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①acupuncture n. 针刺疗法
②evidence n. 证据,证明;物证,人证vt.证明,表明
③date back to 追溯到,始于,自……至今
④press vt.按,压
⑤be replaced by被取代
⑥take the place of代替;抵换
⑦solid adj.实心的;固体的;结实的;纯色的
⑧majority n.大多数
⑨switch vi. & vt. 转变;交换;调班 n. 开关,闸;转变,改变
⑩stainless steel 不锈钢
⑪in addition to除……以外(还)
⑫originally adv. 起初,原来
⑬in shape在形状上
⑭sharp adj.锋利的,尖的
⑮measure vi. (指尺寸、长短、数量等)量度为
⑯in length长度为
⑰clinic n.私人诊所;门诊部;门诊时间
⑱examine vt.检查,检验;审查,调查;考,测试;审问
⑲the patient's condition 患者的状况
⑳feel his or her pulse 给他或她搭脉
according to根据
wrist n.手腕,腕关节
a major body organ 一个身体的重要器官
energy channel经络
severe pain剧烈的疼痛
blood pressure血压
more than不仅仅
depression n.抑郁症
be applied to适用于
abuse vt. 滥用;虐待;辱骂 n.滥用;虐待;辱骂
abuse alcohol 嗜酒
ease vt.减轻,缓和
ease pain 缓解疼痛
phenomenon n. 现象
block pain signals 阻断痛感信号
the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List联合国教科文组织非物质文化遗产名录
symbol n.象征;符号,代号
widespread adj.分布广的,普遍的,广泛的
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Acupuncture①:magic needles
One of the most famous Chinese medical treatments is the art of “magic needles”,or Chinese acupuncture.It was developed long ago,perhaps as early as 2000 BCE.There is evidence② that acupuncture dates back to③ the Stone Age【1】,when stone tools called bian were used to press④ areas of the body.
【1】that 引导同位语从句,解释说明 evidence 的具体内容。
As acupuncture developed 【2】,the simple bian stones were replaced by⑤ stone needles.Eventually,metal needles began to appear and took the place of⑥stone needles.These solid⑦ needles are made of different metals,such as gold and silver.Some acupuncturists today still use gold and silver needles,but the majority⑧ have now switched⑨ to stainless steel⑩ ones.In addition to⑪ the changes in material,the shapes of the needles have also changed over time.Originally⑫,there were nine different kinds of needles,with variations in shape⑬.Nowadays,the fine sharp⑭ needles that measure⑮ usually between 15 and 75 millimetres in length⑯【3】 are still used,while most