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瑜伽是一种使身体和心灵达到和谐统一的运动方式,也是一种修身养性、愉悦心情的方式。
Indian leader calls for global yoga day
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked world leaders to start a UN International Yoga Day. He was speaking at the UN General Assembly in New York. It was his very first speech at the 193-member General Assembly. He spoke about the benefits of yoga, saying it was good for the mind and body, and could also help climate change. He said yoga provides harmony between humans and nature, and is "a valuable gift" from India's 5,000-year-old culture. Modi said, "It is not about exercise, but to discover the sense of oneness with yourself, the world and the nature." He added, "By changing our lifestyle and creating consciousness, it can help us deal with climate change."
Many doctors and people in the medical community say yoga is a good way to stay physically and mentally healthy. Yoga makes you focus on exercise, breathing and meditation. A lot of research says it can help people with heart disease, high blood pressure and lower back pain. Studies also say yoga can improve our mood. However, there is also research that says people need to be careful when doing yoga. Wikipedia says, "A survey of yoga practitioners in Australia showed that about 20 per cent had suffered some physical injury while practicing yoga." A World Yoga Day already exists. It was started by the world-yoga-day.org website in 2007.
WORD BOX ＞＞
| benefit | ['benɪfɪt] | n. 益处 | harmony | ['hɑːməni] | n. 和谐 |
| the sense of oneness | 合一的感觉 | | consciousness | ['kɒnʃəsnəs] | n. 意识 |
| meditation | [ˌmedi'teɪʃn] | n. 冥想;沉思 | practitioner | [præk'tɪʃənə(r)] | n. 习艺者 |
COMPREHENSION CHECK UP ＞＞
Ⅰ. Match each word in the passage with the correct meaning.
1. valuable
b
2. discover
c
3. deal with
a
4. lower
d
5. improve
e
Ⅱ. Tell whether the following sentences are true (T) or false (F).
(
F
) 1. India's leader met Barack Obama and agreed on a world yoga day.
(
T
) 2. It was the first time that Mr Modi had made a speech at the UN General Assembly.
(
T
) 3. Mr Modi said yoga could help with climate change.
(
F
) 4. Mr Modi said yoga was more about exercise than about discovery.
(
T
) 5. Doctors say yoga is good for the mind and body.
(
T
) 6. Research said yoga can help people with back problems.
(
F
) 7. A study said yoga injures 50% of people who practise it.
(
F
) 8. A World Yoga Day started for the first time in 2017.
Ⅲ. Answer the following questions.
1. How many members form the UN General Assembly?
193
2. What did Mr Modi say we needed to change?
Our lifestyle
3. How do you like International Yoga Day?
It is helpful for people's health.
