轻松英语之旅19:Hot Yoga

　　[00:21.96]hot Yoga
[00:22.89]高温瑜伽
[00:24.57]瑜珈
[00:26.41]Yoga
[00:28.71]结合，和谐
[00:41.85]Hot Yoga
[00:43.09]高温瑜珈
[00:45.52]Bikram Yoga
[00:47.07]彼克兰瑜珈
[00:50.37]Bikram Choudhury
[00:53.12]Hot Yoga is a series of yoga poses done in a heated room.
[01:07.06]pose
[01:08.12]姿势，动作, 式
[01:28.79]Yogic meditation¹
[01:29.97]瑜珈打坐
[01:31.74]meditation
[01:33.58]冥想，打坐
[01:37.08]religious meditations²
[01:38.69]（宗教的)坐禅
[01:45.44]The room is usually maintained
[01:47.16]at a temperature of 95-100 degrees.
[01:54.31]degree度
[01:55.99]centigrade
[01:56.92]Celsius
[01:57.73]摄氏度
[01:58.81]Fahrenheit
[01:59.65]华氏温度
[02:03.83]As you can imagine,
[02:04.95]a vigorous yoga session at this temperature
[02:07.19]promotes profuse³ sweating
[02:08.76]which rids the body of toxins⁵.
[02:18.71]session 课程
[02:21.39]summer session
[02:22.41]夏季课程
[02:23.66]yoga session
[02:25.17]瑜珈课程
[02:26.84]健身中心
[02:27.97]Fitness centre
[02:30.05]session
[02:31.37]profuse
[02:32.80]大量的、丰富的、充沛
[02:35.85]profuse tears
[02:36.84]泪如泉涌
[02:38.89]profuse sweating
[02:40.45]大汗淋漓
[02:46.02]rid sb./sth. of sth.，
[02:48.21]使摆脱、使除掉（不好或有害的事物或人）
[02:56.12]毒素 toxin⁴
[03:03.18]It also makes the body very warm,
[03:05.61]and therefore increases flexibility⁶.
[03:29.31]flexibility 弹性
[03:31.68]人老了肌肉的柔韧性将降低。
[03:34.48]The flexibility of a man’s muscles
[03:36.65]will lessen⁷ as he becomes old.
[03:46.50]Hot Yoga reduces symptoms of chronic⁸ diseases
[03:49.73]and helps you to be on the union of
[03:51.43]body, mind, and spirit.
[04:01.89]symptom 症状
[04:03.82]chronic disease
[04:05.27]慢性病
[04:06.65]body, mind and spirit
[04:08.78]身心
[04:15.21]Despite these good benefits,
[04:17.26]the majority of the people just want a good workout
[04:20.25]to help shed some unwanted pounds.
[04:28.46]shed 摆脱、去掉
[04:30.88]shed some unwanted pounds
[04:33.56]去掉一些不需要多余的镑数
[04:36.67]减肥
[04:39.41]workout 训练
[04:43.82]despite
[04:45.21]尽管、不管、任凭
[04:48.26]Despite all our efforts to save the school,
[04:50.88]the County decided⁹ to close it.
[04:53.12]尽管我们竭尽全力想保住这所学校，县里还是决定把它关闭。
[05:12.07]Attracting a lot of physical fitness enthusiasts¹⁰,
[05:15.40]hot yoga seems to cater¹¹ to the needs and wants
[05:17.88]of modern society.
[05:25.35]physical fitness
[05:26.98]身体的强健
[05:28.72]Running marathons requires a high level
[05:31.75]of physical fitness.
[05:33.12]跑马拉松需要有十分强壮的身体。
[05:36.71]cater to sb./sth.
[05:39.14]投合，迎合
[05:41.50]It’s kind of movie
[05:42.50]that caters¹² to the worst side of human nature.
[05:45.17]这是那种迎合人性最阴暗面的电影。
[05:54.51]pose
[05:55.46]姿势,动作,式
[05:59.00]session 课程
[06:00.39]flexibility
[06:01.76]弹性, 适应性
[06:03.19]rid sb./sth. of sth.，
[06:05.24]使摆脱、使除掉（不好或有害的事物或人）
[06:09.13]toxin 毒素
[06:10.62]symptom 症状
[06:12.25]chronic disease
[06:13.31]慢性病
[06:14.49]body，mind and spirit
[06:16.37]身心
[06:17.45]despite
[06:18.57]尽管、不管、任凭
[06:20.49]shed 摆脱
[06:21.99]cater to sb./sth.
[06:24.16]投合，迎合
[06:31.84]Hot Yoga is a series of yoga poses done in a heated room.
[06:38.13]The room is usually maintained
[06:40.62]at a temperature of 95-100 degrees.
[06:45.09]As you can imagine,
[06:46.59]a vigorous yoga session at this temperature
[06:49.57]promotes profuse sweating
[06:51.89]which rids the body of toxins.
[06:54.75]It also makes the body very warm,
[06:58.05]and therefore increases flexibility.
[07:01.16]Hot Yoga reduces symptoms of chronic diseases
[07:05.33]and helps you to on the union of
[07:07.94]body, mind, and spirit.
[07:10.12]Despite these good benefits,
[07:12.54]the majority of the people
[07:14.10]just want a good workout to
[07:16.22]help shed some unwanted pounds.
[07:19.40]Attracting a lot of physical fitness enthusiasts,
[07:23.32]hot yoga seems to
[07:25.27]cater to the needs and wants of modern society.

