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Chinese Medicine

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ID: 3039 Advanced
中医的许多道理听起来总是非常抽象，然而却深深影响着中国人对于生活作息的观念与作法，同时也无处不在地出现在日常生活用语或是成语当中，今天我们就从语言上来稍微破解中医的基本养生观念，了解这些，你就能更进一步地从语言进入到中华文化的另一个层面了。
Constance Fang,Fiona Tian
Chinese Medicine
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
盛行 shèngxíng to be popular
成立 chénglì to establish
辛酸 xīnsuān bitter; miserable
作息 zuòxí life (work and rest)
小赵最近互联网的创新型企业可是越来越盛行听说你也成立了自己的公司
Xiǎo Zhào 小赵zuìjìn 最近hùliánwǎng jiā 互联网de 的chuàngxīnxíng 创新型qǐyè 企业kě 可shì 是yuèláiyuè 越来越shèngxíng 盛行tīngshuō 听说nǐ 你yě 也chénglì 成立le 了zìjǐ de 自己的gōngsī 公司
Xiaozhao, recently start-ups online are more and more popular. I hear you have also set up your own business, no?
嗨不提还好一提就是一把辛酸泪啊目前市场竞争太激烈年初成立公司以后我的作息规律就完全给打破了头发都愁白了
hāi 嗨bùtí 不提hái hǎo 还好yī 一tí 提jiùshì 就是yī 一bǎ 把xīnsuānlèi 辛酸泪ā 啊mùqián 目前shìchǎng 市场jìngzhēng 竞争tài 太jīliè 激烈nián chū 年初chénglì 成立gōngsī 公司yǐhòu 以后wǒ de 我的zuòxí 作息guīlǜ 规律jiù 就wánquán 完全gěi 给dǎpò 打破le 了tóufa 头发dōu 都chóubái 愁白le 了
Hey, don't bring it up or you'll make me cry. The competition on the market is pretty fierce. After starting a company at the start of the year, now my work life balance is completely messed up and my hair is already going grey.
你们真是年轻有为不过别怪我老生常谈实现自我价值固然重要也别忽略了身体健康毕竟身体是革命的本钱呀
nǐmen 你们zhēn 真shì 是niánqīngyǒuwéi 年轻有为bùguò 不过bié 别guài 怪wǒ 我lǎoshēng cháng tán 老生常谈shíxiàn 实现zìwǒ 自我jiàzhí 价值gùrán 固然zhòngyào 重要yě 也bié 别hūlǜe 忽略le 了shēntǐ jiànkāng 身体健康bìjìng 毕竟shēntǐ 身体shì 是gémìng 革命de 的běnqián 本钱ya 呀
You really are a young up-and-comer, but don't hold against me if I spout some cliches. Self realization really is important, and don't ignore the value of your health, one's body is one's best asset in a revolution!
您说的一点没错我已经开始反省目前的状态了与其人到中年便早早进病房我宁可少赚些银子好好养生
nín 您shuō 说de 的yīdiǎn 一点méicuò 没错wǒ 我yǐjīng 已经kāishǐ 开始fǎnxǐng 反省mùqián 目前de 的zhuàngtài 状态le 了yǔqí 与其rén 人dào 到zhōngnián 中年biàn 便zǎo zǎo 早早jìn 进bìngfáng 病房wǒ 我nìngkě 宁可shǎo 少zhuàn 赚xiē 些yínzǐ 银子hǎohāo 好好yǎngshēng 养生
You're not wrong there. I've already started to reflect on my current situation. Rather than going into hospital early in middle age, I'd rather earn a little less money and look after my health properly.
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