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中级英语听力教程Lesson17HowtoKeepFit
HowtoKeepFit
TextA
TenyearsagoIusedtobeveryfit.TcycledtoworkandIgotalotofexerciseattheweekends.Iusedtoplaytennisalotandgoforlongwalks.InthosedaysIdidn'tearnverymuch.Ihadajobinanoffice.Itwasn'taverygoodjobbutIhadalotoftimetodothethingsIenjoyeddoing.
Then,abouteightyearsago,Igotamuchbetterjob.Thepaywasbetter.Butthehourswerealotlonger,too.Iboughtacarand drove toworkeveryday.Ibegantotakepeopleouttolunch.'Expense account'lunches.AndIbegantoputonweight,too.IstoppedplayingtennisandgoingforlongwalksattheweekendbecauseIjustdidn'thaveanytimeforthingslikethatanymore.
There'salotofstressinajoblikemine.Perhapsthat'swhyIstarreddrinkingmorethanIusedto.Forexample,Iusedtohaveonlyhalfaglassof whisky whenIgothome,thenIstartedfillingtheglasstothetop.ThenIhadanotherglass,andthenanother.Istarted smoking alot,too.Ineverusedtosmokeatall.
TwomonthsagoIhadaheartattack.AtfirstIjustcouldn'tbelieveit.`I'mtooyoung,'Isaid.Luckilyitwasn'tveryserious.Iwasinhospital.afewdaysandtheydidalotoftests.Thedoctoradvisedmetostopsmokingandtoeatless.Hetoldmetodoalotofotherthings,too.ButIdon'tseehowIcandosomeofthemandkeepmyjob.Forexample,headvised,metoworkless,andgetmoreexercise.ButIjusthavern'tanytime!
Myjobtakeseverythingoutofme!
SometimesIwonderifIshouldget.anatherjab.PerhapsIcoulddosomethinglikeIusedtodo.ButifIdothat,Iwon'tearnasmuch.Ihaveafamilytosupport:
Ihavetothinkofthem,too.Ijustdon'tknowwhatIshoulddo.Whatdoyouthink?
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Hereisonepersonwhoreallybelievesinkeepingfit.HernameisMrsLauraTaylor.Sheis45butlooksatleast10yearsyounger.Let'slistentoherstory.
Itallstartedabouttwo.yearsago.Tnthosedaysthingswereverydifferent.Iwasoverweight.Iusedtosmokealot-about30'cigarettesaday.Inevergotanyexercise.Iusedtostayathomeallday:
Ineverwentoutintothefreshair,excepttodotheshopping..AndeventhenIusedtotakethecar.
OnedayIlookedatmyselfinthemisror.'MyGod,'Ithought.`Ilookterriblet'Itriedtotouchmytoes.Icouldn't.doit.Ifoundanolddress.Icouldn'tputiton.Itwastoosmall.Orrather,Iwastoofat!
ThenextdayItriedto jog alittle.Atfirstitwasterrible.ImeanIjustcouIdn'trun.Notevenashortdistance.Andatftrstpeopleusedtolaughatme.
`Whyareyourunning?
Areyouinahurry?
'theyshouted.ButnowI've completely changedthewayilive.I'vestoppedreatingmeatandI'vestatted,eatingfarmorefreshvegetables.Myhusbandanddaughterhavestartedthat,tdo.Atfirsttheydidn'tlikethenewfood.Butthey'vechanged.AboutsixmonthsagoIsoldmycarandboughtabike.RecentlyI'vestarteddoingyogaexercises.Myhusbandoftengoescyclingwithmenowandmydaughter jogs withmeintheevening.'They'vebothlostweightandaremuchhealthierthantheyusedtobe,too.
Additional Information
YOGA
Haveyouevertriedtoholdyour breath foralongtimeandthenletitoutslowly?
ThisisoneofthetechniquesofanancientIndian discipline known asYoga.Forthousandsofyears,peoplehaveusedYogatohelpsearchforhappinessandcontentment.
StudentsofYogaoftenstudyforaslongas20yearsbeforebecomingmasters,orYogis.Theylearnmanydifferentphysioalexercises.TheseexercisesaredesignedtoputthestudentsingoodPhysicalcondition.Thentheycan concentrate ondeep religious thoughtswithoutworryingaboutphysical discomforts.
ManyYogaexercisesinvolveputtingthebodyintodifficultpositions.Someofthemareveryhardtolearn.Haveyouevertriedtofoldyourlegsoveroneanother?
ThisisoneofthebasicYogapositions.Itiscalledthelgtusposition.Mostpeoplefinditdifficulttostayinthatpositioforevenafewminutes.ButYogistrainthemselvestoremaininthe lotus positionforhoursorevendays.Theyaretaughttoovercomethephysicaldiscomfortsofholdingthesepositions.Otherexercisesandrulesteachconcentation-Yogisfeelthisisthekeyto finding inner peace.Thiskindof concentration iscalled meditation.
Yogisandmanyotherpeoplepracticemeditatjon.Theyclaimthatitmakesthemfeelrelaxedandpeaceful.Somepeoplesaythatitmakesthemfeelbetter-justasgoodexercisedoes.Butotherpeopleclaimthatitisawayofachievingastrongreligiousfeeling.ThesepeopiesaythatmeditationhelpsthemfeelmuchclosertoGod.
ThewordYogaitselfcomesfromanancientSaqgkritwordmeanin"union".Whatkindofuniondoyouthinkthewordrefersto?
Whywouldpeople
wanttohavethiskindofexperience?
