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Unit2Besporty,behealthy•Tolearntodescribethechangesoftheauthor’sinterestintaichiandexplainthereasons•ToformabetterunderstandingoftaichiintermsofitshistoryandthephilosophyrootedinChineseculture•TolearnsomewordsandexpressionsWhatdoyouknowabouttaichi?TaiChi,whichoriginatedinYongnianCounty,northChina’sHebeiProvince,wasdevelopedfromancientChinesephilosophiesandbreathingtechniques.Overthecenturies,ithasevolvedintoasophisticatedsystem.TaiChicombinesTaoismwithfistpositions.Themovementsareslowandtheenergybreaksoutwardfromtheinsidewitheverymove.Viewashowoftaichi.Lookatthetitleandthepicture,guesswhatthearticleisabout.It’saboutayoungmen’sexperienceinstudyingtaichi.本文以时间为主线，描述了作者学习太极拳的经历与感受，介绍了太极拳的起源、派别、练习要点以及其背后蕴含的中华传统文化。文章还描述了作者学习太极拳前后生理和心理所发生的变化。HowIbegantostudytaichi,anditseffectonmeTaichi’soriginanddifferentstylesHowtopracticetaichiThetraditionalChineseculturebehinditTaichi’spositiveeffectsonme(physicallyandmentally)Readthepassagefastandchoosethegraphthatbestdescribethechangesoftheauthor’sinterestintaichi.interesttimeinteresttimeinteresttimeinteresttimeADCBamazedhesitantinthefirstfewclassesafterlearningthebasicsmylovefortaichireturnedboredsatisfiedinteresttimeReadthepassageagain,andfindadjectivesthatreflecttheauthor’sinterestintaichiindifferentperiods.Theword“hesitate”,attheverybeginningdescribeshowtheauthorreactedwhenhisfriendsuggestedthattheyjointheTaiChiClub,becausehebelieveditwasforoldpeople.However,afterthefirstfewclasses,hefoundit“funandeasy”,notlikewhathehadthoughtbefore.Thenafterlearningthebasicsoftaichiinthosefirstfewclasses,theauthorfoundhimself“boredandaching”fromdoingthesamemovesoverandoveragain.Undertheguidanceofthecoach,hefelt“satisfied”becausehisbalanceandflexibilityslowlyimprovedandhislovefortaichireturnedstronger.Afterayear,hefelt“happierandmoreconfident”becausetheexperienceofpracticingtaichihashadapositiveeffectonhiseverydaylife.Whatwastheauthor’staichiexperiencelike?Theauthorusedtothinktaichiwasjustforoldpeople,andhehesitatedaboutpractisingitatfirst.Gradually,hecametofindtaichimoreandmoreinterestingandeventuallyfellinlovewithit.Furthermore,hebegantounderstandtheculturebehindtaichiandwasabletoapplyitsphilosophytohiseverydaylife.Readparagraph2Whywastheauthorinterestedintaichiinhisfirstfewclasses?Becausetheywerefunandeasy,andthemoveswithdescriptivenamescaughthisimagination.whitecranespreadingitswingsGoldenroosterstandingononelegDoyouknowanyothermovesintaichiwithdescriptivenames?左右野马分鬃ParttheWildHorse’sManeonBothSide揽雀尾Graspingsparrowtail手挥琵琶HoldtheLute…Whatarethetwodifferentexplanationsfortheoriginoftaichi?ZhangSanfeng,a13th-centuryTaoist,wassaidtohaveinventedtaichiafterdrawinginspirationfromafightbetweenasnakeandabird.NowadayspeopletendtobelievethatChenWangting,a17th-centurymasterofChinesemartialarts,developedtaichibasedonmartialartsskills.Somestylesoftaichi:Readparagraph4andcompletethechart.EssenceoftaichiChinesephilosophyof(1)______________theunityof(2)______________thepracticeoftaichiaimstomaintainthebalanceinthebodythrough(3)________________(4)___________________(5)___________________(6)___________________breathinginandbreathingoutyinandyangoppositesoppositemovementsforwardsandbackwardsupanddownleftandrightHowdoyouunderstand“thereisnoshadowwithoutlight”?Whyisitusedhere?Wherethereislight,thereisashadow.Theauthorusesthisexampletoexplaintheunityofopposites,whichcannotexistwithouteachother.Canyoumakeupmoresuchsentencestoexplaintheunityofopposites?Thereisnogoodwithoutevil.Thereisnofairnesswithoutunfairness.Thereisnowhitewithoutblack.Thereisnobeautywithoutugliness.Thereisnosuccesswithoutfailure.…Howdoyouunderstandtheunityofopposites?Howcanyouputitintoyourlife?Justasthearticlesays,theunityofoppositescannotexistindependentofeachother.Oppositesaretheretokeepbalanceandifbroken,animbalancemayoccur,whichcouldcausemanyproblems.TwosuchoppositesthatIhaveexperiencedinmylifearesuccessandfailure.Insteadofseeingthemastwoseparateaspectsofmylife,Iseethemastwooppositesthatrelyoneachothertoformawhole.ThatmeansmyfailurecanhelpmesucceedbecauseitteachesmewhatIneedtolearninordertosucceed.Readparagraph5Thebenefitsbroughtbypracticingtaichiare:sleepbetterfeelhappierandmoreconfidentrelaxinmindstaycoolinstressfulsituationsDoyouthinktaichiwillgetmorepopularamongteenagers?Whyorwhynot?Yes,Ithinktaichiwilldefinitelybecomemorepopularamongteenagers,becauseIbelieveyoungpeoplearebecomingmoreawareoftheimportanceofphysicalandmentalhealth.Taichiisgreatbecauseithelpswithboth.Thisshouldmakeitagoodchoiceforteenagerswhowanttotakeupexercise.Also,asatraditionalChineseformofexercise,taichiwillprobablygetalotofsupportfromthegovernment,schoolsandotherbodies.hesitatev.topausebeforesayingordoingsth.becauseyouarenervousornotsure犹豫；踌躇；迟疑不决hesitatetodosth.迟疑做某事；不愿做某事hesitateabout/at/over对……犹豫不决hesitate(about)wh-从句/wh-+todosth.对……犹豫不决egDon’thesitatetocontactmeifyouneedanymoreinformation.1.WhenmyfriendfirstsuggestedthatwejointhenewTaiChiClubatschoolIhesitated.【拓展】hesitationn.犹豫；踌躇withouthesitation毫不犹豫havenohesitationindoingsth.毫不犹豫地做某事dosth.withouthesi