【醫(yī)學(xué)口語會(huì)話】關(guān)于中醫(yī)的療效（3）

　　D：As for drug therapy, traditional medicines are used such as herbs, mineral, animals, etc.

　　病人：那非藥物治療呢?

　　P：And how about non-drug therapy?

　　醫(yī)生：非藥物治療包括針灸，按摩，拔火罐等。

　　D：As for non-drug therapy, there are acupuncture and moxibustion, massage, cupping.

　　病人：關(guān)于針灸和按摩，我略知一二。拔火罐是怎么回事?

　　P：I know a little about acupuncture and massage. What's cupping?

　　醫(yī)生：拔火罐就是把一個(gè)真空的杯子放在皮膚上引起局部充血的一種治療方法。通常，醫(yī)生把一個(gè)點(diǎn)燃的酒精棉球放在杯子里一會(huì)兒以排出里面的空氣使它成為一個(gè)真空杯，接著快速地把空杯子放在選定的皮膚上。

　　D：It is a congeted treatment using a vacuum cup sucked firmly on the skin. Usually, the doctor fires an alcohol sponge and puts it inside the cup for a short while to make the cup a vacuum one, then he places the vacuum cup instantly over the selected spot of the skin.