Yoga(谈谈瑜珈)
时间：2018-12-27 作者：英语课 分类：英语听力广播—Listening
英语课
Mike: What're you doing up so early, Amanda? Have you decided 1 to take up jogging in the park like me?
Amanda: No, Mike. You know I really can't stand jogging. I've joined a yoga class at our local fitness center. I hear it's a great way to stay fit. Want to join me?
Mike: No way! Yoga is for girls. I'd rather do some weights or cardio at the gym than contort my body into painful postures 2.
Amanda: Come on, there's more to yoga than that! It's perfect for physical and spiritual well-being 3. It also helps your body become more flexible.
Mike: No thanks－I think all of this is just a moneymaking gimmick 4. I'm telling you Amanda, don't buy into it!
Amanda: Mike, we just learn three new postures every day and do some meditation 5. My yoga guru is going to teach us about breathing today. Did you know that we don't even breathe properly anymore?
Mike: Count me out! I don't need anyone to tell me how to breathe! Just because celebrities 6 are doing yoga, everyone's jumping on the bandwagon.
Amanda: That's not true! You're always reluctant to try something new. Give it a chance－you might enjoy it.
Mike: Okay, but only if you promise I'll end up with a body like Matthew McConaughey!
1 decided
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
2 postures
姿势( posture的名词复数 )； 看法； 态度； 立场
- Modern consciousness has this great need to explode its own postures. 现代意识很有这种摧毁本身姿态的需要。
- They instinctively gathered themselves into more tidy postures. 她们本能地恢复了端庄的姿态。
3 well-being
n.安康，安乐，幸福
- He always has the well-being of the masses at heart.他总是把群众的疾苦挂在心上。
- My concern for their well-being was misunderstood as interference.我关心他们的幸福，却被误解为多管闲事。
4 gimmick
n.(为引人注意而搞的)小革新，小发明
- He dismissed the event as just a publicity gimmick.他不理会这件事，只当它是一种宣传手法。
- It is just a public relations gimmick.这只不过是一种公关伎俩。
5 meditation
n.熟虑，（尤指宗教的）默想，沉思，（pl.）冥想录
- This peaceful garden lends itself to meditation.这个恬静的花园适于冥想。
- I'm sorry to interrupt your meditation.很抱歉，我打断了你的沉思。
6 celebrities
n.（尤指娱乐界的）名人( celebrity的名词复数 )；名流；名声；名誉
- He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
- a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目