【看新聞學英語】韓國射箭運動：通往和諧之路

北京時間：2010-02-06 03:24

Archery in Korea：a Path to Harmony
韓國射箭運動：通往和諧之路

By Wen-Chi Liao, David Lee

【新聞關鍵字】

1. righteous: adj. 正直的
2. virtue: n. 善
3. ancient: adj. 古代的
4. originate: v. 源自於
5. bamboo: n. 竹子
6. childhood: n. 童年時期
7. rediscover: v. 再次發現

[Donghyung Cho, Secretary, Gyeryeong Archery Dao Club]:
“From righteous mind comes righteous body.”
也勇射箭之道俱樂部秘書周東永說：「正常的身體來自正直的心理。」

From stillness and virtue…comes action. That’s one of the ancient codes of conduct of Korean archery which has been practiced for thousands of years.
行動力來自平靜和善，這是韓國數千年來練習射箭人古老的行為準則。

[Donghyung Cho, Secretary, Gyeryeong Archery Dao Club]:
“When I prepare to shoot I have to calm down and control my breathing. Good archery is not just shooting an arrow – it comes from focusing the mind. The correct physical action originates from internal stillness.”
也勇射箭之道俱樂部秘書周東永說：「當我準備射箭時，我必須把心靜下來、控制呼吸，良好的箭術不只是把弓箭射出，必須專注心靈，正確的肢體動作源自於內心的平靜。」

When Donghyung Cho was a boy he lived near an archery field where he would often watch people training.
周東永孩童時期住在射箭場附近，常觀看人們練習射箭。

[Donghyung Cho, Secretary, Gyeryeong Archery Dao Club]:
“When I was 9 years old, I hoped to do archery like them (archers) so I tried to make a bow and arrow using bamboo and rubber bands.”
也勇射箭之道俱樂部秘書周東永說：「當我九歲的時候，希望能像那些人一樣的射箭，所以用竹子及橡皮圈做了弓和箭。」

40 years on, he’s now fulfilling his childhood dream.
四十年了，現在他實現他童年時期的夢想。

[Donghyung Cho, Secretary, Gyeryeong Archery Dao Club]:
“I was really happy when I rediscovered archery. Now I’m playing with the real thing, I have a real bow and arrow like the soldiers of ancient days.”
周東永說：「當我再次發現射箭，真的很高興，如今我是玩真的，我擁有真的弓和箭，就像古代士兵的弓箭一樣。」

He’s been playing for six years now. Cho was so inspired by archery; he convinced his wife to start as well.
至今他已經射箭六年了，周受到射箭的啟發，也說服他的太太開始練習。

【新聞關鍵字】

1. recommend: v. 推薦
2. hobby: n. 嗜好
3. dominate: v. 以…為主
4. to get along with: v.phr. 與～相處
5. require: v. 需要
6. boom: n. 景氣、榮景

[Donghyung Cho, Secretary, Gyeryeong Archery Dao Club]:
“I recommended it to my wife. Now we enjoy playing archery together and this hobby has given us more time to talk with each other, and to love each other more.”
周東永說：「我把它推薦給我太太，現在我們喜歡一起練習射箭，這個嗜好給了我們更多時間互相交談，也更愛對方。」

And their marriage was in need of a bit more love.
而他們的婚姻的確也需要多一點的愛。

[Hyejeon Min, Archer, Dohyung Cho’s Wife]:
“I was unhappy with our marriage before, because my husband would stay out late and I was alone. After I started archery with him I became very happy in with marriage and there are no more problems.”
周東永的太太鍾明燁說：「我以前覺得我們的婚姻不幸福，因為丈夫在外留到很晚，我很孤單，我和他開始一起射箭之後，我們的婚姻變得很快樂，問題都沒有了。」

But still, archery is a very a male dominated sport.
但是射箭仍然是一種以男性為主的運動。

[Hyejeon Min, Female Archer]:
“There are only a few women archery players in Korea. I was told by my husband that there are women players. I’m very proud of myself being a woman and playing archery which is a male dominated sport.”
鍾明燁說：「在韓國女的射箭選手很少，我丈夫說有女選手，我以身為女人自豪，且會玩以男性為主的射箭運動。」

According to the president of the Gyeryeong Archery Dao Club, there are 50,000 members of the sport, and it’s growing each year.
根據也勇射箭之道俱樂部主席說，這項運動有五萬名會員，而且每年持續增加中。

[Pilhwa Kim, President, Gyeryeong Archery Club]:
“It’s good for health and a good tool to get along with others. This sport requires virtue.”
也勇射箭之道俱樂部主席金丕樺說：「射箭對健康有益，而且是和人相處的好運動，這項運動需要德性。」

It’s not so surprising why there’s a recent boom in Korean archery here.
韓國興起射箭熱的原因一點也不令人訝異！

Emma Hall, NTD, Gyeryeong, South Korea.
南韓新唐人電視台艾瑪‧霍爾

本新聞影音出處：新唐人電視台英語新聞

http://english.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/ns_sports/2010-01-25/234292462266.html

【聽力加強訓練】聲音詞組烙印

1. From righteous mind comes righteous body

2. rom stillness and virtue…comes action

3. ancient codes of conduct

4. control my breathing

5. it comes from focusing the mind

6. The correct physical action

7. originates from internal stillness