美語情景對話 第365期:Yoga 瑜伽

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

我第一次上瑜珈課是很多年前和朋友一起去的。我們以前會一起去上課，每週一次，我記得是每週三去上課。

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

瑜珈最重要的就是伸展你的身體，所以你必須彎腰去夠自己的腳趾，或是像這樣伸展手臂和腿部。

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

瑜珈還要練習平衡。比如，你要用單腿站立，並保持這種站立姿勢，不過有時這有點難度，因爲你會有快要摔倒的感覺。

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 loose and relaxed and it feels very, very calm and peaceful. Sometimes, people even fall asleep.

最後，瑜珈課通常會有幾分鐘時間來放鬆，你可以平躺在地板上。放鬆腿和手臂，這樣會感覺非常平靜與安寧。有時人們甚至會睡着。

重點講解：
1. stretch out
伸出，伸開（身體的某一部分）；
eg. He was about to stretch out his hand to grab me.
他正要伸手抓我。
eg. A man trapped in quicksand should either lie back, or not move at all, except to stretch out his arms.
陷入流沙中的人不應該向後躺，也不能再移動，只能張開他的雙臂。
2. even though
即使；儘管；縱然；
eg. Even though he has no superman's power in him, Mr. Lee is always able to make people happy.
雖然李先生身上沒有超人的能力，但是他卻總能使人快樂。
eg. I enjoy working with him, even though I don't agree with him on some points.
儘管我和他在某些方面觀點不同，我喜歡與他一起工作。
3. fall over
摔倒；跌倒；倒下；
eg. If he drinks more than two glasses of wine he falls over.
如果他喝酒超過兩杯，就會醉倒。
eg. Children often fall over while coming down the stairs.
小孩子經常在下樓時摔倒。
4. lie down
躺下（休息或睡眠）；
eg. She said she needed to lie down for a few minutes to rest.
她說她需要躺幾分鐘休息一下。
eg. I'm a little tired. I thinkI'm going to lie down for a while.
我有點累。想要躺一下。
5. fall asleep
入睡；睡着；進入夢鄉；
eg. This may help you relax enough to fall asleep.
這可以讓你身心放鬆，迅速入睡。
eg. She did not fall asleep until daybreak.
她到拂曉才入睡。