高中英语 老外最想聊的100个口语话题（73）中国功夫素材.doc

chinese kung fu 中国功夫dialogue 1zbou: morning, tom! what are you doing over there? leaming to dance?早啊，汤姆！你在删l干什么呢？学跳舞？to.n: cant you see? im practicing tai chi!你没见我在打太极拳么？z: oh, my goodness. im sorry. but i dont think tai chi is to bc practiccd like that.天啊！不好意思，没看出来，可是太极拳育这么打睁t: lmjust a beginner. did my poscs make mc the butt ofjokes?我只是初学呀我的姿辨是不是很搞笑啊？z: well, tbey just look a bit funny. but far from making a laughing stock out of you.我只是初学呀我的姿辨是不是很搞笑啊？t: so, is there anything wrong with my strokes?那你看看，我的动作哪里不对？z: tobcgin with. you should keep yourneck erect upward at any time.先，不符什么时候你的脖子应该竖直向上。t: like this?这样对吧？z: good! and then, theth body. ncver incline your body forward or backward. take care to regulate the point of balance. place it at your waist好！还有全身上下，身子不要前倾也不要后倾注意调节，重心，保持在腰部t: did i do it right?这样？z: no! you should avoid sticking out your belly. kecp your hip steady. dont swing不不不不要挺肚子，臀部不要晃，要稳t: what should i do with my legs then?那我的腿呢？z: oh, yes, things are quite different with tbc limbs. keep your knces bent a little. rightthey sbould be rich in elasticity. move slowly wben you shifl your centre of gravity from 0nc ieg to another.对一手脚四肢可就不样了膝盖要稍微弯曲一氨不要；有弹性把重心狄一条腿移到另条腿上时，要缓慢些t: fantasticl i guess the same is true with the arms. right?好玩儿！我猜，手臂也是这样吧？z: exactlyl move your arms in a rclaxcd manner. well. dont stretch your行ngcrs stiffly. just keep them in a natural shape.没错儿手臂移动时耍放松嗯，手指别伸得那样直，要自然点dialogue 2su: now that you have learned kung fu for a few months, what are your generalimpressionof it?你学习中国功夫已经几个月了,有什么印象?heinz: i think, maybe, it takes a real kung fumasterto give a more fairassessment; meanwhile, i am no more than a beginner. but i really doubt whether kung fu would be of any great help when it comes to defending oneself in real life.也许真正的功夫大师才能给出一个公正的评价吧.我可只是个初学者.我怀疑,在现实生活中,功夫的防身作用并没多大.s: youmean, kung fu may not be so powerful as it is imagined?to someextentyour idea holds water.kung fu was originallyintendedfor self-defense, but with time it became something more than defense skills. now we areaptto treat it as an art.你是说,功夫不像想象中那么厉害?可以这么说吧.功夫本来是用来防身的,但是随着时间的推移,他可就不仅仅是打斗技术了.如今我们更爱把它看成一门艺术.h: an art! you have a good point there. so it is calledmartialarts in english. the chinese are reallycapableof doing things nicely. theyve been made fighting a great enjoyment, somarvelousandfascinating.艺术!对!说得好!在英语里,确实也是叫做”martialarts”.中国人做起事来就爱这样,会把事情弄得很漂亮,连打架都这么有趣,迷人.s: thanks for yourcompliment! perhaps the chinese culture as a whole has a specialinclinationtowardsaesthetics. do you know jin yong?谢谢夸奖!大概整个中国文化都比较注重一种审美效果吧.你知道金庸吗?h: i know he is amartialartsfictionwriter. but ive read none of his novels.我知道他是位武打小说作家,只是还没读过他的作品.s: all of his works have been translated into english. irecommendyou to read one or two works of his. youll get a generalglimpseinto chinese kung fu culture. when you go through the pages, you are likely to feel they are not about kung fu alone, but coverall walks of life.他的所有作品已经有英文版了.你最好读它一两部,那样就会对中国功夫有一个大体印象.当你读他的作品时,很可能会感觉到,金庸不是仅仅在写怎么打架,而是包罗了生活的方方面面.h: i see. they must haveincorporateda series of chinese cultural elements.我明白了.这些小说想必包容了一系列中国文化元素.s: yes, take philosophy, for instance. what makes a true,respectableda xia, or a worrior hero? its not enough only to beformidable. it also involves a mans character, sense of justice, and values of life