02 體育鍛煉
02 體育鍛煉 健身房里流汗忙 dialogue ashley and megan are discussing to take exercise in a gymnasium on sunday. 艾希莉和梅根正在討論在周日到健身房鍛煉身體。 ashley: hey, is there much work? 艾希莉：嘿，工作多嗎？ megan: yes, i am afraid so, but when i think tomorrow is the weekend, i would be excited. 梅根：恐怕是的，但是想到明天就是周末了，我就很興奮。 ashley: me, too. we have been too busy these days. how about your case? 艾希莉：我也是，這些日子我們太忙了，你的那個案子怎么樣了？ megan: it meets the bottleneck. i don't know how to deal with it. 梅根：遇到了瓶頸了，我都不知道怎么處理呢。 ashley: oh, don't worry. you work it out. 艾希莉：噢，別擔心，你可以解決的。 megan: thanks for your fortable words.by the way, would you like to take exercise? i have found a new gymnasium. 梅根：謝謝你的安慰，順便問一下，你想要去鍛煉身體嗎？我找到一個新的健身房。 ashley: oh? how about the equipment? 艾希莉：是嗎？健身房的設備怎么樣？ megan: the equipment is introduced from overseas. 梅根：它的設備是從國外引進的。 ashley: great. i love taking exercise. is it ok on sunday? 艾希莉：太好了，我喜歡鍛煉，星期天可以嗎？ megan: ok, we meet at the gate of the pany. the gymnasium is near our pany. i heard that the ness is pop now. have you ever taken part in it? 梅根：好的，我們可以在公司門口碰面，那個健身房離公司不遠。我聽說現在很流行裸體健身，你參加過嗎？ ashley: i ot accept it. 艾希莉：我覺得我不能接受。 megan: many people think ness is very normal. 梅根：很多人認為裸體健身很正常啊。 ashley: yes, i know, and there are quite a lot of ness clubs. 艾希莉：是的，我知道，現在已經有很多裸體健身俱樂部了。 megan: yeah. at ski resort of austria there is actually a nude skiing. 梅根：嗯。聽說奧地利的滑雪勝地竟然有裸體滑雪項目。 ashley: are you kidding? not cold? 艾希莉：你開玩笑吧？不冷嗎？ megan: how oh! 梅根：鬼才知道！ ashley: by the way, is that gymnasium nude? 艾希利：順便問一下，那家健身館是裸體健身俱樂部嗎？ megan: of course not. 梅根：當然不是了。 notes 1. gymnasium [d?im?neizi?m] n. 健身房 2. bottleneck [?b?tl?nek] n. 瓶頸；（尤指工商業發展的）瓶頸，阻礙，障礙 3. deal with 處理 4. nes 裸體健身 小貼士 1. hello, i would like to join yym. could you tell me something about the services you offer? 您好，我想加入你們健身俱樂部。你能告訴我你們都提供什么服務項目嗎？ 2. we offer many kinds of services, including massage, bodybuilding and yoga. 我們提供多種服務，包括按摩、美體，還有瑜伽。 3. i just got a membership of this gym. 我剛剛獲得了這家健身房的會員資格。 4. if you want to tone up ys, i suggest using the treadmill. 如果想鍛煉腿部，我推薦你使用跑步機。 勤練瑜伽身材好 dialogue many women are especially ied in practig yoga now. 現在很多女士都很熱衷于練習瑜伽。 wendy: nancy, you look like in perfect dition. 溫迪：南希，你的氣色真好。 nancy: that's because i go to the gym to keep fit every day. 南希：那是因為我每天都去健身房鍛煉。 wendy: which sports do you participate in? 溫迪：你參加了什么運動啊？ nancy: i've been doing yoga for a long time. 南希：我已經練習瑜伽很久了。 wendy: really? how do you feel when you practice yoga? 溫迪：是嗎？你練習瑜伽的感覺怎么樣？ nancy: i feel really tired and sweat a lot. 南希：感覺特別累，出了好多的汗。 