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WELCOME UNIT
UNIT 2 SPORTS AND FITNESS
课外拓展阅读——用英语传播中国文化
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
In __1__ (tradition) Chinese culture, tai chi is often related to the Chinese idea of yin and yang, the idea that one can see two sides in everything. Once upon a time, Taoist Zhang Sanfeng saw __2__ bird attacking a snake in the Wudang Mountain in Hubei Province. The snake's defense inspired him to create a set of 72 __3__ (movement), which used softness and power from inside __4__ (defeat) violent force.
课外拓展阅读——用英语传播中国文化
For those who do it, tai chi can __5__ (practice) anytime and anywhere without equipment or a gymnasium. And learning to do it correctly __6__ (give) us a practical way to achieve such things as balance, motor control and rhythm (节奏) of movement. So __7__ is believed that practicing tai chi can in some way help us stand, walk, move and run better.
Tai chi's benefits certainly go beyond physical ones. For Marleni Calcina from Peru, __8__ has done tai chi for over 10 years, it's not only a sport, __9__ also a way of life. And it is tai chi that has helped her understand the value of “going slowly”. Now, practicing tai chi is like __10__ (speak) with her soul.
课外拓展阅读——用英语传播中国文化
1.________ 2.________ 3.________ 4.________ 5.________
6.________ 7.________ 8.________ 9.________ 10.________
答案:1.traditional 2.a 3.movements 4.to defeat 5.be practiced 6.gives 7.it 8.who 9.but 10.speaking
课外拓展阅读——用英语传播中国文化
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Perhaps better than any other practitioner, Bruce Lee opened the eyes of the Western World to the fascinating practices of Chinese martial arts. Consequently, more and more foreigners are travelling to China for learning the mysteries of kung fu.
也许比起其他习武之人,李小龙更好地让西方世界对中国武术的精彩招式大开眼界。因此,越来越多的外国人到中国学习功夫的奥秘。
课外拓展阅读——用英语传播中国文化
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