英语听力文摘 English Digest 1、国外中医和针灸的规范化

　　Ontario plans to join British Columbia in regulating traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture¹ by the end of the year.
Ontario Health Minister George Smitherman made the announcement Friday, as a government-appointed panel released its recommendations.
The report contains 10 recommendations, including setting up a regulatory college to oversee² traditional Chinese medicine, or TCM, as well as limiting those who can perform acupuncture to qualified³, regulated practitioners⁴.
The other recommendations include:
Establish different classes of practitioners, based on level of education, competency and experience.
Designate practitioners who use Chinese herbal medicines as herbalists.
Regulated health professional who use acupuncture in their practice should only be authorized⁵ to perform it if they meet educational and competency requirements set out by their college or board.
The province's 3,500 acupuncturists and Chinese medical practitioners currently have no set rules or standards to guide them.
Legislation outlining the regulations could be introduced by the end of the year, Smitherman said.
The panel of four provincial⁶ legislators, led by Tony Wong, began their consultations⁷ in March at Smitherman's request.
Enforceable standards for the industry is long overdue⁸, said Wong. 'I've heard that on a number of occasions people have left needles inside bodies of patients, and I've also heard that patients have actually gotten worse after treatment.'
The education would involve about 2, 000 hours of schooling⁹ for acupuncturists, or a few hundred hours for health professionals such as chiropractors who also provide acupuncture.
The national and provincial Chinese medicine associations applauded the move, saying it will legitimize the practice.

　　'As practitioners, we are glad that the standard is going to be set,' agreed Mary Wu, who heads a school for Chinese medicine in Toronto. 'We are waiting to meet the standard.
There are no details yet on how many of the regulations the province will implement¹⁰, although Smitherman noted¹¹ the government is not willing to cover the cost of the treatments.
British Columbia is the only province in Canada regulating both Chinese medicine and acupuncture. Quebec and Alberta regulate acupuncture.

1 acupuncture   

n.针灸，针刺法，针疗法

参考例句：

• Written records show that acupuncture dates back to the Song Dynasty.文字记载表明，宋朝就已经有了针灸。
• It's known that acupuncture originated in China.众所周知，针灸起源于中国。

2 oversee   

vt.监督，管理

参考例句：

• Soldiers oversee the food handouts.士兵们看管着救济食品。
• Use a surveyor or architect to oversee and inspect the different stages of the work.请一位房产检视员或建筑师来监督并检查不同阶段的工作。

3 qualified   

adj.合格的，有资格的，胜任的，有限制的

参考例句：

• He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
• We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。

4 practitioners   

n.习艺者，实习者( practitioner的名词复数 )；从业者（尤指医师）

参考例句：

• one of the greatest practitioners of science fiction 最了不起的科幻小说家之一
• The technique is experimental, but the list of its practitioners is growing. 这种技术是试验性的，但是采用它的人正在增加。 来自辞典例句

5 authorized   

a.委任的，许可的

参考例句：

• An administrative order is valid if authorized by a statute.如果一个行政命令得到一个法规的认可那么这个命令就是有效的。

6 provincial   

adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人

参考例句：

• City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
• Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。

7 consultations   

n.磋商（会议）( consultation的名词复数 )；商讨会；协商会；查找

参考例句：

• Consultations can be arranged at other times by appointment. 磋商可以通过预约安排在其他时间。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Consultations are under way. 正在进行磋商。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

8 overdue   

adj.过期的，到期未付的；早该有的，迟到的

参考例句：

• The plane is overdue and has been delayed by the bad weather.飞机晚点了，被坏天气耽搁了。
• The landlady is angry because the rent is overdue.女房东生气了，因为房租过期未付。

9 schooling   

n.教育；正规学校教育

参考例句：

• A child's access to schooling varies greatly from area to area.孩子获得学校教育的机会因地区不同而大相径庭。
• Backward children need a special kind of schooling.天赋差的孩子需要特殊的教育。

10 implement   

n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行

参考例句：

• Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
• The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。

11 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。