专题04 传统体育 八段锦 -2023-2024学年高中英语阅读写作素材之中国传统文化

高中英语阅读写作素材之中国传统文化 传统体育 八段锦（素材+时文阅读+语法填空） 第一部分 话题素材积累 These days, the sports community, medical experts and public health officials have all been actively promoting indoor exercise. And ba duan jin is among the most frequently recommended exercises. 如今，体育界、医学专家和公共卫生部都在积极推广室内运动。其中，八段锦是最常被推荐的运动之一。 Ba duan jin, which literally means eight pieces of brocade/brə'keɪd/, is an indoor exercise or form of qigong for health cherished by the ancient Chinese. Today, it is almost as popular as tai chi in China, especially among seniors. 八段锦的字面意思是 "八块锦缎"，是中国古人喜爱的一种室内健身运动或气功形式。如今，它在中国几乎与太极拳一样流行，尤其是在老年人中。 Qigong, which combines qi, meaning energy, and gong, meaning exercise, is a term coined by the traditional Chinese physician Liu Guizhen (1902-83) in his 1953 book A Handbook of Qigong Therapy, describing classical regimen techniques or sports Chinese people have found highly effective in improving their health or enhancing their martial arts capabilities. 气功是中国传统医师刘贵珍（1902-1983 年）在其 1953 年出版的《气功疗法手册》中创造的一个术语，描述了气功对改善健康状况或提高武术能力的有效作用，且它是一门经典的养生技术或运动。 The ba duan jin qigong exercise, which doesn't require much space or time, uses special breathing and concentration techniques to improve both the body and mind, with eight well-designed sequences of movement. 八段锦气功运动不需要太多的空间和时间，利用特殊的呼吸和集中技术，通过八个精心设计的动作序列来改善身心。 Like other traditional regimens, ba duan jin has evolved with the times and has different versions. No one knows exactly when, how or by whom the qigong exercise was created. 与其他传统养生方法一样，八段锦也随着时代的发展而演变，有不同的版本。没有人确切知道气功运动是何时、如何或由谁创造的。 Traditional Chinese sports, including the ba duan jin qigong exercise, have been making a comeback since 2003 when the China Health Qigong Association under the General Administration of Sports began compiling books about "health qigong" and had the books published by the People's Sports Press in both Chinese and English.The book project has been a key part of the general administration's Quanmin Jianshen Program which promotes easy-to-learn, heal