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Chinese Medicine and Modern Science

中医与现代科学

Compare traditional Chinese medicine and modern science with formal evidence-based language, passive-causative patterns, and idioms.

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中医与现代科学的关系常被简单化。

Zhōngyī yǔ xiàndài kēxué de guānxi cháng bèi jiǎndānhuà.

The relationship between Chinese medicine and modern science is often oversimplified.

2

有人全盘否定,有人盲目神化。

Yǒu rén quánpán fǒudìng, yǒu rén mángmù shénhuà.

Some reject it wholesale, while others blindly mythologize it.

3

然而,严肃讨论必须回到证据。

Rán’ér, yánsù tǎolùn bìxū huí dào zhèngjù.

However, serious discussion must return to evidence.

4

临床经验若不能被检验,便难以推广。

Línchuáng jīngyàn ruò bù néng bèi jiǎnyàn, biàn nányǐ tuīguǎng.

If clinical experience cannot be tested, it is hard to promote.

5

与此同时,经验并非毫无价值。

Yǔ cǐ tóngshí, jīngyàn bìngfēi háo wú jiàzhí.

At the same time, experience is not without value.

6

它可能为研究提供新的假设。

Tā kěnéng wèi yánjiū tígōng xīn de jiǎshè.

It may provide new hypotheses for research.

7

鉴于个体差异明显,治疗必须谨慎。

Jiànyú gètǐ chāyì míngxiǎn, zhìliáo bìxū jǐnshèn.

Given obvious individual differences, treatment must be cautious.

8

同一症状背后,机制未必相同。

Tóng yī zhèngzhuàng bèihòu, jīzhì wèibì xiāngtóng.

Behind the same symptom, mechanisms may not be the same.

9

这正是“因人而异”的现代解释。

Zhè zhèng shì “yīn rén ér yì” de xiàndài jiěshì.

This is precisely a modern explanation of “varying by person.”

10

药物成分被分离以后,作用路径才更清楚。

Yàowù chéngfèn bèi fēnlí yǐhòu, zuòyòng lùjìng cái gèng qīngchu.

Only after medicinal components are separated do pathways of action become clearer.

11

若忽视剂量,良药也可能产生风险。

Ruò hūshì jìliàng, liángyào yě kěnéng chǎnshēng fēngxiǎn.

If dosage is ignored, even good medicine may produce risk.

12

现代研究使传统概念获得新表述。

Xiàndài yánjiū shǐ chuántǒng gàiniàn huòdé xīn biǎoshù.

Modern research gives traditional concepts new expression.

13

倒不是传统必须迎合科学。

Dào bú shì chuántǒng bìxū yínghé kēxué.

It is not that tradition must cater to science.

14

关键在于二者能否展开有效对话。

Guānjiàn zài yú èr zhě néngfǒu zhǎnkāi yǒuxiào duìhuà.

The key lies in whether the two can develop effective dialogue.

15

中医强调整体,科学强调可验证性。

Zhōngyī qiángdiào zhěngtǐ, kēxué qiángdiào kě yànzhèng xìng.

Chinese medicine emphasizes the whole; science emphasizes verifiability.

16

二者若各执一词,便会南辕北辙。

Èr zhě ruò gè zhí yì cí, biàn huì nán yuán běi zhé.

If both cling to their own claims, they will move in opposite directions.

17

若能相互补充,则可能相得益彰。

Ruò néng xiānghù bǔchōng, zé kěnéng xiāng dé yì zhāng.

If they complement each other, they may enhance each other.

18

近年来,针灸研究已积累不少案例。

Jìnnián lái, zhēnjiǔ yánjiū yǐ jīlěi bù shǎo ànlì.

In recent years, acupuncture research has accumulated many cases.

19

但个别案例尚且不足以替代系统证据。

Dàn gèbié ànlì shàngqiě bù zú yǐ tìdài xìtǒng zhèngjù.

But individual cases are still insufficient to replace systematic evidence.

20

况且公众健康涉及伦理责任。

Kuàngqiě gōngzhòng jiànkāng shèjí lúnlǐ zérèn.

Moreover, public health involves ethical responsibility.

21

故而,开放态度必须伴随严格标准。

Gù’ér, kāifàng tàidù bìxū bànsuí yángé biāozhǔn.

Therefore, openness must be accompanied by strict standards.

22

对症下药不只是经验判断。

Duì zhèng xià yào bú zhǐ shì jīngyàn pànduàn.

Prescribing according to symptoms is not merely experiential judgment.

23

它也需要证据链条的支持。

Tā yě xūyào zhèngjù liàntiáo de zhīchí.

It also needs support from chains of evidence.

24

概括而言,尊重传统与追求证据并不矛盾。

Gàikuò ér yán, zūnzhòng chuántǒng yǔ zhuīqiú zhèngjù bìng bù máodùn.

In summary, respecting tradition and pursuing evidence are not contradictory.

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Vocabulary

Story words

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现代

xiàn dài

modern

科学

kē xué

science

证据

zhèng jù

evidence

临床

lín chuáng

clinical

诊断

zhěn duàn

diagnosis

治疗

zhì liáo

medical treatment

病毒

bìng dú

virus

疾病

jí bìng

disease

身体

shēn tǐ

body; health

理论

lǐ lùn

theory

实践

shí jiàn

practice (as opposed to theory)

研究

yán jiū

research

分析

fēn xī

analysis

证明

zhèng míng

Prove

条件

tiáo jiàn

condition

假设

jiǎ shè

supposing, assuming

客观

kè guān

objective (opposite of subjective)

主观

zhǔ guān

subjective

恢复

huī fù

to resume

健康

jiàn kāng

Healthy

平衡

píng héng

balance

合理

hé lǐ

reasonable

综合

zōng hé

to consolidate

不可思议

bù kě sī yì

It is beyond logic and above reason

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Check your understanding

Question 1

What does 临床 mean?

Question 2

What is the pinyin for 证据?

Question 3

What position does the passage take on Chinese medicine?

Question 4

Why are individual cases insufficient?

Question 5

Choose the correct formal sentence.

Question 6

What does “倒不是传统必须迎合科学” emphasize?

Question 7

What does “被检验” show?

Question 8

What does 南辕北辙 mean?

Question 9

What does 相得益彰 mean?

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Story vocabulary list

现代 · xiàn dài

modern

科学 · kē xué

science

证据 · zhèng jù

evidence

临床 · lín chuáng

clinical

诊断 · zhěn duàn

diagnosis

治疗 · zhì liáo

medical treatment

病毒 · bìng dú

virus

疾病 · jí bìng

disease

身体 · shēn tǐ

body; health

理论 · lǐ lùn

theory

实践 · shí jiàn

practice (as opposed to theory)

研究 · yán jiū

research

Simple questions

  1. What does 临床 mean?

    Options: clinical / frontier / finance / calligraphy

  2. What is the pinyin for 证据?

    Options: zhèngjù / zhēngjù / zhèngjǔ / zhěngjù

  3. What position does the passage take on Chinese medicine?

    Options: Neither total rejection nor blind worship; it calls for evidence and dialogue / It says evidence is useless / It rejects tradition completely / It says all experience is automatically scientific

Sentence ordering exercise

Put these parts in the correct order.

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