在线英语听力室

运动休闲－瑜珈不再神秘:物我合一静心养性

时间：2006-06-30 16:00:00

（单词翻译:单击）

 Hatha yoga is a meditation1 program that includes exercises to help improve flexibility2 and breathing, decrease stress, and maintain health. Yoga has been practiced for thousands of years in India and is based on the idea that the mind and body are one. It is thought that yoga improves health by improving how you see the world, which calms the spirit and decreases stress.

Two basic components3 of Hatha yoga are proper breathing and exercises, called postures5, that stretch the body. Postures are done while standing6, lying down, sitting in a chair, or in a headstand position. While practicing a posture4, a person does breathing exercises to help relax muscles, maintain the posture, and focus the mind.

Hatha is one of many types of yoga. While each type focuses on different aspects of yoga, all share the same goal, which is not only improved physical and mental health, but achievement of "oneness" with a higher being, the self, or some form of higher awareness7.

Hatha yoga  n. 瑜珈气功

posture  n. （身体的）姿势，体态

headstand  n. 头手倒立

meditation  n. 沉思, 冥想


分享到：


点击收听单词发音收听单词发音  

1 meditation yjXyr     
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。
2 flexibility vjPxb     
n.柔韧性，弹性，（光的）折射性，灵活性
参考例句：
  • Her great strength lies in her flexibility.她的优势在于她灵活变通。
  • The flexibility of a man's muscles will lessen as he becomes old.人老了肌肉的柔韧性将降低。
3 components 4725dcf446a342f1473a8228e42dfa48     
（机器、设备等的）构成要素，零件，成分； 成分( component的名词复数 )； [物理化学]组分； [数学]分量； （混合物的）组成部分
参考例句：
  • the components of a machine 机器部件
  • Our chemistry teacher often reduces a compound to its components in lab. 在实验室中化学老师常把化合物分解为各种成分。
4 posture q1gzk     
n.姿势，姿态，心态，态度；v.作出某种姿势
参考例句：
  • The government adopted an uncompromising posture on the issue of independence.政府在独立这一问题上采取了毫不妥协的态度。
  • He tore off his coat and assumed a fighting posture.他脱掉上衣，摆出一副打架的架势。
5 postures a8fae933af6af334eef4208a9e43a55f     
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。
6 standing 2hCzgo     
n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的
参考例句：
  • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
7 awareness 4yWzdW     
n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智
参考例句：
  • There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
  • Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。