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《扁鹊见蔡桓公》 is a fable from the 4th grade Chinese textbook. The story happened during the Warring States Period which is more than 2,300 years ago.
有一天，名医扁鹊拜见蔡（cài）桓（huán）公。扁鹊在蔡桓公身边站了一会儿，说：“大王，您皮肤上有点小病。如果不医治的话，病情恐怕会加重。” 蔡桓公说：“我没有病。” 扁鹊走后，蔡桓公对身边的人说：“这些医生啊，喜欢给没病的人治‘病’，以此作为‘功绩’！”
过了十来天，扁鹊又来拜见蔡桓公，说道：“您的病在肌肉里，要不治还会加深。” 蔡桓公没有理睬（cǎi）他。扁鹊退了出去，蔡桓公很不高兴。
十来天后，扁鹊再一次来拜见，对蔡桓公说：“您的病已经发展到肠胃里，再不治会更加严重。” 蔡桓公听了非常不高兴。扁鹊连忙退了出来。
又过了十几天，扁鹊远远地看见蔡桓公，就转身跑了。蔡桓公于是派人去问他原因。扁鹊解释道：“皮肤上的小病用热水焐（wù），用药物热敷（fū），就能够治好；病在肌肉和皮肤里面，用针灸可以治好；病在肠胃里，服几剂（jì）汤药也还能治好；一旦深入骨髓（suǐ），那是司命管的事情，医生再也无能为力了。现在大王的病已经深入骨髓，所以我不再请求为他治病了。”
过了五天，蔡桓公浑身疼痛，派人去请扁鹊。扁鹊早知道蔡桓公要来请他，几天前就跑到秦国去了。不久，蔡桓公病死了。
字 . 词 . 句
- 鹊 què magpie
- 蔡 cài (surname)
- 桓 huán (surname)
- 睬 cǎi to pay attention
- 肠 cháng intestines
- 胃 wèi stomach
- 焐 wù to warm up
- 敷 fū to apply
- 灸 jiǔ moxibustion
- 剂 jì dose
- 髓 suǐ marrow
- 秦 qín Qin (state, 905 BC–221 BC)
- 名医 míngyī famous doctors
- 扁鹊 biǎnquè Bian Que (407BC - 310BC) a famous doctor in ancient China
- 拜见 bàijiàn pay a formal visit
- 蔡桓公 Cài Huángōng (? - 357BC) Duke Huan of Cai
- 皮肤 pífū skin
- 医治 yīzhì give medical treatment
- 恐怕 kǒngpà perhaps
- 功绩 gōngjì merits and achievements
- 肌肉 jīròu muscle
- 理睬 lǐcǎi show interest in
- 肠胃 chángwèi intestines and stomach
- 连忙 liánmáng in a hurry
- 解释 jiěshì explain
- 热敷 rèfū apply hot compress
- 针灸 zhēnjiǔ acupuncture and moxibustion
- 骨髓 gǔsuǐ marrow
- 司命 sīmìng the God of Life
- 无能为力 wúnéngwéilì helpless; powerless
- 浑身 húnshēn from head to toe
- 疼痛 téngtòng pain; ache
- 如果不医治的话，病情恐怕会加重。
Without medical treatment, your disease is likely to get worse. - 这些医生啊，喜欢给没病的人治‘病’，以此作为‘功绩’！
Some doctors like to treat people who are not sick, and take it as their achievement! - 过了十来天
after ten more days [来 can be used to express approximate number.] - 您的病已经发展到肠胃里，再不治会更加严重。
Your disease has developed further. It is now in your intestines and stomach, and may get even worse if left untreated. - 一旦深入骨髓，那是司命管的事情，医生再也无能为力了。
Once the disease develops deep into the bone, it is in the hand of god. A doctor can do nothing about it. - 扁鹊早知道蔡桓公要来请他，几天前就跑到秦国去了。
Bian Que knew that Duke Huan of Cai would come to invite him. A few days ago, he had already gone to Qin. - 不久，蔡桓公病死了。
Soon, Duke Huan of Cai died of illness.