北师大版高中英语模块7--Unit 21 Human Biology 2

[00:01.70]Despite Traditional Chinese Medicine's
[00:03.57]long history and proven success,
[00:05.73]for years,the western world failed
[00:07.92]to recognize its benefits.
[00:09.92]In fact,up until the 1980s,
[00:12.16]many Westerners never condidered
[00:14.21]seeing a Traditional Chinese Medical doctor
[00:16.21]when they were sick,
[00:17.59]and saw treatments like acupuncture¹ as madness!
[00:21.18]It seems a real pity that thousands of people
[00:23.90]who could have benefited
[00:25.25]from Traditional Chinese Medicine missed out
[00:27.55]because of ignorance².
[00:29.21]Luckily,over the last two decades,
[00:31.67]scientific studies and education
[00:33.62]have brought Traditional Chinese Medicine
[00:35.49]to the Western world and patients,
[00:37.78]and even Western doctors,are taking note.
[00:40.95]Today,it is not unusual to hear Westerners
[00:43.25]talking about their latest acupuncture
[00:45.24]sessionor encouraging their friends
[00:47.83]to see a Chinese herbalist.
[00:49.83]Acupressure,a form of traditional Chinese
[00:52.40]massage,is also increasingly³ popular.
[00:56.19]As studies continue to prove Traditional
[00:58.23]Chinese Medicine's worth,
[00:59.96]especially in treating patients
[01:01.64]withcancer and AIDS,
[01:03.41]it becomes more and more obvious
[01:05.05]that Western medicine
[01:06.57]and Traditional Chinese Medicine
[01:08.28]complement each other.
[01:10.43]Traditional Chinese Medicine
[01:11.55]is finally getting the chance it deserves⁴
[01:14.28]to help create a healthier world.
[01:16.24]

1 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。

2 ignorance   

n.无知，愚昧，不了解，（of，about）不知道

参考例句：

• The relation of disease to poverty and ignorance is easy to see.疾病与贫穷、无知之间的关系是显而易见的。
• Maybe it is all due to my own ignorance.也许是我少见多怪。

3 increasingly   

adv.逐渐地，日益地，逐渐增加地

参考例句：

• Rivers are being increasingly made use of by man. 河流正在日益为人类所利用。
• I find it increasingly difficult to live within my income.我发现靠收入过日子越来越难了。

4 deserves   

v.应受，应得，值得( deserve的第三人称单数 )；应受报答；应得报酬；应得赔偿

参考例句：

• A wilful fault has no excuse and deserves no pardon. 不能宽恕故意犯下的错误。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He is the only poet in this country that deserves the name. 他是这个国家唯一的一位名副其实的诗人。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》