[句型点拨]while为并列连词，表示对比。

　　[佳句赏析]People can find so many good things on the web, while it is also a global village filled with bad things.

　　人们可以在网上找到很多好东西，然而，网络也是充满坏东西的地球村。

　　2．[教材原句]However, according to traditional Chinese medicine, there are twelve different pulses, six on each wrist, and every one of them is connected with a major body organ or its function.

　　然而，按照传统中医理论人体有12条不同的脉搏，其中每个手腕上有6条，而且每条脉搏都和人体的一个主要器官或其功能有关。

　　[句型点拨]独立主格结构。

　　[佳句赏析]The girl is walking in the field, a backpack on the back.

　　那个女孩走在田间，身上背着一个背包。

　　3．[教材原句]Today acupuncture has become popular round the world, as have other traditional Chinese medicines.

　　如今针灸在全世界已非常流行，其他传统中药也是如此。

　　[句型点拨]as/so放在句首，句子用部分倒装，表示前面的情况也适用于后一种情况。

　　[佳句赏析]New York is a first­class fashion city, as is Hong Kong.

　　纽约是一流的时尚城市，香港也是这样。

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　　Magic needles: Chinese acupuncture

　　One of the most famous Chinese medical treatments is the art of 'magic needles'， or Chinese acupuncture. It was developed long ago, perhaps as early as 2000 BC. There is evidence that acupuncture began during the Stone Age, when stone tools called bian (砭) were used to press areas of the body.

　　As acupuncture developed, the simple bian stones were replaced by stone needles. Eventually, metal needles began to appear and took their place. There were nine different kinds of needles. These included a needle with a head like an arrow, used for making shallow holes in the surface of the skin; a needle with a round tip, used for pressing the tissue under the skin; a dull needle, used for tapping against pressure points; and a needle like a small sword, used for letting liquid out of body parts which had swollen up. These needles could be made of different metals, such as gold and silver. Some acupuncturists today still use gold and silver needles, but the majority use only stainless steel ones. The main needle now used for acupuncture is fine and sharp. Most of the others have been replaced by more complex medical instruments. For example, the needle looking like a sword has been replaced by a sharp knife that doctors use in operations.

Acupuncture uses stainless steel needles that are put into the skin at certain points on the