Mike： I love animals！ Besides， aren’t animals the main content of Chinese paper cuttings？
迈克：我喜欢动物！再说，难道动物不是中国剪纸的主题吗？
Wang Yi： Yeah。 Animals， especially Chinese zodiac， are the most common themes in paper cuttings。 But there are other themes， like plants， babies， legendary figures， etc。
王易：是的。动物，尤其是十二生肖，是剪纸最常见的主题，但是也有其他主题，例如：植物、孩童、传说人物等。
Mike： Hey， can you make paper cuttings？
迈克：嘿，你会剪纸吗？
Wang Yi： Sure。
王易：当然会。
Mike： Where did you learn it？
王易：你从哪学来的啊？
Wang Yi： I learned it from my friend。 She knows a lot about paper－cutting， and also good at paper cutting。
王易：从我的一个朋友那学来的。她对剪纸十分了解，而且也很擅长剪纸。
Mike： So you must know a lot about paper cutting。 What is the paper cuttings used for？
迈克：那你一定知道很多中国剪纸啰！这些剪纸都是用来干什么的呢？
Wang Yi： I just know a little。 Today， people often use them for decoration， such as ornament windows， doors， walls and so on。 Some people also use them as good gifts。
王易：只知道一点点啦。现在，剪纸大部分是用来装饰的，比如装饰窗户、门、墙等等。也有人将它们当作礼物了。
Mike： It sounds very interesting。
迈克：听起来很有意思。
Wang Yi： What’s more， those paper cuttings are not just some beautiful papers。 They also have special meanings。 They reflect people’s wish for harvest， property， health， happiness and so on。
王易：而且，剪纸可不仅是漂亮的剪纸，它们还有特殊的象征意义。它们反映了人们对丰收、富贵、健康、幸福等的希望。
Traditional Chinese Medicine
中医
中医指中国传统医学，是研究人体生理、病理以及疾病诊断和防治等的一门综合学科。它承载着中国古代人民同疾病作斗争的经验和理论知识，是在古代朴素的唯物论和自发的辩证法思想指导下，通过长期医疗实践逐步形成并发展成的医学理论体系，和西方的医学有很大的区别。接下来，我们就来看看中医的特色吧！
Realize Traditional Chinese Medicine
认识中医
1中医简介
Traditional Chinese Medicine （“TCM”） is an integral part of Chinese culture。 It has made great contributions to the prosperity of China。 Today both of TCM and western medicine are being used in providing medical and health services in China。 TCM， with its unique diagnostic methods， systematic approach， abundant historical literature and materials， has attracted many attentions from the international community。 TCM is well recognized for its remarkable effectiveness in off setting the side effect caused by the toxic and chemical treatment of cancer cases in western medical system。
The practice of acupuncture probably dates back to the Stone Age， as suggested by findings of ancient stone needles。 Also， hieroglyphs and pictographs documenting acupuncture and moxibustion have been found which are dating back to Shang Dynasty （1600BC–1046 BC）。 When acupuncture （and herbal medicine） became integrated into an embracing medical theory system，it is difficult to judge。 TCM theory is， however， inextricably intertwined with the principles of Yinyangism， which was represented for the first time by Zōu Yǎn （340 BC–260 BC））。
Traditional Chinese medicine includes a range of traditional medical practices originating in China。 It is considered as a complementary or alternative medical system in much of the western world while remaining as a form of primary care throughout most of Asia。
In China， TCM is under the administration of State Administration of TCM and Pharmacology。 TCM and its development are regulated。 National strategies， law and regulations governing TCM are now in place to guide and promote the research and development in this promising industry。
2中医的疗法和经典著作
（1）中医的疗法
Acupuncture针灸术
Massage推拿术
Moxibustion艾灸术
Cupping拔罐术
Guasha刮痧术
transdermal patch贴药术
cryotherapy冷冻术
（2）中医的四大经典
The earliest and most fundamental composition identified in TCM is Huang Di Nei Jing （also called Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon） probably dating back to the second century BC。 According to legend， it was composed by the mythical Yellow Emperor （said to have lived 2697BC－2597 BC） as a result of a dialogue with his ministers。 It states that to be a master physician， one must master the use of metaphors as they apply to medicine and the body。
Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon黄帝内经
The Book of Shennong’s Herb and Medicine神农本草经
The Book of Medical Problems难经
Treatise on Exogenous Febrile Disease andMiscellaneous Disease伤寒杂病论
中医中药在中国古老的大地上已经有了几千年的历史。经过几千年的临床实践，证实了中国的中医中药无论是在治病、防病还是在养生上，都是有效可行的。在西医未传入中国之前，我们的祖祖辈辈都用中医中药来治疗疾病，挽救了无数人的生命。中医对疾病的治疗是宏观的、全面的。但是到了现代，随着西方自然科学和哲学的进入，西方医学的思维方式和研究方法构成了对中医学的挑战。
Key words ＆ Sentences
关键词句全知道
Chinese medicine is useful。
中医是非常有用的。
It can date back to several thousand years ago。
中医有几千多年的历史了。
It can not only cure the sickness but also keep people healthy。
中医不仅能治病，更重要的是它能调理身体。
Many illnesses can not be healed by modern medicine but the Chinese medicine。 Lots of foreigners come to China to ask for Chinese medicine’s help。
有些用西医的方法不能治愈的病，中医却可以，所以有很多国外的人都来看中医。
Chinese medicine won’t harm your stomach， and it has no side effect。
中医不会伤害胃，没有副作用。
Chinese medicine originated in China’s Yellow River Basin， and has long established academic system。 In the long process of development， Chinese medicine generated a number of famous doctors， as well as appeared a lot of important schools and classics。
中医发源于中国黄河流域，很早就建立了学术体系。中医在漫长的发展过程中，历代都有不同的创造，涌现了许多名医，出现了许多重要学派和名著。
As early as the Xia and Shang Dynasty （about 2070 century BC－1046 BC）， tincture and medical soup had emerged in China。
早在夏商时期（约公元前2070—前1046），中国就已出现药酒及汤液。
The earliest existing pharmaceutical monograph， Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing is the book that made by a number of medical experts collecting and summarizing many medical pharmaceutical materials in Qin and Han Dynasty （221 BC AD 220）。
现存最早的药学专著《神农本草经》是秦汉时期（公元前221—公元220年）众多医学家搜集、总结了丰富药学资料而成书的。
During Qin and Han Dynasties， there formed the Huang Di Nei Jing with systemic theory。
秦汉时期，形成了《黄帝内经》这样具有系统理论的著作。
From Wei， Jin， South and North Dynasties （220AD 589AD） to Sui， Tang， and Wudai Dynasties （581AD 960AD）， pulse－check has made outstanding achievements。 Wang Shuhe summarized 24 pulse conditions in his book The Book of Pulse。
从魏晋南北朝（公元220—589年）到隋唐五代（公元581—960年），脉诊取得了突出的成就。晋代名医王叔和所著的《脉经》归纳了24种脉象。
Tang dynasty enjoyed a economic prosperity， thus promoting the development of TCM。 The government of Tang dynasty took the lead in completing editing the world’s first pharmacopoeia book—the Tang Ben Cao。
唐代（公元618—907年）经济繁荣，促进了中药学的发展。唐政府率先完成了世界第一部药典性本草——《唐本草》的编修工作。
