實(shí)戰(zhàn)口語情景對(duì)話：Tai Chi 太極拳
Todd: So, Monica, you do Tai Chi?
托德：莫妮卡，你練太極拳?
Monica: Yes, I've just joined a Tai Chi club.
莫妮卡：對(duì)，我加入了太極拳俱樂部。
Todd: What made you join the Tai Chi club?
托德：你為什么加入太極拳俱樂部?
Monica: Well, I wanted to do something that was a lot different to what I usually do, which is high impact sports like basketball and tennis.
莫妮卡：我想做與我之前做的不一樣的運(yùn)動(dòng)，我以前經(jīng)常做的運(yùn)動(dòng)是籃球、網(wǎng)球等劇烈運(yùn)動(dòng)。
Todd: So, you wanted to do something that was slower?
托德：你想做一些慢運(yùn)動(dòng)?
Monica: Yeah, well, I don't usually enjoy exercise that is quite slow such as yoga, but I decided to join this club and I'm really enjoying it.
莫妮卡：對(duì)，我不太經(jīng)常做瑜珈之類的慢運(yùn)動(dòng)，不過我決定加入太極拳俱樂部，而且我很享受這個(gè)運(yùn)動(dòng)。
Todd: So, what exactly is Tai Chi? What do you do in Tai Chi?
托德：太極拳是種什么運(yùn)動(dòng)?太極拳怎么做?
Monica: Well, there are different types of Tai Chi. There's the original Tai Chi which involves quick fast movements, and then there's a slower form of Tai Chi which is quite popular in Japan. I think it's called Mr. Young Tai Chi, and that involves very slow pronounced movements, and that's the Tai Chi that I'm doing.
莫妮卡：嗯，太極拳有不同的種類。傳統(tǒng)太極拳包括快動(dòng)作，慢動(dòng)作的太極拳在日本非常受歡迎。我想那稱為楊氏太極拳，動(dòng)作非常緩慢，我現(xiàn)在練的就是這種太極拳。
Todd: How do you feel? Like after you do Tai Chi, do you feel tired? Do you feel energetic?
托德：你感覺怎么樣?在練太極拳以后，你會(huì)感覺很累嗎?還是會(huì)感覺充滿活力?
Monica: After I've done Tai Chi I feel quite energetic actually. I don't really feel tired because I haven't had a really hard workout, but I feel that my mind is very relaxed and focused and that I'm very motivated to do whatever I need to do for the rest of the day.
莫妮卡：實(shí)際上，我練完太極拳以后感覺充滿活力。我感覺并不是很累，因?yàn)闆]有進(jìn)行大強(qiáng)度訓(xùn)練，我的大腦感到非常放松，而且注意力集中，這使我有動(dòng)力去做一天中要做的事情。
Todd: Now, you actually are a tennis coach, so you teach sports. Would you recommend Tai Chi for other athletes?
托德：你是網(wǎng)球教練，你教授運(yùn)動(dòng)。你會(huì)把太極拳推薦給其他運(yùn)動(dòng)員嗎?
Monica: Yeah, I do recommend Tai Chi for other athletes. It's quite difficult to know exactly how you would benefit from Tai Chi, and how it can directly relate a specific sport, but I've heard that it works on your energy levels, and focuses your mind so that everything is in balance, and I think that can help in kind of sport because even in a sport like tennis, it's important to have balance when you're hitting the ball, when you're volleying, when you're getting ready for a smash. It actually involves having balance in terms of where your center of gravity is, so yeah, the concepts are similar.
莫妮卡：會(huì)。我建議其他運(yùn)動(dòng)員也練太極拳。很難明確說明練太極拳會(huì)帶來多大好處，太極拳與某項(xiàng)運(yùn)動(dòng)有何直接聯(lián)系，不過我聽說太極拳對(duì)精力有好處，能使注意力更集中，保持平衡，我認(rèn)為這對(duì)網(wǎng)球這類運(yùn)動(dòng)有好處，打網(wǎng)球擊球時(shí)、打排球扣球時(shí)，保持平衡非常重要。這些運(yùn)動(dòng)都要保持重心平衡，所以概念是相通的。
