Традиции, обычаи и праздники Китая (Traditions, Customs and Festivals of China). Сухомлинова С.И - 20 стр.

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yang; it is too different from the scientific traditions of Western
medicine. Chinese medicine has successfully treated a variety of
health problems, including back pain, headaches, arthritis, and
addiction. When people feel better, they dont always need to know
the reason for their good health.
Task 3. Answer the following questions.
1. How does traditional Chinese medicine explain the relationship
between human physiology and pathology?
2. What organs are all illnesses related in some way to?
3. How can Chinese doctors make the correct diagnosis?
4. What ingredients are used in the Chinese Medicine?
5. Have you ever tried acupuncture or other kinds of Chinese
medicine?
6. If you havent tried acupuncture yet, would you like to?
7. Why is this kind of medicine so popular nowadays?
8. What do you know about other kinds of Chinese medicine?
Task 4. Match the words and phrases with their definitions.
1) approach a) a way of doing things
2) attack b) having the result you want
3) enemy c) something that has existed for a long time
4) focus d) to try to hurt someone
5) germ e) a very small organism that causes illness
6) successful f) very small
7) pulse g) someone who wants to hurt you
8) skeptical h) to pay special attention to something
9) tiny i) the beat caused by your heart pumping
10) tradition j) not believing something easily
Task 5. Give English equivalents to the following Russian
expressions and use them in the sentences of your own.
Древняя теория; основные функции; ставить диагноз; внут-
ренние органы; прописывать лекарство; натренированный (опыт-
ный) глаз; цвет лица; история болезни; измерение пульса; из
природных компонентов; лекарственные растения; декоративные
растения; готовить лекарства из растений; принимать во внима-
ние; объединять огромные знания с богатым опытом; альтерна-
тивная медицина; сильно отличаться от чего-либо; восстановить
ya ng; it is too d iffe re nt fro m t he scie nt ific trad it io ns o f Western
med ic ine. Chinese med ic ine has successfully treated a variet y o f
hea lt h prob le ms, inc lud ing back pa in, headac hes, art hrit is, a nd
addic t io n. W he n peop le fee l be tte r, the y d o n’t alwa ys need to k now
the reaso n fo r t he ir good hea lt h.

      Task 3. Ans wer the follo wing quest ions.
1. Ho w does t rad it io na l C hinese med ic ine e xp la in t he re lat io ns hip
between hu ma n p hys io lo gy a nd pat holo gy?
2. What orga ns are all illnesses rela ted in so me wa y to?
3. How can C hinese doctors make t he correct dia gnos is?
4. What ingred ie nts are used in t he Chinese Med ic ine ?
5. Ha ve yo u e ve r tried ac up unc ture or o t her k inds o f C hinese
med ic ine ?
6. If yo u ha ve n’t tried ac up unct ure yet, wo uld yo u like to ?
7. Why is t his k ind o f med ic ine so pop ular nowada ys ?
8. What do yo u k now abo ut ot her k inds o f C hinese me d ic ine ?

       Task 4. Match the words and phrases wit h their definitions.
1) approac h              a) a way o f do ing t hings
2) attack                 b) ha ving t he result yo u wa nt
3) ene my                 c) so met hing t hat has existed fo r a long t i me
4) foc us                 d) to try to hurt so meo ne
5) ge rm                  e) a very s ma ll orga nis m t ha t cause s illness
6) successful             f) very s ma ll
7) pulse                  g) so meo ne w ho wants to hurt yo u
8) skeptica l             h) to pay spec ia l atte nt io n to so met hing
9) t iny                  i) t he beat caused by yo ur heart p ump ing
10) trad it io n          j) not be lie ving so met hing eas ily

     Task 5.    Give English eq uivalen ts to the fol lo wing Russia n
expressions and use them in the sentences of your own.
     Древняя теория; основные ф ункц ии; ставить диагноз; вн ут-
ренние органы ; про писыва ть лек арство; натрениро ванный (о пыт-
ный) глаз; цвет ли ца; история болезни; измерение пульса; из
природны х ком понен тов; лекарс твенн ые растения; декорати вные
растения; го тови ть лекарства из растений; принима ть во внима-
ние; объединять огромные знан ия с богатым опытом ; альтерна-
тивная медицина ; сильно отлича ться от чего-л ибо; восс тановить


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