1 drove
vbl.驾驶,drive的过去式;n.畜群
参考例句:
∙Hedroveataspeedofsixtymilesperhour.他以每小时60英里的速度开车。
∙Theydroveforeigngoodsoutofthemarket.他们把外国货驱逐出市场。
2 account
n.叙述;帐目;帐户
参考例句:
∙Sheleftoutanimportantiteminheraccount.她的账目漏掉了一个重要的项目。
∙Hehasmadeseveralwithdrawalsfromhisbankaccount.他从银行账户上提了几次款。
3 whisky
n.威士忌酒
参考例句:
∙I'msurethiswhiskyhasbeenwatereddown.我敢肯定这瓶威士忌掺过水了。
∙Shepouredherselfalargetotofwhisky.她给自己倒了一大杯威士忌。
4 smoking
n.吸烟,抽烟;冒烟
参考例句:
∙Hewaswisetogiveupsmoking.他戒烟是明智的。
∙Hehasdecidedtocutoutsmokinganddrinking.他已决心戒烟、戒酒。
5 jog
n.轻推,轻撞,漫步;v.轻推,蹒跚行进,慢跑
参考例句:
∙Igoforajogintheparkeverymorning.每天早晨我在公园里慢跑。
∙Igavehimajogtowakehimup.我轻轻推了他一下,叫醒他。
6 completely
adv.完全地,十分地,全然
参考例句:
∙Shenevercompletelygaveuphope.她从不完全放弃希望。
∙Ifeelcompletelyinthedarkonthisquestion.这件事使我感到茫然。
7 jogs
v.(使)慢走,慢跑(jog的第三人称单数);轻敲,轻推
参考例句:
∙Shejogseverymorningtogetridofherexcessweight.为了减肥,她每天早晨慢跑。
来自辞典例句
∙Turnleftwheretheroadjogs.到这条路急转弯处向左拐。
来自辞典例句
8 additional
adj.添加的,额外的,另外的
参考例句:
∙Itisnecessarytosetdowntheseadditionalrules.有必要制定这些补充规则。
∙Ithinkwecanfitinanadditionalroom.我想我们可以再加建一间房子。
9 breath
n.呼吸,气息,微风,迹象,精神,一种说话的声音
参考例句:
∙I'mjustgoingoutforabreathoffreshair.我正要出去呼吸新鲜空气。
∙Whileclimbingupthestairstheoldmanalwaysloseshisbreath.那老人上楼时总是气喘吁吁的。
10 discipline
n.纪律,风纪,训练,训诫;教养,修养,学科
参考例句:
∙Sheneedsthedisciplineofhavingtowriteanessayeveryweek.她需要进行每周写一篇文章的训练。
∙Everyoneshouldkeepdisciplineandyouarenoexception.每个人都应该遵守纪律,你也毫无例外。
11 known
adj.大家知道的;知名的,已知的
参考例句:
∙Heisaknownartist.他是一个知名的艺术家。
∙Heisknownbothasapainterandasastatesman.他是知名的画家及政治家。
12 concentrate
vt.集中;聚集;浓缩;vi.集中;全神贯注
参考例句:
∙Youshouldconcentrateontheroadwhenyou'redriving.开车时注意力应集中在路上。
∙Concentrateyourmindonstudy,Don'tlookaround.专心学习,别东张西望的。
13 religious
adj.宗教性的,虔诚的,宗教上的;n.修道士,出家人
参考例句:
∙SheisveryreligiouspersonwhogoestochurcheverySunday.她十分虔诚,每个星期天都上教堂。
∙Itishardformetorejectreligiousbeliefs.要我抛弃自己的宗教信仰是困难的。
14 discomforts
n.不舒适(discomfort的名词复数);不愉快,苦恼
参考例句:
∙Travellersinspacehavetoenduremanydiscomfortsintheirrockets.宇宙旅行家不得不在火箭中忍受许多不舒适的东西来自《用法词典》
∙Onthatparticularmorningeventhesediscomfortsaddedtomypleasure.在那样一个特定的早晨,即使是这种种的不舒适也仿佛给我增添了满足感。
来自辞典例句
15 lotus
n.荷花(莲花,莲饰)
参考例句:
∙LotusgrowsinAfricaandAsia.荷花产于非洲和亚洲。
∙Ilikeenjoyingthemoonlightbesidealotuspond.我喜欢独自欣赏荷塘的月色。
16 finding
n.发现,发现物;调查的结果
参考例句:
∙Thefindingmakessomesense.该发现具有一定的意义。
∙That'sanencouragingfinding.这是一个鼓舞人心的发现。
17 inner
adj.内部的,里面的;内在的,内心的;精神的
参考例句:
∙Thelabelisontheinnersideofthebox.标签贴在盒子内侧。
∙Otherpeopleseekthemountainsforrenewaloftheirinnerlives.另一些人到深山中去,寻求新的精神生活。
18 concentration
n.集中;专注;浓度;浓缩
参考例句:
∙Shewrinkledherbrowsinconcentration.她蹙额皱眉,陷入沉思。
∙Ifsmokeisgoingthatway,thenitmeanstheconcentrationhereshouldbedecreasing.如果烟雾沿着这个方向飘,这意味着,这里的浓度应该是减少的。
19 meditation
n.熟虑,(尤指宗教的)默想,沉思,(pl.)冥想录
参考例句:
∙Thispeacefulgardenlendsitselftomeditation.这个恬静的花园适于冥想。
∙I'msorrytointerruptyourmeditation.很抱歉,我打断了你的沉思。