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@ 30256 Tai Chi
A: 我最近開始練太極拳。這真是一種奇妙的拳術。
woˇ
zu`ıj`ın ka¯ ishˇı lia`n ta`ij´ıqua´n. zhe`
zhe¯ nsh`ı y¯ızhoˇng q´ımia`o
de qua´nshu`.
I’ve started to practice Tai chi recently. It’s really an amazing martial art.
B: 太極拳不是老年入的運動嗎？有什麼奇妙呢？
ta`ij´ıqua´n bu` q´ımia`o ne?
sh`ı laˇonia´nre´n de yu`ndo`ng ma? yoˇu she´nme
Isn’t Tai Chi an exercise for the elderly? What’s amazing about it?
A: 你這可是大錯特錯了。太極拳不僅結合了健身與
搏擊，還包含了深刻的中國古典哲學。
nˇı zhe`
keˇsh`ı da`cuo`te`cuo`
le. ta`ij´ıqua´n bu`
jˇın jie´he´
le jia`nshe¯ n
yuˇ
bo´j¯ı, ha´i ba¯ oha´n le she¯ nke`
de Zho¯ ngguo´
guˇdiaˇn zhe´xue´.
You are seriously mistaken. Tai Chi not only combines exer- cise and fighting skills, it also contains rich ancient Chinese philosophy.
B: 是嗎？那麼，“太極”這個名字是什麼意思？
sh`ı ma? na`me, “ ta`ij´ı” zhe`ge m´ıngzi sh`ı she´nme y`ısi?
Does it? So what does the name “Tai Chi” mean?
A: “太極”這個詞的意思是絕對、唯一。太極拳不僅綜合了明代各家拳法，還包含了豐富的中國傳統文化。
“ ta`ij´ı” zhe`ge c´ı de y`ısi sh`ı jue´du`ı, we´iy¯ı. ta`ij´ıqua´n bu` jˇın
zo¯ nghe´
le M´ıngda`i ge`
jia¯
qua´nfaˇ, ha´i ba¯ oha´n le fe¯ ngfu` de
Zho¯ ngguo´ chua´ntoˇng we´nhua`.
The word “Tai Chi” means absolute and unique. Tai Chi inte- grates different styles of martial art from the Ming Dynasty with qi gong (a system of deep-breathing exercises), Chi- nese medicine, and the five elements of yin and yang. Tai Chi is rich with traditional Chinese cultural and philosophical thought.
B: 為什麼太極拳節奏這麼慢？它到底對入體有什麼
好處呢？
we`ishe´nme ta`ij´ıqua´n jie´zo`u zhe`me ma`n? ta¯ yoˇu she´nme haˇochu ne?
da`odˇı du`ı re´ntˇı
Why is tai chi so slow-paced? What good does it do to the body anyways?
A: 太極拳始終處於運動之中， 動作連接緊密， 流
暢。打太極拳時，特別要求心靜。
ta`ij´ıqua´n shˇızho¯ ng chuˇyu´
yu`ndo`ng zh¯ızho¯ ng, do`ngzuo`
lia´n-
jie¯
jˇınm`ı, liu´cha`ng. daˇ
ta`ij´ıqua´n sh´ı, te`bie´
ya¯ oqiu´
x¯ınj`ıng.
Tai Chi is perpetual motion. It’s movements are closely con- nected and flowing. When practicing Tai Chi it is essential that state of mind, concentration, and breathing be inextri- cably connected. Tai chi particularly requires feeling and reacting through the body.
B: 噢，聽起來真深奧。太極拳分流派嗎？
o, t¯ıng qˇılai zhe¯ n she¯ na`o. ta`ij´ıqua´n fe¯ n liu´pa`i ma?
Oh, that sounds quite profound. Are there different schools of tai chi?
A: 當然，太極拳有許多流派，不過最主要的是五大
流派。
da¯ ngra´n, ta`ij´ıqua´n yoˇu xuˇduo¯
liu´pa`i, bu`guo`
zu`ı zhuˇya`o de
sh`ı wuˇ
da`
liu´pa`i.
Of course. There are many different schools of tai chi, but the main ones are the five key schools.
---Key Vocabulary---
練 lia`n to practice
太極拳 ta`ij´ıqua´n Tai Chi
奇妙 q´ımia`o fantastic
大錯特錯 da`cuo`te`cuo` very serious mistake
結合 jie´he´ to combine
包含 ba¯ oha´n to contain
深刻 she¯ nke` profound
絕對 jue´du`ı absolute
唯一 we´iy¯ı only
豐富 fe¯ ngfu` rich
傳統 chua´ntoˇng traditional
節奏 jie´zo`u rhythm
到底 da`odˇı after all
好處 haˇochu benefit
始終 shˇızho¯ ng from start to finish
流派 liu´pa`i school of thought
流暢 liu´cha`ng fluidity
---Supplementary Vocabulary---
功夫 go¯ ngfu Kung Fu
武術 wuˇshu` martial arts
健身操 jia`nshe¯ nca¯ o aeorbics
八卦 ba¯ gua` the Eight Diagrams
以柔克剛 yˇıro´uke`ga¯ ng to use softness to over
come
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