1、Unit 2,Unit 2 Fit for life,Project Exploring Chinese medicine,1. What do you know about acupuncture? 2. Have you ever experienced an acupuncture treatment? What else do you know about it?,Lead-in,the magic needles,1. Scan the text and find which of the topics are not mentioned: history, past uses, c

2、urrent uses, acceptance in the West, benefits and disadvantages. The disadvantages of Chinese acupuncture are not mentioned.,Fast reading,2. What medical problems can acupuncture treat? Severe pains, headaches, injuries, stomach problems, blood pressure problems, addiction to cigarettes, drugs and a

3、lcohol.,3. How does acupuncture reduce and relieve pain? It is unclear now. One theory suggests that acupuncture blocks pain signals from reaching the brain. Another theory relates acupuncture to the production of chemicals in the body which reduce pain.,Read the text again, and take notes of the de

4、velopment of Chinese acupuncture.,Detailed reading,history of Chinese acupuncture (magic needles),beganthe Stone Age,be developed2,000 years ago,Para. 1,bian(砭),Paras. 2-3,Para. 4,1. How does an acupuncturist examine a patient? First ask the patients medical history and lifestyle. And then look at t

5、he color of the patients skin and tongue, listen to his breathing and check his pulses.,2. How many pulses are there and what are they connected with? Therere twelve different pulses, six on each wrist. Every one is connected with a major body organ or its function.,3. Why will an acupuncturist chec

6、k pulses? This will help him/her find out which energy channel doesnt have enough energy.,1. What are your thoughts on acupuncture? 2. What are the possible advantages and disadvantages of acupuncture?,Discussion,3. What aspects of acupuncture are discussed in the article? 4. What kind of traditiona

7、l Chinese medicine do you want to focus on in your oral report? 5. What aspects do you need to find out about?,6. Where can you find information on the subject? 7. Who will write the draft of the oral report? 8. Who will present which parts of the report?,Project: Exploring Chinese medicine 1. Work

8、in groups to find enough information about Chinese medicine. 2. Take notes and try to focus on one herb or treatment.,3. Write your research paper based on the information you get. 4. Present your research in the class. You also need to answer any questions from other groups.,These included a needle

9、 with a head like an arrow, ; used for letting liquid out of body parts which had swollen up. let out 的主要意思有： 1) 泄露(機(jī)密)，透露,Language points,e.g. Someone has let the news out. 有人走漏了消息。 Ill never tell you another secret if you let this one out. 如果你把這個(gè)秘密泄露出去，我就 再也不告訴你任何秘密了。,2) 發(fā)出(叫聲) e.g. The girl sudde

10、nly let out a scream. 那個(gè)女孩子突然驚叫了一聲。 3) 出租 e.g. Boats are let out for thirty yuan per hour in the park. 公園里出租小船，每小時(shí)三十元。,2. The main needle now used for acupuncture is fine and sharp. sharp主要用作形容詞，基本意思是“鋒利的”，但在描述具體名詞時(shí)，意思可能有所引申，翻譯時(shí)要根據(jù)具體名詞選擇合適的漢語(yǔ)形容詞，如當(dāng)它描述聲音的時(shí)候可譯為“刺耳的”，描述眼睛時(shí)譯為“敏銳的”，描述疼痛時(shí)譯為“劇烈的”等等。,此外，sha

11、rp也可以用作副詞，意思是“突然”，“整”等。 e.g. The road turns sharp to the right. 路突然向右轉(zhuǎn)了個(gè)彎。 Come at two oclock sharp. 請(qǐng)于兩點(diǎn)整來(lái)。,3. Some people have also used acupuncture to treat smokers, alcoholics and people who are addicted to drugs. addicted to 對(duì)上癮，成癮 e.g. The boy is addicted to computer games and often skips scho

12、ol. 這個(gè)男孩玩電腦游戲成癮，經(jīng)常逃 學(xué)。,4. Another theory relates acupuncture to the production of chemicals in the body which reduce pain. relate to 的意思是“把與相聯(lián)系”。 e.g. We may discover something new if we relate all these ideas to each other. 如果把這些觀點(diǎn)相互聯(lián)系起 來(lái)，我們或許能發(fā)現(xiàn)新東西。,另外，relate還有“講述”的意思，一般用于正式語(yǔ)體。如： The host related

13、the whole event to the audience in a vivid way. 主持人繪聲繪色地向觀眾講述了整個(gè)事件。,5. A lot of people now subscribe to these theories. subscribe to 同意，支持（通常用于正式文體中） e.g. The President subscribed to the idea that the welfare system should be improved. 總統(tǒng)贊同社會(huì)福利制度應(yīng)加以改進(jìn) 的看法。,其實(shí)，subscribe to最常用的意思是“定期訂購(gòu)，訂閱”。如： I have b

14、een subscribing to this magazine for years. 多年來(lái)，我一直訂閱這份雜志。,根據(jù)句子及所給單詞的首字母或漢語(yǔ)注釋，寫出各單詞的正確形式(每空限填一詞)。 1. Would you please give me a hand? With p_.,leasure,Exercises,2. Dear, you cannot cut the grass with a knife that is not s_. 3. The doctor listened to his breathing and checked his p_.,harp,ulse,4. His

15、 hand shook slightly as he i_ the key into the lock. 5. The f_ of a hammer is to hit nails into wood. 6. The old mans e_ became so bad that he could hardly see.,nserted,unction,yesight,7. There are a lot of beds in each w_ of the hospital in our town. 8. His expression was u_ and nobody understood him in the meeting. 9. The suspect has to answer the policemans _ (質(zhì)詢).,ard,nclear,enquiry,10. There is no _ (有魔力的) formula for passing exams only hard work. 11. The minister is preparing the _