中医的现代处境 Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Modern Era

近几十年来jìn jǐshí nián lái，随着suízhe西医xīyī在zài中国Zhōngguó的de普及pǔjí，中医zhōngyī的de地位dìwèi经历jīnglì了le从cóng被bèi质疑zhìyí到dào重新chóngxīn被bèi重视zhòngshì的de过程guòchéng。

In recent decades, as Western medicine has spread in China, the status of traditional Chinese medicine has gone through a process of being doubted and then re-valued.

支持者zhīchízhě认为rènwéi，中医zhōngyī强调qiángdiào“调理tiáolǐ”和hé“整体zhěngtǐ”，对duì一些yìxiē慢性病mànxìngbìng有yǒu西医xīyī难以nányǐ替代tìdài的de效果xiàoguǒ。

Supporters believe that Chinese medicine emphasizes "regulation" and "holism," and has effects on certain chronic diseases that Western medicine finds hard to replace.

然而rán'ér，反对者fǎnduìzhě却què指出zhǐchū，中医zhōngyī的de许多xǔduō理论lǐlùn缺乏quēfá科学kēxué证据zhèngjù，疗效liáoxiào很hěn难nán用yòng现代xiàndài医学yīxué的de标准biāozhǔn去qù验证yànzhèng。

However, opponents point out that many of Chinese medicine's theories lack scientific evidence, and their effects are hard to verify by modern medical standards.

我wǒ奶奶nǎinai常年chángnián喝hē中药zhōngyào调养tiáoyǎng身体shēntǐ，她tā说shuō中医zhōngyī治zhì的de是shì“根本gēnběn”，西医xīyī治zhì的de是shì“症状zhèngzhuàng”。

My grandmother drinks herbal medicine year-round to nurse her body; she says Chinese medicine treats the "root cause," while Western medicine treats the "symptoms."

与此同时yǔ cǐ tóngshí，越来越yuèláiyuè多duō的de年轻人niánqīngrén开始kāishǐ尝试chángshì针灸zhēnjiǔ、拔罐báguàn这些zhèxiē传统chuántǒng疗法liáofǎ，把bǎ它们tāmen当作dàngzuò一种yì zhǒng时尚shíshàng的de养生yǎngshēng方式fāngshì。

At the same time, more and more young people are starting to try traditional therapies like acupuncture and cupping, treating them as a fashionable form of wellness.

不仅bùjǐn中国人Zhōngguórén对duì中医zhōngyī重新chóngxīn产生chǎnshēng兴趣xìngqù，许多xǔduō外国人wàiguórén也yě开始kāishǐ学习xuéxí针灸zhēnjiǔ和hé推拿tuīná。

Not only have Chinese people rediscovered their interest in Chinese medicine, many foreigners have also started learning acupuncture and tuina massage.

从而cóng'ér，中医药zhōngyīyào产业chǎnyè近年来jìnniánlái发展fāzhǎn迅速xùnsù，相关xiāngguān的de保健品bǎojiànpǐn和hé诊所zhěnsuǒ在zài城市chéngshì里lǐ随处可见suíchù kějiàn。

As a result, the traditional Chinese medicine industry has developed rapidly in recent years, and related health products and clinics can be seen everywhere in cities.

无论如何wúlùn rúhé，在zài中西医zhōngxīyī结合jiéhé的de背景bèijǐng下xià，中医zhōngyī想要xiǎngyào真正zhēnzhèng走向zǒuxiàng世界shìjiè，还hái需要xūyào更多gèng duō科学kēxué的de验证yànzhèng。

In any case, against the backdrop of combining Chinese and Western medicine, if Chinese medicine truly wants to go global, it still needs a great deal more scientific verification.

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Key words 生词

中医zhōngyītraditional Chinese medicine

慢性病mànxìngbìngchronic disease

疗效liáoxiàotherapeutic effect

针灸zhēnjiǔacupuncture

养生yǎngshēnghealth preservation; wellness

验证yànzhèngto verify; verification

Grammar note 语法点

随着…，…

'As / along with...' introduces a change happening in parallel with another development.

随着西医在中国的普及，中医的地位经历了从被质疑到重新被重视的过程。 — As Western medicine spread in China, the status of Chinese medicine went through a process of being doubted and then re-valued.

不仅…，也…

'Not only..., but also...' links two related facts to show a broader trend.

不仅中国人对中医重新产生兴趣，许多外国人也开始学习针灸。 — Not only have Chinese people rediscovered interest in Chinese medicine, many foreigners have also started learning acupuncture.

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2. What do opponents point out about Chinese medicine's theories?

3. What does the text say about young people and therapies like acupuncture and cupping?

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中医的现代处境Zhōngyī de xiàndài chǔjìngTraditional Chinese Medicine in the Modern Era

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