Unit One Fundamentals of Traditional Chinese Medicine 1
Part I Reading Skills
Cultivating a Good Reading Habit 2
Part II Text Study
A Brief Introduction to Traditional Chinese Medicine 4
Part III Lexical Study
英语构词法（Word Formation） 13
Part IV Translation Techniques
中医药术语翻译方法简介（English Translation of TCM Terms）15
Part V Writing Practice
摘要（Abstract） 18
Unit Two Biology 23
Part I Reading Skills
Predicting While Reading 24
Part II Text Study
Reconceptualizing Major Depressive Disorder as an Infectious Disease 26
Part III Lexical Study
词根（一）（ Root I） 34
Part IV Translation Techniques
增译法（Amplifi cation） 36
Part V Writing Practice
引言 （Introduction） 39
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Unit Three Physiology 43
Part I Reading Skills
Finding Out the Topic Sentence of a Paragraph 44
Part II Text Study
An Overview on Homeostasis 46
Part III Lexical Study
词根（二）（ Root II） 56
Part IV Translation Techniques
省译法（Omission） 58
Part V Writing Practice
研究方法（Methodology） 60
Unit Four Diagnostics of Traditional Chinese Medicine 65
Part I Reading Skills
Summarizing the Main Idea of a Paragraph 66
Part II Text Study
The Signifi cance of Traditional Pulse Diagnosis in the Modern
Practice of Chinese Medicine 67
Part III Lexical Study
词缀（Affi x） 76
Part IV Translation Techniques
词类转换法（Conversion of Parts of Speech） 79
Part V Writing Practice
研究结果（Result） 82
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Unit Five Anatomy 85
Part I Reading Skills
Detailed Reading  86
Part II Text Study
Introductory Anatomy: Terminology  87
Part III Lexical Study
后缀（Suffi x） 95
Part IV Translation Techniques
词序调整法（Adjustment of Word Order） 97
Part V Writing Practice
讨论（Discussion） 99
Unit Six Pathology 103
Part I Reading Skills
Guessing the Meaning of Words from Context104
Part II Text Study
The Utility of Serial Blood Film Testing for the Diagnosis of Malaria 106
Part III Lexical Study
派生法（Derivation）  114
Part IV Translation Techniques
语态转换法（Translation of Passive Voice）  115
Part V Writing Practice
投稿（Submission）  118
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Unit Seven Chinese Herbology 123
Part I Reading Skills
Drawing Inferences  124
Part II Text Study
An Introduction to Chinese Herbs 128
Part III Lexical Study
转类法（Conversion） 137
Part IV Translation Techniques
断句译法（Splitting of a Sentence）  139
Part V Writing Practice
修稿（Revision） 142
Unit Eight Pharmacology 149
Part I Reading Skills
Skimming 150
Part II Text Study
Effect of Novobiocin on the Viability of Human Gingival Fibroblasts
(HGF-1) 152
Part III Lexical Study
合成法（Compounding） 163
Part IV Translation Techniques
合句译法（Sentence Combination）  165
Part V Writing Practice
病例报告（Case Report） 168
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Unit Nine Acupuncture 175
Part I Reading Skills
Scanning  176
Part II Text Study
Acupuncture—A Critical Analysis 177
Part III Lexical Study
缩略法（Abbreviation） 190
Part IV Translation Techniques
补全译法（Complementation） 191
Part V Writing Practice
简讯和简报（Newsletter and Brief Notice） 194
Unit Ten Immunology 197
Part I Reading Skills
Organization of the Text198
Part II Text Study
Perspective: Principles of Ecological Immunology  200
Part III Lexical Study
逆成法（Back Formation）  211
Part IV Translation Techniques
正反译法（Positive and Negative Translation）  212
Part V Writing Practice
国际会议（International Conference） 215
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Key to Exercises 217
Glossary 228