口译分类词汇：TCM 中医类词汇

 　　6) TCM 中医

　　中医名著 famous TCM work

　　《黄帝内经》 Huang Di’s Classic of Internal Medicine / Yellow Emperor's   Canon of Traditional Chinese Medicine

　　《神农本草经》 Shennong’s Herbal Classic

　　《本草纲目》 Compendium¹ of Materia Medica

　　《易经》 I Ching; Book of Change

　　万物人为贵 nothing compares to a human life

　　救死扶伤 healing the sick and saving the dying

　　阴阳  yin-yang, the two opposing and complementary principles in nature

　　相生相克 mutual² generation and restriction³

　　对立制约 mutually opposing and constraining⁴

　　互根互用interdependent and mutually promoting

　　相互转化mutually transformational

　　新陈代谢 metabolism⁵

　　针灸 acupuncture⁶

　　针刺疗法acupuncture

　　艾炙疗法 moxibustion

　　推拿 medical massage⁷

　　穴位acupuncture point

　　针刺麻醉 acupuncture anesthesia

　　综合医院 general hospital

　　中医部 TCM section/ department

　　拔火罐疗法 (Chinese) cupping therapy

　　刮痧疗法skin scraping therapy with water, liquor or vegetable oil

　　理疗 physical therapy

　　切脉 feeling the pulse

　　偏方folk prescription⁸

　　秘方 secret prescription (normally of excellent curative effect)

　　祖传秘方   secret prescription handed down from one's ancestors

　　阴阳五行学说 the theory of yin-yang and five elements (metal, wood, water, fire and earth)

　　心 heart

　　肝 liver

　　脾spleen

　　胃stomach

　　肺 lung

　　肾 kidney

　　内伤七情 （喜、怒、忧、思、悲、恐、惊） internal causes (joy, anger, worry, thought, grief, fear and surprise)

　　外感六淫 (风、寒、暑、湿、燥、火) external causes (wind, cold, heat, wetness, dryness and fire)

　　中药四性 four properties of medicinal herb

　　寒cold

　　热hot

　　温warm

　　凉cool

　　中药五味five tastes of medicinal herb

　　酸sour

　　苦bitter

　　甜sweet

　　辣spicy⁹

　　咸salty

　　按摩message therapy

　　减肥 lose weight

　　经络 main and collateral¹⁰ channels inside human body; meridian¹¹

　　食补保健maintain good health through the intake¹² of nourishing food

　　太极拳 Tai chi quan; Tai chi Chuan; Taijiquan boxing

　　延缓衰老 to defer¹³ senility

　　药典pharmacopoeia

　　有机整体 an organic whole

　　瑜珈 yoga

　　中国古代药王神农氏 Shennong, herbal medicine master of ancient China

　　中华医学会  Chinese Medical Association

　　安全第一，预防为主  safety first, precaution crucial.

1 compendium   

n.简要，概略

参考例句：

• The Compendium of Materia Medica has been held in high esteem since it was first published.“本草纲目”问世之后，深受人们的推重。
• The book is a compendium of their poetry,religion and philosophy.这本书是他们诗歌、宗教和哲学的概略。

2 mutual   

adj.相互的，彼此的；共同的，共有的

参考例句：

• We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
• Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。

3 restriction   

n.限制，约束

参考例句：

• The park is open to the public without restriction.这个公园对公众开放，没有任何限制。
• The 30 mph speed restriction applies in all built-up areas.每小时限速30英里适用于所有建筑物聚集区。

4 constraining   

强迫( constrain的现在分词 )； 强使； 限制； 约束

参考例句：

• He was constraining his mind not to wander from the task. 他克制着不让思想在工作时开小差。
• The most constraining resource in all of these cases is venture capital. 在所有这些情况下最受限制的资源便是投入资本。

5 metabolism   

n.新陈代谢

参考例句：

• After years of dieting,Carol's metabolism was completely out of whack.经过数年的节食，卡罗尔的新陈代谢完全紊乱了。
• All living matter undergoes a process of metabolism.生物都有新陈代谢。

6 acupuncture   

n.针灸，针刺法，针疗法

参考例句：

• Written records show that acupuncture dates back to the Song Dynasty.文字记载表明，宋朝就已经有了针灸。
• It's known that acupuncture originated in China.众所周知，针灸起源于中国。

7 massage   

n.按摩，揉；vt.按摩，揉，美化，奉承，篡改数据

参考例句：

• He is really quite skilled in doing massage.他的按摩技术确实不错。
• Massage helps relieve the tension in one's muscles.按摩可使僵硬的肌肉松弛。

8 prescription   

n.处方，开药；指示，规定

参考例句：

• The physician made a prescription against sea- sickness for him.医生给他开了个治晕船的药方。
• The drug is available on prescription only.这种药只能凭处方购买。

9 spicy   

adj.加香料的；辛辣的，有风味的

参考例句：

• The soup tasted mildly spicy.汤尝起来略有点辣。
• Very spicy food doesn't suit her stomach.太辣的东西她吃了胃不舒服。

10 collateral   

adj.平行的；旁系的；n.担保品

参考例句：

• Many people use personal assets as collateral for small business loans.很多人把个人财产用作小额商业贷款的抵押品。
• Most people here cannot borrow from banks because they lack collateral.由于拿不出东西作为抵押，这里大部分人无法从银行贷款。

11 meridian   

adj.子午线的；全盛期的

参考例句：

• All places on the same meridian have the same longitude.在同一子午线上的地方都有相同的经度。
• He is now at the meridian of his intellectual power.他现在正值智力全盛期。

12 intake   

n.吸入，纳入；进气口，入口

参考例句：

• Reduce your salt intake.减少盐的摄入量。
• There was a horrified intake of breath from every child.所有的孩子都害怕地倒抽了一口凉气。

13 defer   

vt.推迟，拖延；vi.(to)遵从，听从，服从

参考例句：

• We wish to defer our decision until next week.我们希望推迟到下星期再作出决定。
• We will defer to whatever the committee decides.我们遵从委员会作出的任何决定。