中级英语听力教程Lesson 17 How to Keep Fit.docx

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中级英语听力教程Lesson17HowtoKeepFit

HowtoKeepFit

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   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.

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                               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。