1 meditation   

n.熟虑，（尤指宗教的）默想，沉思，（pl.）冥想录

参考例句：

• This peaceful garden lends itself to meditation.这个恬静的花园适于冥想。
• I'm sorry to interrupt your meditation.很抱歉，我打断了你的沉思。

2 meditations   

默想( meditation的名词复数 )； 默念； 沉思； 冥想

参考例句：

• Each sentence seems a quarry of rich meditations. 每一句话似乎都给人以许多冥思默想。
• I'm sorry to interrupt your meditations. 我很抱歉，打断你思考问题了。

3 profuse   

adj.很多的，大量的，极其丰富的

参考例句：

• The hostess is profuse in her hospitality.女主人招待得十分周到。
• There was a profuse crop of hair impending over the top of his face.一大绺头发垂在他额头上。

4 toxin   

n.毒素，毒质

参考例句：

• Experts have linked this condition to a build-up of toxins in the body.专家已把这一病症与体内毒素的积累联系起来。
• Tests showed increased levels of toxin in shellfish.检验表明水生有壳动物的毒素水平提高了。

5 toxins   

n.毒素( toxin的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The seas have been used as a receptacle for a range of industrial toxins. 海洋成了各种有毒工业废料的大容器。
• Most toxins are naturally excreted from the body. 大部分毒素被自然排出体外。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 flexibility   

n.柔韧性，弹性，（光的）折射性，灵活性

参考例句：

• Her great strength lies in her flexibility.她的优势在于她灵活变通。
• The flexibility of a man's muscles will lessen as he becomes old.人老了肌肉的柔韧性将降低。

7 lessen   

vt.减少，减轻；缩小

参考例句：

• Regular exercise can help to lessen the pain.经常运动有助于减轻痛感。
• They've made great effort to lessen the noise of planes.他们尽力减小飞机的噪音。

8 chronic   

adj.(疾病)长期未愈的，慢性的；极坏的

参考例句：

• Famine differs from chronic malnutrition.饥荒不同于慢性营养不良。
• Chronic poisoning may lead to death from inanition.慢性中毒也可能由虚弱导致死亡。

9 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

10 enthusiasts   

n.热心人，热衷者( enthusiast的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• A group of enthusiasts have undertaken the reconstruction of a steam locomotive. 一群火车迷已担负起重造蒸汽机车的任务。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Now a group of enthusiasts are going to have the plane restored. 一群热心人计划修复这架飞机。 来自新概念英语第二册

11 cater   

vi.(for/to)满足，迎合；(for)提供饮食及服务

参考例句：

• I expect he will be able to cater for your particular needs.我预计他能满足你的特殊需要。
• Most schools cater for children of different abilities.大多数学校能够满足具有不同天资的儿童的需要。

12 caters   

提供饮食及服务( cater的第三人称单数 )； 满足需要，适合

参考例句：

• That shop caters exclusively to the weaker sex. 那家商店专供妇女需要的商品。
• The boutique caters for a rather select clientele. 这家精品店为特定的顾客群服务。