中医英语unit 1.ppt

Unit1:AnOverviewofChineseMedicine,一AbriefintroductiontothebasictheoryofTCMwhichmakesthecontenteasytounderstand.,TCM,agreattreasure-houseofprofoundculture,isanindispensablepartofthesplendidclassicChineseculture.SinceTCMabsorbsthequintessenceofclassicalChinesephilosophy,cultureandscience,andsummarizestheexperienceoftheChinesepeopleinfightingagainstdiseases,itisfulloftheoreticalthinking,creativityaswellaspracticality.Evennowadayswhenmodernscienceisquiteadvanced,TCMisstillthrivingbecauseofitssignificantclinicalcurativeeffect.Inrecentdecades,theuniqueadvantagesofTCMhavebeenacknowledgedanditissteppingintomoreandmorecountriesintheworld.,二Wordsandphrases,1.evolve(v.)languageisconstantlyevolving2.therapy(n.)curativetreatment.esp.withoutdrugsoroperations.radiotherapy:放射疗法psychotherapy:心理疗法，精神疗法。,Physiotherapy:物理疗法，理疗。Speechtherapy:语言治疗，语言（障碍）矫治Food/diettherapy食疗,3Manifest(vt)show(sth)plainly显示，表明。Thediseasetypicallymanifestsitselfinchestpains.Theconcernismanifestedmainlyinfinespeeches,ratherthaninpracticalsolutions.,4.Inscribe(vt)题写，印。makesthwithwords,etc.Heinscribedhisnameinthebook.Heinscribedthebookwithhisname.,5.Precede(v.)comeorgobefore.Theflashoflighteningprecededthesoundofthunderbytwoseconds,6.Perspective(n.)view,prospect.Inperspective全面地Ahistoricalperspective历史的眼光,三Expressions,1.dojusticeto(sb/sth)公平对待Shedidnotdojusticetoherselfintheexam.Shecookedadeliciousdinner,butwecouldnotdojusticetoher.,2.stemfrom源于Thedifficultiesstemfromtheircarelessness.,四.Textanalysis,PartI:ItfocusesonwhatTCMisaboutaswellasasetofpracticesusedtotreatdiseaseandmaintainhealth.,See/witness:haveexperienceof,undergo.e.g.Theoldhousehasseenbetterdays.(butnowitisinbadcondition.)The1980shavewitnessedincreasinglyunemployment.,Takeviewof:thinkof,consider,regardShetakespoorviewofhersonsrecentbehavior.,PartII:ItdealswiththeculturalbackgroundonwhichTCMdeveloped,andthecorrespondingprinciplesofdiagnosis,treatmentandprevention.,PartIII,Itisaboutthegrowth,developmentandprospectofTCM.,AbriefintroductiontotranslationtechniquesofEST,EnglishtechnicaltermsOneofthemostdistinctivefeaturesofESTisitstechnicalterms.AmasteryofthemwillbenefitusagreatdealinthetranslationofEST.Intermsofform,Englishtechnicaltermsmaybeclassifiedintothreecategories,namely,singlewords,compoundformsandphrases.Hereabriefsurveyofthebasicrulesof,word-formationwillbeconducted.affixation(缀合法).bio-(生命，生物)(biotomy生物解剖学)cardi(o),cardiogram（心动图）electrocardiogram(ECG心电图)acumoxi(针灸),Compounding(复合法)Twoormorewordscombinedtoformanewwordiscalledcompounding.Mostofsuchcompoundwordscanbetranslatedliterally,e.g.healthcare（保健）deficientheartqi（心气虚）,Blending（缩合法）,Thisisavariantofcompounding,omittingthelatterpartofthefirstwordandclippingoffthefirstpartofthesecondword.Sometimes,however,eitherthefirstpartorthesecondpartoftheoverlappedwordmaybeafullword.Intranslatingsuchterms,literaltranslationisusuallyused.e.g.medicare=medical+care(医疗保健),biorhythm=biological+rhythm(生理节奏),e.g.,hypocardioqiendostheniagastropyrexiaantibodyantigenthesametermcanbetranslatedindifferentways.,Acronym（首字母缩略）,Itisawordmadeupfromthefirstletterofthenameofsomething.Sinceitisveryconvenienttousethisbriefform,itiswidelyadoptedinEnglishtechnicalterms,e.g.TCM.ES