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越来越多的美国人和孩子再做瑜伽和冥想
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  • If you can do a downward-facing dog, you're among the increasing numbers of Americans doing yoga.

    如果你能做下犬式,那么你已经是美国瑜伽队伍中的一员了。

    A new report says more adults -- and even kids -- are practicing yoga and meditation1.

    一项新的报告称,越来越多的成年人,甚至是孩子,正在练习瑜伽和冥想。

    A government survey conducted last year found 14 percent of adults said they had recently done yoga and the same percentage had recently meditated2.

    去年政府进行的一项调查发现,14%的成年人说他们最近做过瑜伽,同样比例的人最近做过冥想。

    That's up from about 10 percent and 4 percent from a similar survey done five years earlier.

    在五年前的一项类似调查中,这两项比例分别为10%和4%。

    越来越多的美国人和孩子再做瑜伽和冥想

    For kids ages 4 through 17, about 8 percent had recently done yoga, up from 3 percent.

    在4岁到17岁的孩子中,约8%的人最近做过瑜伽,之前是3%的比例。

    For meditation, it was about 6 percent, similar to the earlier survey.

    而在冥想方面,这一比例约为6%,与之前调查的比例相似。

    Experts say yoga, meditation and some other forms of complementary medicine have been increasingly promoted as ways to reduce stress and anxiety and improve health.

    专家们称,瑜伽、冥想和其他形式的补充性疗法已经得到越来越多的推广,以此来减轻压力和焦虑,改善健康。

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    1 meditation [ˌmedɪˈteɪʃn] yjXyr   第8级
    n.熟虑,(尤指宗教的)默想,沉思,(pl.)冥想录
    参考例句:
    • This peaceful garden lends itself to meditation. 这个恬静的花园适于冥想。
    • I'm sorry to interrupt your meditation. 很抱歉,我打断了你的沉思。
    2 meditated [ˈmedɪˌteɪtid] b9ec4fbda181d662ff4d16ad25198422   第8级
    深思,沉思,冥想( meditate的过去式和过去分词 ); 内心策划,考虑
    参考例句:
    • He meditated for two days before giving his answer. 他在作出答复之前考虑了两天。
    • She meditated for 2 days before giving her answer. 她考虑了两天才答复。

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