太极英语微课堂-15

【太極英語微課堂-15】如何用地道的美語介绍武德

Joe:Shifu, have you heard about the eventeveryone is talking about on social media these days? 

Shifu: Do you mean the big mouth Xu Xiaodong?

Joe: Yes.

Shifu: Oh, your Shixiong showed me his video lastnight.

Joe: What is your comment about his remarks,Shifu? I know Taichi has Kongfu in it , and I know you have very powerfulKongfu. Xu is so mean and rude. Don’t you think we should fight back? 

Shifu: Joe, please remember what I am telling youtoday: before you start to learn Wu, you have to build your Wu De, which meansthe moral or virtue of Kongfu. 

Joe: Can you tell me more about it?

Shifu: Well, the purpose to learn Kongfu is not tofight against others, not to brag about how powerful you are, and not to bullythe ones who are not as strong as you. The purpose to learn Kongfu is toprotect your family and yourself from being hurt and help the people who are inneed.

Joe: Shifu, I understand now.

Shifu: Don’t let Xu Xiaodong bother us. We havemore important things to do.

Joe: Okay, Shifu. I will go to practice with myspear now.

Joe：师父，您听说这几天媒体上热炒的事儿了吗？

師父：你是说那个大嘴巴徐晓东吗？

Joe：是的。

師父：哦，你师兄昨天晚上给我看了他的视频。

Joe：您怎么评论他的话呢，师父？我知道太极是有功夫的，我也知道师父的功夫非常了得，这个姓徐的太狂妄粗鄙了，您不认为我们应该回击一下他吗？

師父: Joe, 记住今天我给你说的话：习武之前，你就得先修武德，也就是功夫的修为。

Joe：您能给我详细说说吗？

师父：练功夫的目的啊，不是为了跟别人打架，也不是为了吹嘘你的功夫有多厉害，更不是为了欺弱凌小，习练功夫的目的是为了保护你的家人和自己免遭伤害，是为了帮扶那些需要的人。

Joe：师父，我明白了。 

师父：那就别再搭理徐晓东了，我们还有更重要的事情要做呢。

Joe：好的，师父！我现在就去练练我的梨花枪。    

* hear about  听说

*social  ['səʊʃ(ə)l]media  ['miːdɪə] n. 社交媒体

*mean  [miːn] v. 意思是   adj. 卑鄙的；刻薄的

* video['vɪdɪəʊ] n. 视频

* comment['kɒment]n. 评论

* remark[rɪ'mɑːk]n. 言论

*powerful ['paʊɚfl] adj. 强大的

* rude[ruːd] adj. 粗鲁的；狂妄

* fightback 回击

* moral['mɔrəl] n. 道德

* virtue['vɝtʃʊ] n. 美德

* purpose['pɝpəs] n. 目的

* fightagainst 对抗；跟……打斗

* bragabout 吹嘘

* bully['bʊli] v. 欺负

* protect … from 保护……免遭……

* understand['ʌndɚ'stænd] v. 明白；理解

* bother['bɒðə] v. 干扰；打扰

* spear[spɪə] n. 枪矛