wendy: but it will help you keep fit. 溫迪：但是這樣有利于你保持健康。 nancy: sure. yoga is used to promote people's physical, intellectual aal harmony ah. but more importantly, i keep my mind peaceful. 南希：是啊。瑜伽可以促進身體、心智以及精神的和諧與健康。更重要的是，它能讓我心緒平和。 wendy: well, not bad. we have high work pressure. i read a strange piece of news about yoga several days ago. 溫迪：嗯，真不錯。我們的工作壓力太大了。我前幾天剛看了一篇奇怪的報道，是關于瑜伽的。 nancy: what did it say? 南希：報道上怎么說？ wendy: it said that a prison in india set a strange rule: the prisoners who take part in the yoga training for 3 months get utation pardon. 溫迪：報道上說印度的一家監獄剛剛出臺了一項奇怪的規定，參加瑜伽課程3個月的囚犯可以獲得減刑的機會。 nancy: really? it is a strange rule, isn't it? 南希：真的嗎？這個規定可真奇怪，不是嗎？ wendy: yeah. they think the yoga ot only improve the prisoners' health, but also make them calmer and reduce the violence. 溫迪：對啊。獄方認為，瑜伽不僅可以改善囚犯的健康狀況，還能讓犯人們變得更加冷靜，以此來減少暴力傾向。 nancy: i believe it will be a good measure. 南希：相信這會是一個不錯的方法。 notes 1. participate [pɑ:?tisipeit] v. 參與，參加 2. promote [pr??m?ut] v. 提升；發起；促進，推動 3. physical [?fizik?l] adj.物質的；身體的；自然規律的；物理學的 4. utation [?k?mju?tei??n] n. 交換，折算，折合；減刑 5. pardon [?pɑ:d?n] v. 寬恕，原諒；赦免，特赦；n. 饒恕，原諒；赦免 6. reduce [ri?dju:s] v. 減少，降低；使衰退，縮減，減弱；約束，限制 7. violence [?vai?l?ns] n. 暴力；強烈；狂熱，激情 小貼士 yoga vocabulary 瑜伽詞匯表 sira 脈管 dhamani 經絡 asana 姿勢，體位 pranayama 呼吸節奏 pratyahara 梵語（意為制止感覺） samadhi 快樂寧靜的狀態 dhyana 中譯“禪那”（印度的靜坐冥想） yoga nidra 瑜伽休息術 ghagavad gita 薄伽梵歌（每一個修習瑜伽的人必讀的一本書） sun salutation 拜日式 drishtis 凝視法（指注視或集中在一點上） ujjayi 勝利呼吸法（一種獨特的呼吸技巧與方法） hiranyagarbha 布茹阿瑪，金胎（是從至尊的能量產生的最初的生物） vinyasa yoga 流瑜伽 integral yoga 完整瑜伽 pa 力量瑜伽 ashtanga yoga 阿斯湯加瑜珈，又名pa（是哈達瑜伽中最講求體力的） hatha yoga 哈達瑜伽（瑜伽中的一支，是現今最流行亦最為人熟悉的瑜伽修煉方法） iyengar yoga 近年西方最為人熟悉的哈達瑜伽學派（將瑜伽科學及醫學化，借以改善個人生理及心理上的種種毛病） jnana yoga 智者瑜伽，是一個探討哲學，進行思辯（最終獲得自知之明）的體系，它要求你研究自己關心的經文，并進行沉思。 你學跆拳道了嗎 dialogue jennifer is a fan of taekwondo. 詹妮弗是一個跆拳道迷。 nicole: hey, jennifer. is that true that you are learning taekwondo retly? 尼科爾：嘿，詹妮弗，聽說你最近在學跆拳道，真的嗎？ jennifer: yes. i have just attended a taekwondo class. 詹妮弗：嗯。我剛剛報了一個跆拳道班。 nicole: so cool. you tell me some basic roles about it? i know nothing about it. 尼科爾：酷。你能告訴我一些跆拳道的基本知識嗎？我還什么都不知道呢。 jennifer: my pleasure. taekwondo has roots in a korean martial arts. it emphasizes courtesy. a taekwondo matprises three rounds lasting three minutes each. in taekwondo, both pung with fists and kig with feet are allowed. that's all what i know. 詹妮弗：沒問題。跆拳道是起源于韓國古代的一項武術，它講究禮節。跆拳道比賽分3局，每局分3分鐘。在跆拳道中，用拳打和用腳踢都是允許的。我只學了這么多。 nicole: sounds iing. it is a good choice to protect ourselves. 尼科爾：應該很有意思啊，用來防身不錯。 