中医英语课后答案

3、4、8、9课后练习答案

第三课

一．术语翻译

1.philosophical concept

2.mutual transformation

3.balance of yin and yang

4.transformation between yin and yang

5.extreme cold turning into heat

6.pathological changes

7.absolute predominance

8.general rule of pathogenesis

9.supplementing what it lacks of

10.eliminating wind and dispersing cold

11.mutually inhibiting and promoting

12.mutually inhibiting and restraining

13.interdependence

14.excess of yin leading to decline of yang

15.contrary and supplementary to each other

anic whole

17.impairment of yang involving yin

18.deficiency of both yin and yang

19.deficiency cold syndrome

20.suppressing yang and eliminating wind

一．句子翻译

1.Yin and yang are two concepts in classical Chinese philosophy.

2.Yin and yang are the summarization of the attributes of two opposite aspects of interrelated

things or phenomena in nature.

3.The formation, development and changes of all things in the universe are the result of the

movement of yin and yang that oppose to each other and unite with each other.

4.The celestial qi pertains to yang because it is light and lucid, while the terrestrial qi pertains to

yin because it is heavy and turbid.

5.The course of mutual restraint and inhibition between yin and yang signifies their progress in

mutual reduction and promotion.

6.Yin cannot exist alone without yang and vice versa.

7.Separation of yin and yang results in exhaustion of essence.

8.Only through constant reduction, growth and balance can the normal development of things

be maintained.

9.Under given conditions, either yin or yang may transform into its counterpart.

10.Sprout of things signifies transformation while extreme development of things indicates

change.

11.Yin and yang are indispensable the human body.

12.Functions pertain to yang while substances to yin.

13.If yin and yang fail to promote each other and are thus separated from each other, it will lead

to the end of life.

14.No matter how complicated pathological changes of a disease are, they are nothing more than

relative predominance of yin or yang.

15.The so-called healthy qi refers to the structure and functions of the body, including body

resistance against diseases.

16.If any part of the body, either yin or yang, becomes deficient to a certain extent, it will

inevitably lead to insufficiency of the other part.

17.Imbalance between yin and yang is the intrinsic factor responsible for the occurrence and

progress of a disease.

18.The manifestations of complexion can tell whether a disease pertains to yin or yang in nature.

19.The basic therapeutic principle is to supplement insufficiency and reduce excess.

20.Only when appropriate herbs are chosen can excellent therapeutic effects be ensured.

第四课

一．术语翻译

1.the doctrine of five elements; the theory of five phases

2.free development

3.to be generated and to generate

4.restraint in generation

5.Wood is characterized by growing freely and peripherally.

6.Earth is characterized by cultivation and reaping.

7.Water is characterized by moistening and downward flowing.

8.over restriction and counter-restriction

9.Wood over restricts earth because it is deficient.

10.promotion, restriction, inhibition and transformation

11.disorder of a mother-organ involving its child-organ

12.insufficiency of essence and blood in the liver and kidney

13.blood deficiency in the heart and liver

14.exuberant fire in the heart

15.insufficiency of liver yin

16.declination of kidney yang

17.weakness of the spleen and stomach

18.soothing the liver and harmonizing the stomach

19.insufficiency of kidney yin

20.balance between water and fire

二．句子翻译

1.Wood, fire, earth, metal and water are the five most essential materials indispensable to

human existence.

2.The formation of the theoretical system of TCM was deeply influenced by the doctrine of five

elements.

3.Water is characterized by moistening and downward flow.

4.The liver pertains to wood because it controls elevation.

5.The spleen pertains to earth because it controls transportation and transformation.