英语访谈对话 408 Yoga

 　　The first time I went to a yoga class was with my friend many years ago now. We used¹ to go together once every week, I think it was Wednesday, and have a class.

　　In yoga it's very important to stretch² your body, so you have to reach down to touch your toes for example, or stretch out your arms or legs, like that.

　　Another part of yoga is when you have to practice balancing³. For example when you stand on just one leg, and you have to keep standing⁴, even though it's a bit difficult sometimes, because you feel like you might fall over.

　　At the end of yoga class, usually, you have a few minutes just to relax, so you lie down on the floor, on your back. You let your legs and arms become loose⁵ and relaxed and it feels very, very calm and peaceful. Sometimes, people even fall asleep.

1 used   

adj.用旧了的，旧的；习惯于…；过去惯/经常

参考例句：

• I used to work until nearly 6:00 o'clock each day.我过去常常工作到6:00左右。
• He used to walk anywhere from two to five miles an hour.他过去经常一小时走二至五英里。

2 stretch   

n.伸展，张开，连绵；一段路，一段时间；adj.可伸缩的，弹性的；vt.伸展，张开，曲解

参考例句：

• Don't forget to warm up and stretch!不要忘记做暖身和伸展运动！
• Please stretch out your hands.请伸出你的双手。

3 balancing   

n.配平v.（使）平衡( balance的现在分词 )；（使）均衡；（使）相抵；权衡

参考例句：

• The UN must perform a delicate balancing act between the different sides in the conflict. 联合国必须在冲突各方之间担任公正的协调工作。
• The man felt a delicacy about balancing between his mother and his wife. 那人为平衡处理与母亲和妻子的关系伤脑筋。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 standing   

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。

5 loose   

adj.松散的，宽松的

参考例句：

• It will loose if you don't bind it fast.你不把它系紧它会松的。
• Will you nail down that loose board in the floor?请把那块松动的地板钉牢好吗？