点。很好。我能知道您的姓名吗？
Notes注释
1 You can book appointments face to face, for example, if you want a foot maage: Can I book an appointment for a foot maage? / Can I book an appointment for a foot maage? You can suggest a time: How about 2pm? / How about 2pm? 你可以面对面地进行预约，如果你想做足底按摩的话：Can I book an appointment for a foot maage? /我能预约做足底按摩吗？你还可以提出一个时间：How about 2pm? /下午2点怎么样？
2 When making bookings with clients, you may want to indicate busy times: What time would you like? / What time would you like? / We\'re very busy in the morning./ We\'re very busy in the morning.当你和顾客进行预约时，你可能要指出忙碌的时间段：What time would you like? /你想什么时间来？/ We\'re very busy in the morning./我们上午非常忙。
Key phrases and sentences I\'d like a foot maage.Come this way, madam.No, sorry, not now.Can I book an appointment for a foot maage tomorrow? Certainly, madam.What time would you like? We\'re very busy in the morning.Well, how about 2pm? 2pm.Excellent.Now can I take your name? 我想做足底按摩。
女士，请这边来。
不，对不起，不是现在。
我能预约明天做足底按摩吗？
当然，女士。你想什么时间来？我们上午非常忙。 哦，下午2点怎么样？ 下午2点。很好。
我能知道您的姓名吗？
A:Please point out the painful place with your finger.Is there any relation between the pain and the weather? B:Yes,the pain comes more intense when the weather is bad.And the pain comes intense when I walk too much.A:Have you eve had any trauma? B:Yes, I have.A:Does the pian become more intense at night? B:Yes, ti does.Just like a needle prick.Besides, the place that hurts often feels cold,too.A:Do you have the sensation of ants crawling over the painful part? B:Yes, I do.A:I\'d like to treat you with acupuncture if you agree.B:By the way, does acupuncture hurt? A:Acupunture may cause just a little pain, but it also causes a certain feeling of numbne and distension.We\'ll try it every day for seven days.Will that be all right? B:Yes.Let\'s start today.1.您怎么不舒服了？ What\'s your complaint? 2.我来给您把一下脉。 Let me feel your pulse.3.我看一下您的舌头。 Show me your tongue.4.您受过外伤吗？
Have you ever had any tauma? 5.疼痛和天气有关吗？
Is there any relation between the pain and the weather? 6.如果您同意，我想用针灸给您治疗。
I\'d like to treat you with acupuncture if you agree.7.我捻针时您有什么感觉？
How do you feel when I rotate the needle? 8.针灸可能有点疼，还会使您感到有点麻木和发胀。
Acupunture may cause a little pian and a certain feeling of numbne and distention.9.针灸会有疗效，但需要长期治疗。
Acupunctue will have effect, but a prolonged treatment is needed.10.你得服用一些中草药。
You nee to take some Chinese herbs.11.您知道什么煎中药吗？
Do you know how to decoct Chinese herbs? 12.请付完这6剂药后再来找我。
Please come back to me after taking these 6 dosages.
