The second baby


Susan: Acabo de hablar con mi prima, ¡está embarazada otra vez!

Susan: I just talked to my cousin, she is pregnant again!
Jack: ¿En serio? Tuvo un bebé el año pasado, ¿no?

Jack: Really? She had a baby last year, no?
Susan: Sí, pero esta vez no por inseminación artificial.

Susan: Yes, but this time not by artificial insemination.
Jack: Es un milagro.

Jack: It is a miracle.
Susan: Sí, estaba muy contenta. Su médico chino pudo decirle que está embarazada tomándole el pulso.

Susan: Yes, she was very happy. His Chinese doctor could tell she is pregnant by feeling her pulse.
Jack: ¿Eso es posible?

Jack: That's possible?
Susan: A las personas occidentales les parece raro, pero en la medicina tradicional asiática diagnosticar a un paciente tomándole el pulso es algo común.

Susan: For Western people it seems strange, but in Asian traditional medicine diagnosing a patient by feeling his pulse is something common.
Jack: Eso es interesante.

Jack: That is interesting.
Susan: Si quieres saber más, hay una entrada sobre este tema en Wikipedia.

Susan: If you want to know more, there is an entry on Wikipedia about this issue.


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