2014年ESL之就医和人际交往 07 Practicing Yoga

 

Practicing Yoga

Victor: Humph! 

Rosaria: What’s the matter? 

Victor: I just got back from my first yoga class and I was sorely disappointed. 

Rosaria: I’ve heard that yoga is very good low-impact exercise and helps with stress relief. It’s supposed to calm the mind and strengthen the body. 

Victor: Yeah, right. 

Rosaria: It sounds like you had a bad experience. Did you have a bad teacher? 

Victor: The teacher was fine. I learned about mantras and chakras, I learned breathing techniques, and I tried a few basic poses¹. 

Rosaria: That all sounds right from my own experience, such as it is. But, there are a lot of different types of yoga. Maybe you need to try a different kind. 

Victor: The problem wasn’t the kind of yoga being practiced. It was the class. 

Rosaria: Were the mats uncomfortable? 

Victor: No. 

Rosaria: Was it too cramped²? 

Victor: No. 

Rosaria: Then what was the problem? 

Victor: There was too much testosterone in the room. 

Rosaria: You mean you were in a class with just men? 

Victor: Yeah. 

Rosaria: And that was a problem? 

Victor: Do you think I would be taking a yoga class if I weren’t trying to meet women?! 

 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 

1 poses   

使摆姿势( pose的第三人称单数 )； 以…身份出现； 招摇； 炫耀

参考例句：

• This poses a threat to agriculture and the food chain, and consequently to human health. 这会对农业和食物链造成威胁，由此而危及人的健康。
• The high cost of oil poses serious problems for industry. 昂贵的石油价格给工业造成了严重困难。

2 cramped   

a.狭窄的

参考例句：

• The house was terribly small and cramped, but the agent described it as a bijou residence. 房子十分狭小拥挤，但经纪人却把它说成是小巧别致的住宅。
• working in cramped conditions 在拥挤的环境里工作