jennifer: do you want to try? i have a class today, and you go with me after work. 詹妮弗：想感受一下嗎？我今天剛好有課，下班之后你可以跟我一起去看看。 nicole: that's great! 尼科爾：那真是太好了！ notes 1. taekwondo [tai'k?nd?u] n. 跆拳道 2. courtesy [?k?:tisi] n. 謙恭有禮，有禮貌的舉止；adj. 禮貌上的 3. emphasize [?emf?saiz] v. 強調；重讀；使突出，使明顯 4. prise [k?m?praiz] v. 包含，包括，由……組成 5. attend [??tend] v. 參加；照顧，照看 6. oppo [??p?un?nt] n. 對手；反對者 7. punch [p?nt?] v. 用拳猛擊；用力按；n. 拳打；穿孔機 小貼士 跆拳道用語 referee 裁判員 leaping kick 跳踢 rest period 局間休息 rule violation 違規 tie 平局 victory by knockout 擊倒獲勝 front kick 前踢 side kick 側踢 cross kick 橫踢 dobok 道服 protective gear 護具 black belt 黑帶 中國的傳統——武術 dialogue martial art is the treasure of the ese nation. practig kung fu strehe physique. 武術是中華民族的瑰寶。練武可以鍛煉筋骨。 noah: hey, it is said that our boss will give us some film tickets. 諾亞：嘿，聽說今天老板要給大家發電影票。 jacob: yes, i heard that it was a blockbuster. would it be kung fu panda 2? 雅各布：嗯。我聽說還是大片呢，會不會是《功夫熊貓2》啊？ noah: maybe. by the way, do you know something about ese kung fu? i only saw kung fu in movies. 諾亞：有可能呢。對了，你了解中國功夫嗎？我只在電影里看到過中國功夫。 jacob: i know little about it. i know a few kung fu stars, such as bruce lee, jackie a lee. 雅各布：知之甚微。我知道幾個功夫明星，比如李小龍、成龍、李連杰。 noah: hey, hey, man, i also know these. tell me something i don't know. for example,what are the funs? fhting? 諾亞：嘿，嘿，伙計，這些我也知道。說些我不知道的。比如，練習武術有什么用呢？打架？ jacob: frankly speaking, the main purpose is tthen the physique. besides defense and offehe most outstanding funs of martial art are moral cultivation and artistic effect. 雅各布：其實，練武的主要目的是為了強身健體。除了防守和攻擊，武術在道德培養和藝術影響方面都有重要作用。 noah: it seems that i have mistaken martial art as fighting skills. 諾亞：看來我是把它誤以為格斗術了。 jacob: it does tain this part. martial art has a history of thousands of years. ese culture is deeply iwined into it. but martial art at aime is totally different from that in modern times. 雅各布：它確實包括這一部分。武術已經有幾千年的歷史了，和中國文化有著千絲萬縷的聯系。但是，古代武術與現代武術是完全不同的。 noah: so it is a good way to learn ese culture through martial art. 諾亞：這么說來學習武術不失為了解中國文化的一種好方式。 jacob: certainly. 雅各布：那是當然了。 noah: you really know a lot. just like wiki. 諾亞：你知道的可真多。簡直就是百科全書！ jacob: you flatter me too much. 雅各布：過獎過獎。 notes 1. blockbuster [?bl?k?b?st?] n. 重磅炸彈；大片 2. strengthen [?stre?θn] v. 加強，鞏固 3. physique [fi:?zi:k] n.體格 4. defense [di?fens] n. 防御；辯護 5. offence [??fens] n. 違法行為；冒犯，無禮 6. iwine [?int??twain] v. 纏結在一起 7. flatte [?fl?t?] n.向……奉承，阿諛 小貼士 經常看武俠劇的你們，是不是很羨慕大俠們的一身絕世武功？來看一看它們的英文翻譯吧！ flying skills 輕功水上飄 7 hurted ans 七傷拳 deepblue press 黯然銷魂掌 softwind sword 軟風劍 miao's sword 苗家刀法 one finger death touch 一陽指 修身養性打太極 dialogue the manager sends elena to pick up their t jack. 