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igns you a place in line to see the doctor. If you are truly dying, you will see the doctor right away. If you have a cut or a broken arm, you may need to wait. In this way, the doctors are able to try to help the people who most need help. It is important to remember this and try to be patient. Text B Eastern and Western Medical Systems Warming up  Do you know which medical system the following technique belong to, western or eastern medical system?  Xray  Acupuncture  Injection  Take one‟s blood pressure  Cupping  Drink herbal tea  surgery Main idea  Para1: Review the interaction between Eastern and Western medical system in the 20th century.  Para 2: There has been a rapid growth in the awareness and use of TCM in Western countries.  Para 34: present the reasons for this rapid growth. Detailedreading: passage 1  There has been a record of significant interaction between Eastern and Western medical systems for several hundred years. However, the first part of the 20th century was very much a one way flow of information as the developments in Western medicine flooded into China. In Western countries Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) was relatively unknown until President Nixon‟s groundbreaking visit to China in 1971 and the accounts of the use of acupuncture for pain control appeared in the New York Times.  record: n. 记录  Significant: adj. important or noticeable  There has been a significant increase in the number of women students in recent years.  The talks between the USA and the China were very significant for the relationship between the two countries. There has been a record of significant interaction between Eastern and Western medical systems for several hundred years.  Interaction: n. when two or more people or things municate with or react to each other 交流，互动 .  There39。 s not enough interaction between the management and the workers.  Language games are usually intended to encourage student interaction.  interact (v.) interactive (adj.)  a oneway flow 单向流动  one way : travelling or allowing travel in only one direction 单向的 .  I drove the wrong way down a oneway street .  How much is a oneway ticket ( UK usually single ) to New York? However, the first part of the 20th century was very much a one way flow of information as the developments in Western medicine flooded into China.  as the developments in Western medicine flooded into China  as的用法： 引导原因状语从句，作“因为，由于”解，与because的用法相近。 eg； I must stop writing now， as I have rather a lot of work to do．我必须停笔了，因为我还有许多工作要做。  Flood: v. to fill or enter a place in large numbers or amounts . Donations are flooding into the appeal office. Japanese cars have flooded the market.  Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)中医  Relatively: adv. in parison with other similar things or with what you expect 相对地 .  relatively good/bad/etc.  relatively speaking: 相对而言 Relatively speaking, it39。 s a fairly poor country. In Western countries Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) was relatively unknown until President Nixon‟s groundbreaking visit to China in 1971 and the accounts of the use of acupuncture for pain control appeared in the New York Times. until President Nixon‟s groundbreaking visit to China  until的用法：用作介词或连词，意为“到 …… 时候为止”、“到 ……时候才”或“在 …… 时候以前不”。 意思关键看谓语动词是终止性还是延续性动词。  谓语动词是终止性动词，应采用“ ... not ... until ...”结构，意为“到 …… 时候才 ……”。 例如： You mustn‟t eat anything until you see the doctor. 看过医生之后，你才能吃东西。  谓语动词是延续性动词，用肯定式或否定式所表达的意思有所不同。  谓语动词为肯定式，则 until译为“到 …… 时候为止”。 例如： I watched TV until she came back. 我看电视一直看到她回来。  谓语动词为否定式，则 until应译为“到 …… 时候才”，即“在 …… 以前不”。 例如： I did not watch TV until she came back. 直到她回来我才开始看电视。  Groundbreaking: adj. very new and a big change from other things of its type 突破性的，开创性的 .  a groundbreaking novel  His latest film is interesting, but not groundbreaking.  account: n. report .  He kept a detailed account of the suspect39。 s movements.  She gave a thrilling account of her life in the jungle（丛林） .  Acupuncture: n. a treatment for pain and illness in which thin needles are positioned just under the surface of the skin at special nerve centers around the body  . Acupuncture originated in China. the accounts of the use of acupuncture for pain control  pain control 止痛  painkiller n. 止痛药  New York Times  an American daily newspaper founded in 1851 and published in New York City  the largest metropolitan newspaper in the United States regarded as a national newspaper of record. 翻译  关于东西方之间医疗制度的重大交流已有几百年的文字记录。 但是， 20世纪前半叶大多是信息的单向流动，西医的发展大量涌入中国。 在1971年尼克斯总统破天荒访华以及 《 纽约时报 》发表关于使用针灸止痛的报道之前，中医在西方国家基本上不为人所知。 Para 2  Since then there has been a rapid growth in the awareness and use of TCM in Western countries. Universities around the world are now offering degrees in TCM. In the UK there are several thousand practitioners offering herbal medicines, acupuncture and other techniques within a Western clinical setting. Since then there has been a rapid growth in the awareness and use of TCM in Western countries.  since引导时间状语，句子用完成时态。  awareness: n. knowledge that something exists, or understanding of a situation or subject at the present time based on information or experience 意识， 知道 .  Public awareness of the problem will make politicians take it seriously.  Environmental awareness has increased over the past decade.  around the world 全世界  degree: n. a course of study at a college or university, or the qualification given to a student who has done this course 学位  She39。 s got a bachelor39。 s/master39。 s degree in history from Yale. Universities around the world are now offering degr。