Chat attack

panic / 心慌 / (xīnhuānɡ )

A: Have you ever experienced being scared away by a nightmare? 

你有没有被噩梦吓醒的经历？

(nǐ yǒuméiyǒu bèi èmènɡ xiàxǐnɡde jīnɡlì?)

B: Yes! I' ve been scared into a panic by a nightmare. My heart ends up beating "boom boom boom" super hard and then I can't sleep for awhile and need to wait a long time before I can sleep again.  

有啊！我有时候被噩梦吓得心慌,心脏"噔噔噔"跳的厉害,一时半会儿睡不着了,需要等好久才能再次入睡。

(yǒua! wǒ yǒushíhòu bèi èmènɡ xiàdé xīnhuānɡ, xīnzānɡ "dēnɡdēnɡdēnɡ" tiàode lìhài, yīshíbànhuìér shuì bùzhele, xūyào děnɡhǎojiǔ cáinénɡ zàicì rùshuì.)

A: Me too. A few days ago I went to see a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine. He said this is the impact of a weak kidney and said that I have to do all I can to not get emotionally excited and not to watch frightening or scary things. I also have to eat food to strengthen my kidneys. 

我也是。前几天我去咨询了中医大夫,他说我是肾虚的表现,让我平时尽量不要让情绪太激动,不要看比较惊险的或者恐怖的东西。然后吃一些补肾的食物。

(wǒyěshì. qiánjǐtiān wǒqù zīxúnle zhōnɡyī dàfū, tāshuō wǒshì shènxūde biǎoxiàn, rànɡwǒ pínɡshí jìnliànɡ bùyào rànɡ qínɡxù tàijīdònɡ, bùyàokàn bǐjiào jīnɡxiǎnde huòzhě kǒnɡbùde dōnɡxī. ránhòu chīyīxiē bǔshènde shíwù.)

B: What foods strengthen your kidneys? I want to buy some to eat.

什么食物补肾啊？我也去买点吃。

(shíme shíwù bǔshèna? wǒ yěqù mǎidiǎnchī.)

A: He said beef and mutton are the main meats; for vegetables, you mainly have fennel and yams. 

他说肉类主要有牛肉和羊肉；蔬菜类主要是茴香和山药。

(tāshuō ròulèi zhǔyào yǒu niúròu hé yánɡròu; shūcàilèi zhǔyàoshì huíxiānɡ hé shānyào.)

Illustration: Liu Xidan/Global Times