Intermediate - Foot Therapy (C1331)

A: 先生,今天做什么项目?
xiānsheng, jīntiān zuò shénme xiàngmù?
Sir, what treatment would you like ?
B: 中药泡脚吧!
zhōngyào pàojiǎo ba!
How about the Chinese medicine foot soak?
A: 好,那先泡脚吧。泡20分钟。
hǎo, nà xiān pàojiǎo ba. pào èrshí fēnzhōng.
Okay. Then first soak your feet. Soak them for 20 minutes.
A: 先生,现在我帮你按摩。痛的话就告诉我。
xiānsheng, xiànzài wǒ bāng nǐ ànmó. tòng dehuà jiù gàosu wǒ.
Sir, now I'll give you a massage. It if hurts, just let me know.
B: 哎哟,很痛。
āiyōu, hěn tòng.
Ahh, that really hurts.
A: 对不起,那我轻点儿。这样呢?
duìbùqǐ, nà wǒ qīng diǎnr. zhèyàng ne?
Sorry about that. Okay, I'll do it a bit lighter. How's this?
B: 哎哟,还有点儿痛。
āiyōu, hái yǒudiǎnr tòng.
Agh, it's still a little painful.
A: 这儿痛说明你胃不好。
zhèr tòng shuōmíng nǐ wèi bù hǎo.
If it hurts here it means your stomach isn't well.
B: 哦,足疗还能治胃不好啊?
ò, zúliáo hái néng zhì wèi bùhǎo a?
Huh, foot therapy can cure stomach problems as well?
A: 能啊,我们有个顾客有胃病好多年了,做了半年足疗就好了。
néng ā, wǒmen yǒu gè gùkè yǒu wèibìng hǎo duō nián le, zuò le bàn nián zúliáo jiù hǎole.
Yes, it can. We had a customer who had stomach problems for years. After half a year of foot treatments, he was cured.
B: 那他怎么不去医院呢?
nà tā zěnme bu qù yīyuàn ne?
Why didn't he just go to the hospital?
A: 足疗能治很多种病的。头痛、失眠、胃病都能治。
zúliáo néng zhì hěnduō zhǒng bìng de. tóutòng、 shīmián、 wèibìng dōu néng zhì.
Foot therapy can cure many different kinds of illnesses. Headaches, insomnia, stomach problems; they can all be cured.
B: 哦。
ò.
Oh.
A: 先生,要不要办张卡,泡脚、修脚都可以用。
xiānsheng, yàobuyào bàn zhāng kǎ, pàojiǎo、 xiūjiǎo dōu kěyǐ yòng.
Sir, would you like to set up a membership card? Foot soaks, pedicures; you can use it for all of those things.
B: 谢谢,我不想办卡。
xièxie, wǒ bù xiǎng bàn kǎ.
Thanks, but I don't want a card.

Key Vocabulary

项目 xiàngmù treatment
中药 zhōngyào traditional Chinese medicine
泡脚 pàojiǎo foot soak
泡 pào to soak
按摩 ànmó massage
痛 tòng pain
告诉 gàosu to tell
轻 qīng light
胃 wèi stomach
足疗 zúliáo foot therapy
治 zhì to cure
顾客 gùkè client
胃病 wèibìng stomach problems
种 zhǒng type
头痛 tóutòng headache
失眠 shīmián insomnia
办 bàn to set up
卡 kǎ card
修脚 xiūjiǎo pedicure

Supplementary Vocabulary

脚底按摩 jiǎodǐ ànmó foot massage
穴位 xuéwèi acupuncture point
全身按摩 quánshēn ànmó full-body massage
中式按摩 Zhōngshì ànmó Chinese-style massage
泰式按摩 Tàishì ànmó Thai-style massage

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