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
pào to soak
按摩 ànmó massage
tòng pain
告诉 gàosu to tell
qīng light
wèi stomach
足疗 zúliáo foot therapy
zhì to cure
顾客 gùkè client
胃病 wèibìng stomach problems
zhǒng type
头痛 tóutòng headache
失眠 shīmián insomnia
bàn to set up
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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