时差N小时 谈谈瑜珈

Mike: What're you doing up so early, Amanda? Have you decided¹ to take up jogging in the park like me?

麦克：阿曼达，你起这么早干什么呢？你决定跟我一样开始在公园里慢跑了吗？

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?

阿曼达： 没有，麦克，你知道我实在无法忍受慢跑。我参加了当地健身俱乐部举办的瑜伽课程。我听说瑜珈是塑形的好方法。你想参加吗？

Mike: No way! Yoga is for girls. I'd rather do some weights or cardio at the gym than contort my body into painful postures².

麦克：坚决不去！瑜珈是女生的运动。比起把身体扭曲成各种痛苦的姿势，我宁愿去健身房举重或者做心肺训练。

Amanda: Come on, there's more to yoga than that! It's perfect for physical and spiritual well-being³. It also helps your body become more flexible.

阿曼达：得了吧，瑜珈的功效比这多得多！它能使人的身体和精神安宁，同时让身体变得更灵活。

Mike: No thanks－I think all of this is just a moneymaking gimmick⁴. I'm telling you Amanda, don't buy into it!

麦克：不必了，谢谢——我觉得这些都是骗钱的障眼法。我告诉你，阿曼达，别上当了！

Amanda: Mike, we just learn three new postures every day and do some meditation⁵. My yoga guru is going to teach us about breathing today. Did you know that we don't even breathe properly anymore?

阿曼达：迈克，我们每天只学3个新姿势，再加一段时间的冥想。今天瑜珈教练会教我们如何呼吸。你知道吗，我们平常呼吸的方式都是错误的。

Mike: Count me out! I don't need anyone to tell me how to breathe! Just because celebrities⁶ are doing yoga, everyone's jumping on the bandwagon.

麦克：别把我算在内！我不需要别人来告诉我该怎么呼吸！就因为名人们在练瑜珈，所有人就开始找追赶潮流了。

Amanda: That's not true! You're always reluctant to try something new. Give it a chance－you might enjoy it.

阿曼达：这么说就不对了！你老不愿意去尝试新的事物。来试试吧——也许你会喜欢上它的。

Mike: Okay, but only if you promise I'll end up with a body like Matthew McConaughey!

麦克：好吧，不过你得保证我会拥有像马修·麦康纳一样的身材！

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• 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

参考例句：

• 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

参考例句：

• 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

参考例句：

• 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

参考例句：

• 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

参考例句：

• 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