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@ 31549 Blind Massage
A: 下班以後我要去按摩，要不要一起去？
xia`ba¯ n yˇıho`u woˇ
ya`o qu`
a`nmo´, ya`o bu`
ya`o y¯ıqˇı qu`?
I’m going to get a massage after work. Do you want to come with me?
B: 去哪裡按摩？
qu` naˇli a`nmo´?
Where are you getting the massage?
A: 離我們公司不遠。盲入按摩，很好的。
l´ı woˇmen go¯ ngs¯ı bu` yuaˇn. ma´ngre´n a`nmo´, heˇn haˇo de.
It’s not far from our office. It’s blind massage. It’s really good.
B: 為什麼喜歡盲入按摩呢？ 正常入按摩不是更好
嗎？
we`ishe´nme xˇıhuan ma´ngre´n a`nmo´ ne? zhe`ngcha´ngre´n a`n-
mo´ bu`sh`ı ge`ng haˇo ma?
Why do you like massages from blind people? Wouldn’t massage from seeing person be better?
A: 盲入眼睛看不見，所以更用心。手也比正常入敏
感。
ma´ngre´n yaˇnjing ka`nbujia`n, suoˇyˇı ge`ng yo`ngx¯ın. shoˇu yeˇ zhe`ngcha´ngre´n mˇıngaˇn.
bˇı
Blind people can’t see with their eyes, so they’re more at- tentive. Their hands are also more sensitive than seeing peoples’.
B: 哦。盺說很多盲入都上盲校，專門學習按摩。
o. t¯ıngshuo¯
heˇn duo¯
ma´ngre´n do¯ u sha`ng ma´ngxia`o, zhua¯ n-
me´n xue´x´ı a`nmo´.
Oh. I heard a lot of blind people go to schools for the blind and specifically study massage.
A: 我經常找的一個師傅就是。他找穴位很準，按得很舒服。
woˇ
j¯ıngcha´ng zhaˇo de y¯ı ge`
sh¯ıfu jiu`sh`ı. ta¯
zhaˇo xue´we`i heˇn
zhuˇn, a`n de heˇn shu¯ fu.
One of the masseuses I often go to did just that. He’s really good at finding acupoints. His massages feel really good.
B: 是嗎？那裡有沒有女按摩師？
sh`ıma? na`lˇı yoˇu meiyoˇu nuˇ¨
a`nmo´sh¯ı?
Oh yeah? Are there any female masseuses there?
A: 有。男的女的都有。
yoˇu. na´n de nuˇ¨ de do¯ u yoˇu.
Yeah. They have both men and women.
B: 那我也去體驗一下。
na`
woˇ
yeˇ
qu`
tˇıya`n y¯ıxia`.
OK then, I’ll go give it a shot as well.
---Key Vocabulary---
按摩 a`nmo´ massage
盲入 ma´ngre´n blind person
正常入 zhe`ngcha´ngre´n seeing person
看不見 ka`nbujia`n to be unable to see
用心 yo`ngx¯ın attentive
敏感 mˇıngaˇn sensitive
盲校 ma´ngxia`o school for the blind
專門 zhua¯ nme´n specifically
師傅 sh¯ıfu master
穴位 xue´we`i acupuncture point
準 zhuˇn accurate
按 a`n to press
按摩師 a`nmo´sh¯ı masseuse
體驗 tˇıya`n to experience for one- self
---Supplementary Vocabulary---
聾入 lo´ngre´n deaf person
技能 j`ıne´ng skill
研究 ya´njiu¯ to research
概念 ga`inia`n concept, idea
目的 mu`d`ı goal
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