02 体育锻炼
�希:感觉特别累,出了好多的汗。

  wendy: but it will help you keep fit.

  温迪:但是这样有利于你保持健康。

  nancy: sure. yoga is used to promote people's physical, intellectual and mental harmony and health. but more importantly, i can keep my mind peaceful.

  南希:是啊。瑜伽可以促进身体、心智以及精神的和谐与健康。更重要的是,它能让我心绪平和。

  wendy: well, not bad. we have high work pressure. i read a strange piece of news about yoga several days ago.

  温迪:嗯,真不错。我们的工作压力太大了。我前几天刚看了一篇奇怪的报道,是关于瑜伽的。

  nancy: what did it say?

  南希:报道上怎么说?

  wendy: it said that a prison in india set a strange rule: the prisoners who take part in the yoga training for 3 months can getmutation pardon.

  温迪:报道上说印度的一家监狱刚刚出台了一项奇怪的规定,参加瑜伽课程3个月的囚犯可以获得减刑的机会。

  nancy: really? it is a strange rule, isn't it?

  南希:真的吗?这个规定可真奇怪,不是吗?

  wendy: yeah. they think the yoga can not only improve the prisoners' health, but also make them calmer and reduce the violence.

  温迪:对啊。狱方认为,瑜伽不仅可以改善囚犯的健康状况,还能让犯人们变得更加冷静,以此来减少暴力倾向。

  nancy: i believe it will be a good measure.

  南希:相信这会是一个不错的方法。

  notes

  1. participate [pɑ:?tisipeit] v. 参与,参加

  2. promote [pr??m?ut] v. 提升;发起;促进,推动

  3. physical [?fizik?l] adj.物质的;身体的;自然规律的;物理学的

  4.mutation [?k?mju?tei??n] n. 交换,折算,折合;减刑

  5. pardon [?pɑ:d?n] v. 宽恕,原谅;赦免,特赦;n. 饶恕,原谅;赦免

  6. reduce [ri?dju:s] v. 减少,降低;使衰退,缩减,减弱;约束,限制

  7. violence [?vai?l?ns] n. 暴力;强烈;狂热,激情

  小贴士

  yoga vocabulary

  瑜伽词汇表

  sira 脉管

  dhamani 经络

  asana 姿势,体位

  pranayama 呼吸节奏

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