"Get the Point?" (MP3 at teacherbill.com)

Okay, I’m here at Dr. Tsao’s Chinese Medical Clinic, and it’s here in Taipei—and I’m getting acupuncture.
So, this is one of my favorite places, right here, in all of Taiwan. I can come in and I can get my acupuncture on my hip.
“Yes, welcome” (Dr. Tsao)
Dr. Tsao is my Chinese medical doctor, gives me acupuncture.
“And your best friend” (Dr. Tsao)
You are my very good friend, yes! You’re kinda like, you’re like a one-stop shop for me, Dr. Tsao. You give acupuncture, and um, you are also my landlord, and, uh, you’re also my Chinese teacher. You kinda, like, do it all. “Thank you” (Dr. Tsao)
Your English has improved.
So, I’ve been doing this for, I dunno, nearly five years, since I’ve been in Taiwan. I don’t know how it works, but, I like acupuncture, and, uh, it works very well for me. I wish I could come here more often. I come here about once a week, and um, it only costs approximately six U.S. dollars for this service, ‘cause it’s covered by national Health Care. And, um, in America this would cost a hundred dollars, at least. So you couldn’t do it very often, but here in Taiwan, you can do it very, very often. If I could, I would like to come here two or three times a week. So, what would be ideal Dr. Tsao? How many times a week? Two or three times?
“I suggest three times a week” (Dr. Tsao)
Three times a week. “It is best” (Dr. Tsao)
Okay, now one thing I want to mention is you know, the difference with Chinese medicine is, Chinese medicine relies a lot on herbs and spices and plants and things like that. And, uh, it is opposed to—as opposed to western medicine, right? That relies on pharmaceuticals—it’s better to use Chinese medicine, right, in many cases. Because the pharm—because the Chinese medicine actually goes better with our body.
So, okay, but you can see there, that Dr. Tsao puts a number of needles in my hip, and in my leg, and in my knee.
It is painless! There is no pain with this. So, right?
“I’m finished now” (Dr. Tsao)
You’re finished now? “Yes” (Dr. Tsao)
Okay, alright. “I will give you heat” (Dr. Tsao)
Put the heat light on my leg, and then, um, later I will have a massage. So, when I come here I get three things;
- A heat treatment before acupuncture, and then I get acupuncture by Dr. Tsao, and I get, um a massage.
“Thank you, thank you very much” (Dr. Tsao)
Thank you Dr. Tsao, for . . .
“You’re welcome” (Dr. Tsao)
For, uh, giving me acupuncture, thank you for being such a good doctor, and such a good friend. “Thank you” (Dr. Tsao)
Thank you.
Alright, okay everybody, that’s it for now—we’ll see ya next time. Bye bye!

Key Words

One-stop shop-n-a place where you can get everything you need, often a convenience store.

Approximately-adj-"about", "around" a certain number, not exact.

Pharmaceuticals-n-medicine, mostly made from chemicals.