經理派埃琳娜去機場接他們的客戶杰克。 elena: wele to a, jack. 埃琳娜：杰克，歡迎來到中國。 jack: hey, elena. it's great to see you again. how are you? 杰克：你好，埃琳娜。很高興再次見到你，你還好嗎？ elena: i am fihanks. is your trip fine? 埃琳娜：我很好，謝謝。旅途還順利嗎？ jaot so bad. 杰克：還不錯。 elena: this is your third time to visit a. do you have other plans execpt for our operation? 埃琳娜：這是你第三次來到中國了。除了我們的合作項目之外，你還有什么其他的打算嗎？ jack: oh, actually i want to learn something about your ese taijiquan in this travel. 杰克：哦，事實上，我這次來中國想學一點你們中國的太極拳。 elena: oh, great! taijiquan is an a ese internal martial art system, whibines profound principles, theories and martial art teiques. 埃琳娜：噢，這個想法不錯。太極拳是中國古代的一個內部武術體系，結合了中國古代的道德、理論因素和武術技巧。 jack: i really want to learn it. so could you lead me to learn it? 杰克：真想學。你能帶我去學嗎？ elena: it is my pleasure. our pany is o wudang mountain, so i apany you to go there to feel the real taijiquan spirit. 埃琳娜：十分樂意。武當山就在我們公司附近，我可以陪你去那里感受一下真正的太極精神。 jack: waa… really? i am very excited to hear that. 杰克：哇！那是真的嗎？太讓人激動了。 elena: so if you are not tired from your journey, i drive you to go there now. could we? 埃琳娜：如果你不感到旅途勞頓的話，我現在就可以開車帶你去那里。可以嗎？ jack: yeah, i 't wait any longer. 杰克：走吧，我一刻都不想等了。 elena: ok, let's go. 埃琳娜：好的，我們出發吧。 notes 1. t [?klai?nt] n. 顧客，常客；訴訟委托人；救濟對象 2. pick up 拾起，撿起，安排接取；捉住，逮住；振作起來 3. be tired from 因……而疲乏 4. not…any longer 不再 小貼士 24 patterns of taijiquan 太極拳24式 1. beginning 起勢 2. part the wild horse's mane 左右野馬分鬃 3. white e spreads its wings 白鶴亮翅 4. brush knee and twist step 摟膝拗步 5. strum the lute 手揮琵琶 6. reverse reeling forearm 倒卷肱 7. left grasp sparrow's tail 左攬雀尾 8. right grasp sparrow's tail 右攬雀尾 9. single whip 單鞭 10. wave hands like clouds 云手 11. single whip 單鞭 12. high pat on horse 高探馬 13. right heel kick 右蹬腳 14. strike to ears with both fists 雙峰貫耳 15. turn body a heel kick 轉身左蹬腳 16. left lower body and stand on one leg 左下獨立式 17. right lower body and bird stand on one leg 右下獨立式 18. shuttle on both sides 左右穿梭 19. needle at sea bottom 海底針 20. fan through back 閃通臂 21. turn body, deflect, parry, and punch 轉身、搬、攔、捶 22. appears closed 如封似閉 23. cross hands 十字手 24. closing 收勢 堅持跑步有益健康 dialogue elva finds that she has put on a little weight. she is very upset about it. 埃爾瓦發現她體重又增加了。她為此很煩惱。 kelly: elva, what's wrong with you? you look unhappy. 凱莉：埃爾瓦，你怎么了？你看起來很不開心。 elva: i just finished health examination. i put on a little weight. it makes me upset. 埃爾瓦：我剛剛做完體檢，又重了幾斤。真讓我煩惱。 kelly: elva, you are lack of exercise. exercise ot only make you stay healthy but also let you have a perfect figure. 