Unit2Unit2Besporty,behealthyTolearntodescribethechangesoftheauthor’sinterestintaichiandeabetterunderstandingoftaichiintermsofitshistoryandtheewordsandepressionsWhatdoyounowabouttaichiTaiChi,whichoriginatedinYongnianCounty,northChina’sHebeibinesTaoismwithfistovementsareslowandtheenergybreasoutwardfromtheinsidewitheverymoveViewashowoftaichiLooatthetitleandthepicture,guesswhatthearticleisaboutIt’saboutayoungmen’seperienceinstudyingtaichiFindingabalance:mytaichieperience本文以時間為主線，描述了作者學習太極拳的經歷與感受，介紹了太極拳的起源、派別、練習要點以及其背后蘊含的中華傳統文化。文章還描述了作者學習太極拳前后生理和心理所發生的變化。HowIbegantostudytaichi,anditseffectonmeTaichi’soriginanddifferentstylesHowtopracticetaichiThetraditionalChineseculturebehinditTaichi’seentallyReadthepassagefastandchoosethegraphthatbestdescribethechangesoftheauthor’sinterestintaichiinteresttimeinteresttimeinteresttimeinteresttimeADCBamaedhesitantinthefirstfewclassesafterlearningthebasicsmylovefortaichireturnedboredsatisfiedinteresttimeReadthepassageagain,andfindadjectivesthatreflecttheauthor’sinterestintaichiindifferentperiodsTheword“hesitate”,attheverybeginningdescribeshowtheauthorreactedwhenhisfriendsuggestedthattheyjointheTaiChiClub,becausehebelieveditwasforoldpeopleHowever,afterthefirstfewclasses,hefoundit“funandeasy”,notliewhathehadthoughtbeforeThenafterlearningthebasicsoftaichiinthosefirstfewclasses,theauthorfoundhimself“boredandaching”fromdoingthesamemovesoverandoveragainUndertheguidanceofthecoach,hefelt“satisfied”becausehisbalanceandfleibilityslowlyimoreconfident”becausetheeperienceofpracticingtaichihashadapositiveeffectonhiseverydaylifeWhatwastheauthor’staichieperiencelieTheauthorusedtothintaichiwasjustforoldetofindtaichimoreandmoreinterestingandeventuallyfellinlovewithitFurthermore,hebegantounderstandtheculturebehindtaichiandwasabletoapplyitsphilosophytohiseverydaylifeReadparagraph2WhywastheauthorinterestedintaichiinhisfirstfewclassesBecausetheywerefunandeasy,andthemoveswithdescriescaughthisimaginationwhitecranespreadingitswingsGoldenroosterstandingononelegDoyounowanyothermovesintaichiwithdescries左右野馬分鬃aneonBothSide攬雀尾Graspingsparrowtail手揮琵琶HoldtheLute…WhatarethetwodifferenteplanationsfortheoriginoftaichihangSanfeng,a13th-centuryTaoist,wassaidtohaveinventedtaichiafterdrawinginsafightbetweenasnaeandabirdNowadaysasterofChinesemartialarts,develoartialartssillsSomestylesoftaichi:ReadpletethechartEssenceoftaichiChinesephilosophyof1______________theunityof2______________thestomaintainthebalanceinthebodythrough3________________4___________________5___________________6___________________breathinginandbreathingoutyinandyangoppositesoovementsforwardsandbacwardsupanddownleftandrightHowdoyouunderstand“thereisnoshadowwithoutlight”WhyisitusedhereWherethereislight,thereisashadowTheauthorusesthiseampletoeplaintheunityofopposites,whichcannoteistwithouteachotherCanyoumaeuoresuchsentencestoeplaintheunityofoppositesThereisnogoodwithoutevilThereisnofairnesswithoutunfairnessThereisnowhitewithoutblacThereisnobeautywithoutuglinessThereisnosuccesswithoutfailure…Howdoyouunderstandtheunityofobalancemayoccur,whichcouldcausemanysTwosuchoylifearesuccessandfailureInsteadofseeingthemastwoseylife,IseethemastwooawholeThatmeansmyfailurecanhelesucceedbecauseitteachesmewhatIneedtolearninordertosucceedReadparagraph5Thebenefitsbroughtbypracticingtaichiare:sleepbetterfeelhaoreconfidentrelainmindstaycoolinstressfulsituationsDoyouthintaichiwillgetmoreongteenagersWhyorwhynotYes,IthintaichiwilldefinitelybecomemoreingmoreawareoftheimentalhealthTaichiisgreatbecauseithelaeitagoodchoiceforteenagerswhowanttotaeuofeercise,taichiwillthegovernment,schoolsandotherbodieshesitatevtopausebeforesayingordoingsthbecauseyouarenervousornotsure猶豫；躊躇；遲疑不決hesitatetodosth遲疑做某事；不愿做某事hesitateabout/at/over對……猶豫不決hesitateaboutwh-從句/wh-todosth對……猶豫不決egDon’thesitatetocontactmeifyouneedanymoreinformation1WhenmyfriendfirstsuggestedthatwejointhenewTaiChiClubatschoolIhesitated【拓展】hesitationn猶豫；躊躇withouthesitation毫不猶豫havenohesitationindoingsth毫不猶豫地做某事dosthwithouthesitation毫不猶豫地做某事egIwouldhavenohesitationinrecommendingPhilipforthepositionTheboyfollowedwithouthesitationadmitv1tosaythatyouhavedonesthwrong承認；招認admitsth/doingsth/havingdonesth承認某事/做了某事admittobe承認……是……egGreeneadmittedcausingdeathbyreclessdrivingAfterquestioning,headmittedtothemurder2IhadtoadmitthatIhadbeenwrongabouttaichi2toallowsbtoenteraitsbto/into允許某人進入……beadmittedas作為……被接受;as后接表示成員的名詞。egOnlyticet-holderswillbeadmittedintothestadium【拓展】admissionn準許進入；承認；入場費3etoeeone激勵；鼓舞2tomaesomeonehaveaparticularfeelingorreactinaparticularway激起，喚起；啟示inspiresbtodosth激勵某人做……inspiresbwithsth/inspiresthinsbegHeinsanyyoungpeopletotaeupthesport【拓展】insadeusencouragedShewasoneofthemostinset4Nowondersometaichimovesarenamedafteranimals…nowonderthat從句不足為奇，并不奇怪該句型是“It’snowonderthat從句”的省略形式。it是形式主語，that從句是真正的主語，nowonder作表語。It’sno/little/smallwonder…難怪/并不奇怪/當然……egIt’snowonderyou’rehungry;youdidn’thaveanybreafast5Neithercaneistindependentoftheother;eistvitoberealoralive存在;生存eiston靠……生活/生存eistin存在于……中Thereeists/eisted某地有……；存在……egThecustomofarrangedmarriagesstilleistsinmanycountries【注意】eist沒有被動語態，也沒有進行時。【拓展】eistencen存在；生存comeintoeis