1.Whatdoyouknowaboutacupuncture?2.Haveyoueverexperiencedanacupuncturetreatment?Whatelsedoyouknowaboutit?themagicneedles1.Scanthetextandfindwhichofthetopicsarenotmentioned:history,pastuses,currentuses,acceptanceintheWest,benefitsanddisadvantages.ThedisadvantagesofChineseacupuncturearenotmentioned.2.Whatmedicalproblemscanacupuncturetreat?Severepains,headaches,injuries,stomachproblems,bloodpressureproblems,addictiontocigarettes,drugsandalcohol.3.Howdoesacupuncturereduceandrelievepain?Itisunclearnow.Onetheorysuggeststhatacupunctureblockspainsignalsfromreachingthebrain.Anothertheoryrelatesacupuncturetotheproductionofchemicalsinthebodywhichreducepain.Readthetextagain,andtakenotesofthedevelopmentofChineseacupuncture.historyofChineseacupuncture(magicneedles)began—theStoneAgebedeveloped—2,000yearsagoPara.1bian(砭)ThedevelopmentofChineseacupuncturestoneormetalneedlesmetalneedlesmakeholesonswollenareasputneedlesintotheskinatcertainpoints365acupuncturepointsabout2,000acupuncturepointsParas.2-3Para.41.Howdoesanacupuncturistexamineapatient?Firstaskthepatient’smedicalhistoryandlifestyle.Andthenlookatthecolorofthepatient’sskinandtongue,listentohisbreathingandcheckhispulses.2.Howmanypulsesarethereandwhataretheyconnectedwith?There’retwelvedifferentpulses,sixoneachwrist.Everyoneisconnectedwithamajorbodyorganoritsfunction.3.Whywillanacupuncturistcheckpulses?Thiswillhelphim/herfindoutwhichenergychanneldoesn’thaveenoughenergy.1.Whatareyourthoughtsonacupuncture?2.Whatarethepossibleadvantagesanddisadvantagesofacupuncture?3.Whataspectsofacupuncturearediscussedinthearticle?4.WhatkindoftraditionalChinesemedicinedoyouwanttofocusoninyouroralreport?5.Whataspectsdoyouneedtofindoutabout?6.Wherecanyoufindinformationonthesubject?7.Whowillwritethedraftoftheoralreport?8.Whowillpresentwhichpartsofthereport?Project:ExploringChinesemedicine1.WorkingroupstofindenoughinformationaboutChinesemedicine.2.Takenotesandtrytofocusononeherbortreatment.3.Writeyourresearchpaperbasedontheinformationyouget.4.Presentyourresearchintheclass.Youalsoneedtoansweranyquestionsfromothergroups.1.Theseincludedaneedlewithaheadlikeanarrow,…;usedforlettingliquidoutofbodypartswhichhadswollenup.letout的主要意思有：1)泄露(机密)，透露e.g.Someonehasletthenewsout.有人走漏了消息。I’llnevertellyouanothersecretifyouletthisoneout.如果你把这个秘密泄露出去，我就再也不告诉你任何秘密了。2)发出(叫声)e.g.Thegirlsuddenlyletoutascream.那个女孩子突然惊叫了一声。3)出租e.g.Boatsareletoutforthirtyyuanperhourinthepark.公园里出租小船，每小时三十元。2.Themainneedlenowusedforacupunctureisfineandsharp.sharp主要用作形容词，基本意思是“锋利的”，但在描述具体名词时，意思可能有所引申，翻译时要根据具体名词选择合适的汉语形容词，如当它描述声音的时候可译为“刺耳的”，描述眼睛时译为“敏锐的”，描述疼痛时译为“剧烈的”等等。此外，sharp也可以用作副词，意思是“突然”，“整”等。e.g.Theroadturnssharptotheright.路突然向右转了个弯。Comeattwoo’clocksharp.请于两点整来。3.Somepeoplehavealsousedacupuncturetotreatsmokers,alcoholicsandpeoplewhoareaddictedtodrugs.addictedto对……上瘾，成瘾e.g.Theboyisaddictedtocomputergamesandoftenskipsschool.这个男孩玩电脑游戏成瘾，经常逃学。4.Anothertheoryrelatesacupuncturetotheproductionofchemicalsinthebodywhichreducepain.relate…to…的意思是“把……与……相联系”。e.g.Wemaydiscoversomethingnewifwerelatealltheseideastoeachother.如果把这些...