凱莉：埃爾瓦，你太缺乏運動了。運動不僅可以保持健康，而且能讓你擁有完美的身材。 elva: you're right. have you got anything special in mind? 埃爾瓦：你說得對。你有什么好的建議嗎？ kelly: i suggest using treadmill. 凱莉：我建議你使用跑步機。 elva: oh? does it work well? 埃爾瓦：是嗎？效果好嗎？ kelly: sure. i keep running everyday. 凱莉：當然了。我每天都堅持跑步。 elva: no wonder you look so fit and trim. 埃爾瓦：怪不得你看起來身材這么好呢！ kelly: the treadmill is excellent for helping you to build up stamina.but there are several notices. first of all, you'd better start with a low speed. each time you use it, increase the distaep by step. don't ask for speed at first. you increase that later. 凱莉：使用跑步機可以讓你精力充沛。不過，有幾點注意事項。第一次使用跑步機的時候，最好從慢速開始。每次用它，都要慢慢加長距離。起初先不要要求速度，以后慢慢增加。 elva: i really want to get one. could you go to the store with me at the end of the shift? i want to buy one. 埃爾瓦：我真想要一臺跑步機。下班后你能陪我去一趟商店嗎？我想買一臺。 kelly: ok, no problem. 凱莉：好的，沒問題。 notes 1. upset [?p?set] v. 打翻，打亂；使苦惱；n. 不安，心煩意亂；adj. 心煩的，不舒服的 2. suggest [s??d?est] v. 推薦，建議，提議；使想起，暗示 3. treadmill [?tred?m:l] n. 跑步機，走步機；枯燥無味的生活方式 4. be lack of 缺乏，缺少 5. no wonder 難怪，怪不得 小貼士 跑步大家都會，可你知道怎樣跑步最健康嗎？專家指出跑步姿勢是非常重要的，否則容易對關節骨骼造成傷害。 step 1: warm-up. at the beginning, you should take a walk then increase your speed to jogging. finally, you run at appropriate speed. 第一步：熱身。最開始先走路熱身，然后慢慢增加你的速度，慢慢地變成慢跑。之后，再以適當的速度跑步。 step 2: as far as possible, to choose soft ground. 第二步：盡量選擇軟質地面。 step 3: to add abundant aqua. 第三步：補充大量水分。 step 4: do not force yourself to run. 第四步：不應勉強自己跑步。 step 5: set an achievable goal for yourself. 第五步：為自己設定一個可完成的目標。 走，打球去 dialogue the weekend is ing. chuck wants to invite blair to play tennis on sunday. 周末到了。查克想邀請布萊爾周日去打網球。 chuck: hey, blair! have you done your work? 查克：嘿，布萊爾！工作完成了嗎？ blair: not yet. but i plete it before leaving the office. 布萊爾：還沒有。不過下班前就能完工。 chuck: really? then you spend a wonderful weekend. 查克：是嗎？那就能好好過一個周末了。 blair: that's right. i relax myself finally. how about you? 布萊爾：是啊，終于可以放松放松了。你呢？ chuck: same with you. do you have any plans this weekend? 查克：和你一樣。周末有什么安排嗎？ blair: actually no. 布萊爾：暫時還沒有想到。 chuck: could we go and play tennis? 查克：那我們一起去打網球好嗎？ blair: tennis? what a marvelous idea. i should take some exercise to keep fit. 布萊爾：網球？好主意。我得經常運動運動才能保持身材。 chuck: oh, oh! you are as skinny as a rake. to take exercise keep you healthy rather than lose weight. 查克：噢，噢，你已經很瘦了，都趕上竹竿了。運動可以讓你保持健康而不是減肥。 blair: when shall we go? 布萊爾：那我們什么時候去呢？ chuck: let's make it at 9 a.m. on sunday. shall we meet at tennis court in our pany? are you ok? 查克：就禮拜天上午9點吧。我們在公司的網球館見面。沒問題吧？ blair: that's a deal. 布萊爾：就這么說定了。 notes 1. plete [k?m?pli:t] v. 完成，結束；使完善，填寫（表格）；adj. 完整的；完成的；結束的，完滿的 2. actually [??kt?u:?li] adv. 實際上，確實；竟然，居然；目前，如今 3. marvelous [?mɑ:v?l?s] adj. 極好的；不可思議的 4. as skinny as a rake 瘦得跟竹竿一樣 5. that's a deal 就這么說定了 小貼士 football 足球 tennis 網球 baseball 棒球 handball 手球 golf 高爾夫球 ice hockey 冰球 ping-pong 乒乓球 field hockey 曲棍球 basketball 籃球 badminton 羽毛球 volleyball 排球 cricket 板球 billiards 臺球 water polo 水球 softball 壘球 蹦極——想說愛你不容易 dialogue in order to release the pressure of work, the manager aaff to experiereme sports. 經理組織員工去體驗一把極限運動，以此來緩解工作壓力。 jessiate, have you ever experienced extreme sports? 杰西卡：內特，你體驗過極限運動嗎？ nate: i just experienced bungee jumping. 內特：我只玩過蹦極。 jessica: wow! how ma did you jump from? 杰西卡：哇！你是從多高的地方跳下來的？ nate: 300 feet. 內特：300英尺。 jessica: oh, dear me! 300 feet? you are indeed brave. anyway, i 't do it. aren't you afraid of that? 杰西卡：天哪！300英尺？你可真勇敢，我肯定做不到。你不覺得害怕嗎？ nate: a little. but the whole process is really exg and it's worth trying. 內特：會有一點。但是整個過程真的很刺激，很值得一試。 jessica: i'm willing to give it a try, but i'm very frightened. 杰西卡：雖然我很想試一下，但實在是太害怕了。 nate: just be brave. it is an excellent opportunity today. you should have a try! 內特：勇敢點。今天就是一個絕好的機會。你應該嘗試一下！ jessica: are you sure it is safe? 杰西卡：真的很安全嗎？ nate: i'm sure you will be safe. the coach will give you good security measures. for me, it is both relaxation and a hobby. extreme sports release us from the high pressure of work and life. don't chi out! e on! 內特：我確保你會安全的。教練會給你做好安全措施的。對我來說，蹦極不僅僅是一項愛好，還是一種很好的放松方式。蹦極可以讓我們從工作、生活的重壓下釋放出來。別做膽小鬼，加油！ jessica: your words make me move. well,here goes and wish me luck. 杰西卡：好吧，我心動了，今天一定要跳一次，祝我好運。 notes 1. release [ri:'l:s] v. 釋放，放開；發布，發行；n. 釋放，解脫；發布 2. anize [??:g?naiz] v. 組織，籌備；建立 3. chi out 因膽小而放棄 小貼士 parkour 跑酷 parkour, sometimes called free running, is an urban sport fog on surpassing all obstacles in one's path as smoothly and fast as possible using just the body. inated in fran the 1980s, the sport is now gaining popularity among young ese enthusiasts. in parkour, the whole city is the gym. the bridges, buildings and railings are the equipment. the goal is a direct route from one place to another. you see an obstacle, you overe it. today there are at least 100 000 people participating in the sport in a, acc to aimate by the ese extreme sports association. 跑酷，有時又被稱作自由奔跑，是一項城市體育項目。它指的是僅僅借助身體的力量用最快的速度順利地通過路上的所有障礙。跑酷誕生于20世紀80年代的法國，如今這項運動吸引了越來越多的中國愛好者。在跑酷運動中，整座城市就是一個大的健身房，橋梁、建筑物、欄桿等都算作是健身設備。你的目標就是用最省力最直接的方法到達目的地。看見障礙，就越過去。據中國極限運動協會統計，目前，在中國至少有10萬跑酷族。