day 37eastern and western medicine
unit 5 · health & the bodyeastern and western medicine
Compare Chinese and Western medicine, talk about nutrition and hospital visits, and set a minimum with 起碼.
today’s words
- 肉體 ròutǐ · the (physical) body, flesh
- 西醫 xīyī · Western medicine; a Western doctor
- 牙科 yákē · dentistry; the dentist’s
- 養分 yǎngfèn · nutrients
- 中風 zhòngfēng · have a stroke
- 腸子 chángzi · intestines, guts
- 膽固醇 dǎngùchún · cholesterol
- 冷汗 lěnghàn · cold sweat
- 冥想 míngxiǎng · meditate; meditation
- 攝取 shèqǔ · take in (nutrients), consume
- 生殖 shēngzhí · reproduce; reproduction
- 體格 tǐgé · physique, build
- 胸口 xiōngkǒu · chest (the front of it)
- 醫術 yīshù · medical skill
- 元氣 yuánqì · vitality, energy
- 愛滋病 àizībìng · AIDS
- 靜脈 jìngmài · vein
- 避孕 bìyùn · use contraception
- 病菌 bìngjùn · germs, bacteria
- 石膏 shígāo · plaster (cast)
- 探病 tànbìng · visit someone who is ill
- 起碼 qǐmǎ · at least
sentences
- 這種手術以後，起碼要休息兩個星期。 · After this kind of operation you need at least two weeks’ rest.
- 你起碼要先跟我說一聲吧！ · You could at least have told me first!
- 爸爸的膽固醇有點高，醫生叫他少吃油。 · Dad’s cholesterol is a bit high, so the doctor told him to eat less fat.
- 健康教育課會教避孕和愛滋病的知識。 · Health classes teach about contraception and AIDS.
- 這本書介紹了人體的生殖系統。 · This book explains the human reproductive system.