文档介绍：牛津高中英语
(模块七·高二下学期)
Advance with English
Unit 2 Project Exploring Chinese medicine
What are the benefits or disadvantages
of acupuncture over other treatments?
1. What medical problems can
acupuncture treat?
2. How does acupuncture reduce and relieve pain?
—Let’s practise
Task 1
Task 2: complete the following diagram
stone
needles
metal needles
make holes on
swollen areas of
the body
put needles into
the skin at certain
points on the body
365 acupuncture
points
about 2,000
acupuncture points
the development of Chinese acupuncture
The main needle now used for acupuncture is fine and sharp.
sharp adj. 锋利的,尖的;突然的,急转弯的,尖刻的,辛辣的;灵敏的,敏锐的.
1) 这把大剪刀不够快,剪不动草。
The shears aren’t sharp enough to cut the grass.
==> a sharp drop in price
价格的聚降
a sharp turn to the left
向左急转
We were surprised by the sharp tone of ments.
她尖锐的评论令我们吃惊。
3) The cheese is a little too sharp for me.
我觉得这干酪味道太重了。
==> a sharp sense of humor
很强的幽默感
2. … and a sword-like needle for letting liquid out of areas of body which have swollen up.
* let sth. out 放出, 泄露,透出,发出, 出租, 把(衣服)放大
1) Don’t let it out about my losing my job, will you?
2) They decided to let out the offices at low rents.
He accidentally _____ that he had quarreled with his wife and that he hadn’t been home for a couple of weeks.
A. let out B. took care
C. made sure D. made out
解析:let sth. out 泄露, 透漏(消息等);
take care 小心(不带宾语);
make sure确保,务必;
make out 辨认出,理解,了解。