青春無敵

Joe:

Sam, why are you wearing a taekwondo uniform?

(Sam，為何你穿著跆拳道的服裝？)

Sam:

That’s because I am going to my taekwondo class.

(那是因為我正要去上跆拳道的課。)

Joe:

Wow. I didn’t know you’re learning taekwondo. I thought you just like watching it on TV.

(哇！我不知道你有在學跆拳道，我以為你只是喜歡看電視的跆拳道比賽。)

Sam:

Actually, I’ve been learning taekwondo for a few years.

(其實我已經學了幾年了。)

Joe:

Isn’t it a bit dangerous with all the kicking and punching?

(拳打腳踢的是不是有點危險啊？)

Sam:

Well, taekwondo is more than that. Training in taekwondo does help you get fit, but it also teaches you a lot of things.

(嗯，跆拳道其實不只那樣啦，跆拳道的確可以幫助你變強壯，但是同時還可以學到很多東西。)

Joe:

Which are…?

(像是…？)

Sam:

Courtesy. The moment I enter the dojang, I need to greet the instructor and my fellow students with a handshake and bow, and to thank the instructor at the end of the class. Over the years, I’ve found it hard to be rude to people around me.

(禮貌。我只要一進去道場，就要跟教練和同學握手鞠躬問候，課程結束後，也要跟教練道謝。這幾年下來，我覺得自己很難不跟周遭的人以禮相待。)

Joe:

Even if the person is very rude and wants to pick a fight with you?

(即使對方很沒禮貌，而且想挑釁你？)

Sam:

Well, one of the important principles of taekwondo is self-control. People don’t come to learn taekwondo just to hurt others. It’s about releasing stress and finding inner peace. So, that’s why a taekwondo black-belt, like me, always looks calm and peaceful.

(嗯，跆拳道的其中一個很重要的原則就是自制。人們來學跆拳道並不是為了傷害他人，而是為了釋放壓力，和找到內心的平靜。所以就是為何像我這樣的跆拳道黑帶，總是看起來很沉著平靜。)

Joe:

Ha! Don’t flatter yourself. So, you must know how to break a board with a kick?

(哈，少往你臉上貼金了。所以你一定知道如何踢破木板囉？)

Sam:

Of course!

(那當然。)

Joe:

It seems really difficult.

(那似乎很困難。)

Sam:

It is, but that’s the purpose of board breaking. You fail, and then you persevere, and try again. So, when you finally manage to break a board, it empowers you. In other words, as your body grows stronger, so does your mind.

(的確是很困難沒錯，但那就是擊破木板的用意所在。你失敗了，但你堅持下去，再繼續嘗試，當你終於擊破木板了，你會覺得自己充滿力量；換句話說，隨著你的身體變強壯，你的心智也是。)

Joe:

Wow. That sounds deep!

(哇，聽起來好深奧喔。)

Sam:

You bet!

(那當然！)

taekwondo

跆拳道

kick

踢

punch

用拳猛擊

get fit

變得強健

courtesy

禮貌

dojang

道場

instructor

教練、講師

self-control

自制力

release stress

釋放壓力

inner peace

內在的平靜

board

木板

persevere

堅持