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xiàngmùtreatment
中药zhōngyàotraditional Chinese medicine
泡脚pàojiǎofoot soak
pàoto soak
按摩ànmómassage
tòngpain
告诉gàosuto tell
qīnglight
wèistomach
足疗zúliáofoot therapy
zhìto cure
顾客gùkèclient
胃病wèibìngstomach problems
zhǒngtype
头痛tóutòngheadache
失眠shīmiáninsomnia
bànto set up
card
修脚xiūjiǎopedicure

Supplementary Vocabulary

脚底按摩jiǎodǐ ànmófoot massage
穴位xuéwèiacupuncture point
全身按摩quánshēn ànmófull-body massage
中式按摩Zhōngshì ànmóChinese-style massage
泰式按摩Tàishì ànmóThai-style massage

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