What is massage 什么是按摩
Massage is the manipulation of superficial and deeper layers of muscle and connective tissue to enhance function, aid in the healing process, and promote relaxation and well-being. The word comes from the French massage "friction of kneading", or from Arabic massa meaning "to touch, feel or handle" or from Latin massa meaning "mass, dough", cf.
Massage involves acting on and manipulating the body with pressure-structured, unstructured, stationary, or moving-tension, motion, or vibration, done manually or with mechanical aids. Target tissues may include muscles, tendons, ligaments, fascia, skin, joints, or other connective tissue, as well as lymphatic vessels, or organs of the gastrointestinal system. Massage can be applied with the hands, fingers, elbows, knees, forearm, and feet. There are over eighty different recognized massage modalities. The most cited reasons for introducing massage as therapy have been client demand and perceived clinical effectiveness.
In professional settings massage involves the client being treated while lying on a massage table, sitting in a massage chair, or lying on a mat on the floor. The massage subject may be fully or partly unclothed. Parts of the body may be covered with towels or sheets. Those who practice massage as a career are referred to as massage therapists.
Peer-reviewed medical research has shown that the benefits of massage include pain relief, reduced trait anxiety and depression, and temporarily reduced blood pressure, heart rate, and state of anxiety. Theories behind what massage might do include blocking nociception(gate control theory), activating the parasympathetic nervous system, which may stimulate the release of endorphins and serotonin, preventing fibrosis or scar tissue, increasing the flow of lymph, and improving sleep, but such effects are yet to be supported by well-designed clinical studies.
按摩治療(massage treatment)的范圍很廣,在傷科、內(nèi)科(internal medicine)、婦科(department of gynaecology)、兒科(department of pediatrics)、五官科(ophthalmology department)以及保健美容(health care cosmetology)方面都可以適用,尤其是對于慢性病(chronic disease)、功能性疾病療效較好。隨著醫(yī)學科技的進步,按摩也與時俱進。目前,除傳統(tǒng)的按摩外,還產(chǎn)生了新的按摩方式--電指按摩,這種按摩方式的療效更加明顯。
She loved massages, believed in them.
她愛好按摩,相信按摩。
A brisk massage restores the body's vigor.
輕快的按摩能恢復(fù)體力。
A good massage always relaxes me.
有效的按摩總是使我放松。
A massage may relieve your back pain.
按摩可能會減輕你的背痛。
Massage helps relieve the tension in one's muscles.
按摩可使僵硬的肌肉松弛。
Either you should walk around, or else begin massage.
你該在周圍走動,或者開始按摩。
He is really quite skilled in doing massage.
他的按摩技術(shù)確實不錯。
He rubbed his sore scalp.
他按摩他那疼痛的頭皮。
The massage made the hurt go away.
按摩使疼痛消失了。
Would you like a scalp massage?
您需要頭皮按摩嗎?
Let me give you a massage.
讓我給你按摩。
A foot massage is good for stimulating blood circulation.
腳底按摩有助于促進血液循環(huán)。
He massaged her back with scented oil.
他用芳香油按摩她的背部。
She massages her face exercise every morning.
她每天按摩臉部作為臉部運動。
It usually takes one hour for a body massage.
全身按摩通常要花1個小時。
Every week I go for a massage to soothe my nerves.
每周我都去做按摩放松神經(jīng)。
Insomnia can be cured by massage and the cure rate is very high.
按摩可治失眠癥,且治愈率很高。
Part 3 Let's Talk! 開始交流吧!
Ann: I am tired. Do you have any good ways for good sleeping?安:我好累啊,你有什么可以讓人睡好覺的方法嗎?
Lily: Why? Didn't you sleep well last night?
莉莉:為什么?你昨晚沒睡好嗎?
Ann: No, I didn't fall asleep totally even though I was really tired. I am tired now, too.
安:是的,我昨晚根本沒辦法睡覺,即使我真的很累。我現(xiàn)在也好累啊。
Lily: Let me think. Don't think you have worked a long time and worked too hard? Maybe you just need a good rest.
莉莉:讓我想想,難道你不認為你已經(jīng)工作很長一段時間而且太拼命了嗎?也許你只是需要好好休息一下。
Ann: That is not the main reason. Even in the holiday, I still can't sleep very well. A little sound could wake me up.
安:那不是主要原因。甚至在假期,我都不能睡好,一點小聲音都能把我吵醒。
Lily: Why don't take some exercise, such as swimming or dancing?
莉莉:為什么不去做些運動,比如說游泳或者跳舞?
Ann: I can't swim and I would be very scared when I am in the water. And dancing is a good way, but you know, a good partner is not so easy to be found.
安:我不會游泳啊,在水里我會害怕。而跳舞的確是個好方法,可是你知道的,一個好的伙伴不好找啊。
Lily: Oh, poor guy. Do you have any idea in your mind?
莉莉:噢,可憐的人,那你現(xiàn)在有什么想法?
Ann: I'd like an aromatherapy massage. It is said to have a good curative effect.
安:我想要做芳香療法按摩。 據(jù)說療效不錯。
Lily: Good idea! It is a good stress reduction therapy.
莉莉:好主意,這是一種很好的減壓療法。
Ann: But the effect of massage needs a relatively long time to appear. Have you ever done the massage before?
安:不過按摩的效果需要比較長的時間才能顯現(xiàn)。你做過嗎?
Lily: I've done that for several times, which makes me feel comfortable. Massage has obvious effect of releasing pressure and tiredness. In addition, insomnia can be cured by massage and the cure rate is very high.
莉莉:我做過幾次,感覺很舒服。按摩對于緩解壓力和疲勞有很顯著的效果。此外,按摩可治失眠癥,且治愈率很高。
Ann: Really? I'll have a try.
安:真的嗎?那我去試試吧。