中級(jí)英語聽力教程：Lesson17HowtoKeepFitHowtoKeepFitTextATenyearsagoIusedtobeveryfit.TcycledtoworkandIgotalotofexerciseattheweekends.Iusedtoplaytennisalotandgoforlongwalks.InthosedaysIdidn'tearnverymuch.Ihadajobinanoffice.Itwasn'taverygoodjobbutIhadalotoftimetodothethingsIenjoyeddoing.Then,abouteightyearsago,Igotamuchbetterjob.Thepaywasbetter.Butthehourswerealotlonger,too.Iboughtacaranddrovetoworkeveryday.Ibegantotakepeopleouttolunch.'Expenseaccount'lunches.AndIbegantoputonweight,too.IstoppedplayingtennisandgoingforlongwalksattheweekendbecauseIjustdidn'thaveanytimeforthingslikethatanymore.There'salotofstressinajoblikemine.Perhapsthat'swhyIstarreddrinkingmorethanIusedto.Forexample』usedtohaveonlyhalfaglassofwhiskywhenIgothome,thenIstartedfillingtheglasstothetop.ThenIhadanotherglass,andthenanother.Istartedsmokingalot,too.Ineverusedtosmokeatall.TwomonthsagoIhadaheartattack.AtfirstIjustcouldn'tbelieveit.'I'mtooyoung,'Isaid.Luckilyitwasn'tveryserious.I中級(jí)英語聽力教程：Lesson17HowtoKeepFitwasinhospital.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?TextBHereisonepersonwhoreallybelievesinkeepingfit.HernameisMrsLauraTaylor.Sheis45butlooksatleast10yearsyounger.Let'slistentoherstory.Itallstartedabouttwo.yearsago.Tnthosedaysthingswereverydifferent.Iwasoverweight.Iusedtosmokealot-about30'cigarettesaday.Inevergotanyexercise.Iusedtostayathomeallday:Ineverwentoutintothefreshair,excepttodotheshopping..AndeventhenIusedtotakethecar.中級(jí)英語聽力教程：Lesson17HowtoKeepFitOnedayIlookedatmyselfinthemisror.'MyGod,'Ithought.'Ilookterriblet'Itriedtotouchmytoes.Icouldn't.doit.Ifoundanolddress.Icouldn'tputiton.Itwastoosmall.Orrather,Iwastoofat!ThenextdayItriedtojogalittle.Atfirstitwasterrible.ImeanIjustcouIdn'trun.Notevenashortdistance.Andatftrstpeopleusedtolaughatme.'Whyareyourunning?Areyouinahurry?'theyshouted.ButnowI'vecompletelychangedthewayilive.I'vestoppedreatingmeatandI'vestatted,eatingfarmorefreshvegetables.Myhusbandanddaughterhavestartedthat,tdo.Atfirsttheydidn'tlikethenewfood.Butthey'vechanged.AboutsixmonthsagoIsoldmycarandboughtabike.RecentlyI'vestarteddoingyogaexercises.Myhusbandoftengoescyclingwithmenowandmydaughterjogswithmeintheevening.'They'vebothlostweightandaremuchhealthierthantheyusedtobe,too.AdditionalInformationYOGAHaveyouevertriedtoholdyourbreathforalongtimeandthenletitoutslowly?Thisisoneofthetechniquesofan中級(jí)英語聽力教程：Lesson17HowtoKeepFitancientIndiandisciplineknownasYoga.Forthousandsofyears,peoplehaveusedYogatohelpsearchforhappinessandcontentment.StudentsofYogaoftenstudyforaslongas20yearsbeforebecomingmasters,orYogis.Theylearnmanydifferentphysioalexercises.TheseexercisesaredesignedtoputthestudentsingoodPhysicalcondition.Thentheycanconcentrateondeepreligiousthoughtswithoutworryingaboutphysicaldiscomforts.ManyYogaexercisesinvolveputtingthebodyintodifficultpositions.Someofthemareveryhardtolearn.Haveyouevertriedtofoldyourlegsoveroneanother?ThisisoneofthebasicYogapositions.Itiscalledthelgtusposition.Mostpeoplefinditdifficulttostayinthatpositioforevenafewminutes.ButYogistrainthemselvestoremaininthelotuspositionforhoursorevendays.Theyaretaughttoovercomethephysicaldiscomfortsofholdingthesepositions.Otherexercisesandrulesteachconcentation-Yogisfeelthisisthekeytofindinginnerpeace.Thiskindofconcentrationiscalledmeditation.Yogisandmanyotherpeoplepracticemeditatjon.They中級(jí)英語聽力教程：Lesson17HowtoKeepFitclaimthatitmakesthemfeelrelaxedandpeaceful.Somepeoplesaythatitmakesthemfeelbetter-justasgoodexercisedoes.Butotherpeopleclaimthatitisawayofachievingastrongreligiousfeeling.ThesepeopiesaythatmeditationhelpsthemfeelmuchclosertoGod.ThewordYogaitselfcomesfromanancientSaqgkritwordmeanin"union".Whatkindofuniondoyouthinkthewordrefersto?Whywouldpeoplewanttohavethiskindofexperience?drove?vbl.駕駛，drive的過去式；，畜群參考例句：Hedroveataspeedofsixtymilesper卜?？凇杆悦啃r(shí)60英里的速度開車。Theydroveforeigngoodsoutofthemarket他們把外國(guó)貨驅(qū)逐出市場(chǎng)。account?■敘述；帳目；帳戶參考例句：Sheleftoutanimportantiteminheraccount.她的賬目漏中級(jí)英語聽力教程：Lesson17HowtoKeepFit掉了一個(gè)重要的項(xiàng)目。Hehasmadeseveralwithdrawalsfromhisbankaccount.他從銀行賬戶上提了幾次款。whisky?,威士忌酒參考例句：I'msurethiswhiskyhasbeenwatereddown我敢肯定這瓶威士忌摻過水了。Shepouredherselfalargetotofwhisky她給自己倒了一大杯威士忌。smoking>n.吸煙，抽煙；冒煙參考例句：Hewaswisetogiveupsmoking他戒煙是明智的。Hehasdecidedtocutoutsmokinganddrinking.也已決心戒煙、戒酒。jogn.輕推，輕擅漫步;v.輕推,蹣跚行進(jìn)港參考例句：Igoforajogintheparkeverymorning每天早晨我在公園里慢跑。中級(jí)英語聽力教程：Lesson17HowtoKeepFitIgavehimajogtowakehimup我輕輕推了他一下，叫醒他。completely?③也完全地，十分地，全然參考例句：Shenevercompletelygaveuphope.她從不完全放棄希望。Ifeelcompletelyinthedarkonthisquestion.這件事使我感到茫然。v.（使）慢走，慢跑（jog的第三人稱單數(shù)）；輕敲，輕推參考例句：Shejogseverymorningtogetridofherexcessweight.為了減肥，她每天早晨慢跑。來自辭典例句Turnleftwheretheroadjogs.到這條路急轉(zhuǎn)彎處向左拐。來自辭典例句8additional?3句.添加的，額外的，另外的參考例句：Itisnecessarytosetdowntheseadditionalrules有必要制定這些補(bǔ)充規(guī)則。Ithinkwecanfitinanadditionalroom.我想我們可以再力口建一間房子。中級(jí)英語聽力教程：Lesson17HowtoKeepFit9breath>n.呼吸，氣息，微風(fēng)，跡象，精神，一種說話的聲音參考例句：I'mjustgoingoutforabreathoffreshair.我正要出去呼吸新鮮空氣。Whileclimbingupthestairstheoldmanalwaysloseshisbreath.那老人上樓時(shí)總是氣喘吁吁的。discipline?,紀(jì)律，風(fēng)紀(jì)，訓(xùn)練，訓(xùn)減；教養(yǎng)，修養(yǎng)，學(xué)科參考例句：Sheneedsthedisciplineofhavingtowriteanessayeveryweek.她需要進(jìn)行每周寫一篇文章的訓(xùn)練。Everyoneshouldkeepdisciplineandyouarenoexception.每個(gè)人都應(yīng)該遵守紀(jì)律，你也毫無例外。known?adj.大家知道的；知名的，已知的參考例句：Heisaknownartist.他是一個(gè)知名的藝術(shù)家。Heisknownbothasapainterandasastatesman.他是知名的畫家及政治家。concentrate?中級(jí)英語聽力教程：Lesson17HowtoKeepFit昧.集中；聚集；濃縮；咒集中；領(lǐng)貫注參考例句：Youshouldconcentrateontheroadwhenyou'redriving.開車時(shí)注意力應(yīng)集中在路上。Concentrateyourmindonstudy,Don'tlookaround^^學(xué)習(xí)，別東張西望的。religious?3句.宗教性的，虔誠(chéng)的，宗教上的；^修道士，出家人參考例句：SheisveryreligiouspersonwhogoestochurcheverySunday.她十分虔誠(chéng)，每個(gè)星期天都上教堂。Itishardformetorejectreligiousbeliefs.要我拋棄自己的宗教信仰是困難的。discomforts>n.不舒適（discomfort的名詞復(fù)參考例句：Travellersinspacehavetoenduremanydiscomfortsintheirrockets.宇宙旅行家不得不在火箭中忍受許多不舒適的東西來自《用法詞典》Onthatparticularmorningeventhesediscomfortsaddedtomypleasure.在那樣一個(gè)特定的早晨，即使是這種種的中級(jí)英語聽力教程：Lesson17HowtoKeepF