针灸治疗头疼

Module4Unit2针灸治疗头疼Doctor:What'swrong?Patient:Ihaveaheadache.ThesepastfewdaysI'vebeenlivingoffpainkillers.Man,Ifeellikemyheadisgoingtoexplode.Doctor:Youshouldgetacupuncturetreatment.Mymomwasalwayshavingheadacheissuesanditwasacupuncturethatcuredher.Patient:Theresultsaretooslow.Ontopofthat,justthethoughtofsmokingneedlespokingintomyfleshfrightensme.Doctor:Theydon'tjustrandomlystickyou,theyfindyourpressurepoints.Theheatallowsthebodytoimmediatelyrespondtothetreatment,restoringthebody's"chi".Patient:ButIgetscaredthemomentIseeaneedle.HowcouldIstandhavingneedlesinmybodyforhoursonend?Doctor:Theneedlesareverythin,andaslongasthedoctor'stechniqueisgood,andthepatienthimselfisrelaxed,itwon'thurt-onthecontraryitwillactuallyalleviatepain.Nowtherearehigh-techneedlesthataremicrothin;theydon'thurtatall.However,ifyouarereallyscaredofacupuncture,scrapingorcuppingarealsooptions.Patient:Scrapingistooterrifying.Whentheyfinishscrapping,yourbodyisallred,asifyouwerejusttortured.Cuppingisthesame,yourbodyendsupwithredcirclesallover.Itlookslikesomeonebeatyouup.Doctor:Thisonlysignifiesthatthetoxinshaveleftthebody.Actually,thereisonlydiscomfortduringthetreatmentprocess.Onceit'soveryoufeelverycomfortable.Patient:Chinesemedicineisstrange.Thepatientsarealreadyill,andthenthedoctormakesthemsuffermore.Doctor:Thisistheonlywaytogetattheproblem.Anyway,ifyouwanttorelievethepain,youarejustgoingtohavetobetoughanddoit.Patient:Forgetit.Idon'twanttoinflictanymorepainonmyself.InalittlewhileI'llgoandbuysomemorepainkillersandtakeanap.译文医生：出什么事了？患者：我头疼。这些天我就靠止痛药为生了。哥们，我觉得我的头就要爆炸了。医生：你应该接受针灸治疗。我妈妈以前就经常头疼，后来用针灸治好了。患者：这个疗效太慢了。一想到冒烟的针深入我的皮肤我就害怕。医生：他们不是随便地戳进你的皮肤，他们只是在找你的血压点。高温可以让你的肌肤承受这样的治疗，恢复身体的元气。患者：但是我一看到针，我就害怕。我怎么能忍受针在我身体里那么久呢？医生：针非常得细小，只要医生的手艺还算好，病人也很放松，就不会感到疼痛，相反，它可以治愈疼痛。现在那里有微型的高科技的针头；它完全不会伤害到你。但是，如果你真的很害怕针灸治疗，刮痧或者拔罐也是可以的。患者：刮痧太吓人。当你结束刮痧治疗，你的身体全都红了，就好像你受虐了一样。就好像你遭到毒打了一样。医生：这就代表着毒素已经排除你们体中。事实上，治疗过程只有一点点不舒服。一旦过去了，你就会感觉