On campus, Joe bumps into Sam, who is wearing dobok, a taekwondo uniform.
(Joe在校園巧遇Sam,Sam正穿著跆拳道的制服道袍。)
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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!) |
Vocabulary
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 |