學校讓學生打坐代替午睡

小編導語: 打坐是一種養(yǎng)生健身法。閉目盤膝而坐，調整氣息出入，手放在一定位置上，不想任何事情。打坐又叫“盤坐”、“靜坐”。道教中的一種基本修練方式。在佛教中叫“禪坐”或“禪定”，是佛教禪宗必修的。盤坐又分自然盤和雙盤、單盤。打坐既可養(yǎng)身延壽，又可開智增慧。在中華武術修煉中，打坐也是一種修煉內功，涵養(yǎng)心性，增強意力的途徑。打坐的特點是“靜”，“久靜則定，久動則疲”。因此，打坐結束后，要活動筋骨，如：打拳、舞劍、踢毽、自我按摩等等，做到“動靜結合”。
The pilot plan of an elementary school in Foshan,South China’s Guangdong province to replace its customary afternoon nap for students with zazen meditation was recently ended after being tried for only two days, due to the complaints of parents. Comments:

中國南部的廣東省佛山市的一所小學試點計劃，最近學生用坐禪冥想代替它的午睡習慣，最近由于父母的投訴，在嘗試只有兩天結束后。下面是來自各方的一些評論：

It is understandable, and should be appreciated, that the principal of the elementary school introduced his 20-year experience of zazen meditation to his students with the best of intentions.However, those good intentions deprived some students of their right to have an afternoon nap.Therefore, to better solve the problem, the school should offer students the choice of sleeping or meditating。

這個行為是可以理解的，并且應該得到贊賞，這所小學的校長用心良苦給學生們傳授自己20年的坐禪冥想經驗。然而，這個好意剝奪了孩子們午睡的權利。所以，為了更好的解決這個問題，學校應該讓學生自主選擇是午睡還是打坐。

Rather than either mandatory zazen meditation for all students or sleep, the school authorities could discuss with the parents and let the children make their own choice. Those students who are interested can try zazen meditation during the noon break while those prefering a nap should be provided with a quiet sleeping environment. This would best respect the different needs of the students。

不管是打坐冥想還是午睡，校方領導應該和學生父母商量，然后讓孩子自己做決定。喜歡打坐的同學可以利用午休時間打坐，而喜歡午睡的同學，校方也應該給他們安靜的環(huán)境來休息。這樣會尊重不同的需求。

Huaxi Metropolis Daily, Sept 7

華西都市日報，9月7日

As long as it is practical and does not put the students in danger, it is worth trying to introduce zazen meditation as part of the noon break at school. Students in some southeastern Asian countries do zazen meditation and it has been shown to have long-term positive effects. If schoolchildren could indeed meditate, it would help them experience inner peace and concentration. In this sense, the public should adopt an inclusive attitude toward the elementary school’s attempt。

只要是可行的，對孩子安全的行為都值得嘗試，就可以試著讓學生把打坐冥想作為午休的一部分。在亞洲東南部國家的學生經常打坐，并且長期以來效果很好。如果學校學生可以打坐冥想，這將會幫助他們平靜內心和提高注意力。從這個角度想，公眾應該對這所小學的行為持更為包容的態(tài)度。

本文中重難點詞匯解析:

meditation : n. 冥想;沉思，深思

例句:Many busy executives have begun to practise yoga and meditation.
許多工作繁忙的主管已開始練習瑜伽和冥想。

deprived : adj. 缺少食物的;缺乏足夠教育的

例句:That law deprived me of my most basic rights.
那條法律把我的最基本權利都剝奪了。

meditating: adj. 沉思的;冥想的

例句:On the day her son began school, she meditated on the uncertainties of his future.在她兒子入學那天，她深思了有關他未來的種種不確定因素。

mandatory : adj. 強制的;托管的;命令的

例句:As for mandatory retirement, Taylor seems to forget that this was not abolished by the universities, which would love to bring it back, but by an act of Congress.
對于強制性退休，泰勒似乎忘記了這并不是由大學廢除的，而是由議會的一項法案廢除的，各個大學是希望恢復這個制度的。

practical: adj. 實際的;實用性的

例句:We should turn our thoughts to practical matters.
我們應把思想轉向實際問題。

inclusive:adj. 包括的，包含的

例句:This process should be inclusive of all departments and all situations.
此過程應該包括所有部門和所有的情況。