Parkour Fever Sweeps China
跑酷热席卷中国

本新闻影音出处：新唐人电视台英语新闻
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【新闻关键字】
1. Parkour : n. 【法】跑酷；暴酷（街头疾走极限运动，配合猿猴一样的灵活攀越）
2. Discipline : vt. 训练，训导
3. practitioners : n. 从事者；实践者
4. agility : n. 敏捷:灵活
5. negotiate : vt. 成功越过
6. gymnastic : adj. 体操的
7. enthusiast : n. 对…热衷的人；热心者
8. stunt : n. 惊人的表演；特技；惊险动作

The French-born physical discipline of Parkour is gaining popularity among Beijing’s urban youth.
源自法国的身体训练“跑酷” ，在北京的都市青年间受到欢迎。

Its “art of moving” allows practitioners to use agility and speed to negotiate objects in their environment to create a path.
这种“移动的艺术” 让从事者使用敏捷和速度，来创造出一条路径，以便成功通过环境中的物体。

Often compared to martial arts, 60-year-old Wu Suhui was amazed by the boys’ Kung Fu-like skills.
经常被比拟为武术，60岁的吴淑惠对于这些男孩子功夫般的技巧，感到惊奇。

[Wu Suhui, Spectator]:
“I think it is like the Shaolin Kung Fu, it is very good. It has a lot of hope. It’s cool, very cool. I’ve never seen this before, so when I saw it, I was drawn to it.”
[吴淑惠，观众]:
我想它就像是少林功夫，非常的好。跑酷有很大的希望，真的很酷，非常酷，我以前从未见过。 所以，当我看到这玩意，我就被它吸引了。

China Parkour Club, one of the largest in the nation, has hundreds of followers.
在中国最大的跑酷俱乐部的其中一家，已经拥有数百名的拥护者。

Zhang Tianlin, coach at the club, said the magnetic pull of Parkour lies in its relaxing quality.
俱乐部的教练张天麟说，跑酷的吸引力展现在它的放松特质。

[Zhang Tian Lin, Coach, China Parkour Club]:
“Life goes by pretty fast and there is a lot of pressure, so Parkour is a very relaxing and stress-releasing activity. It not only relaxes your muscles but also your mind.”
中国跑酷俱乐部教练张天麟说：“生活的步调相当快，而且有很大的压力，所以跑酷是一项非常放松和释放压力的活动。它不但放松你的肌肉，还有你的头脑。“

Parkour originated in 1987 when a group of gymnastic enthusiasts began to practice stunts in a Paris playground, gaining worldwide popularity in the 1990s.
跑酷发源自1987年，当时由一群体操热爱者，开始在巴黎街头广场表演特技，并在1990年代受到全世界的观迎。

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以下每个词组请念3次，再听听看是否清楚多了！

1. The French-born physical discipline
2. gaining popularity among Beijing’s urban youth.
3. to use agility and speed to negotiate objects
4. coach at the club
5. I was drawn to it.
6. the magnetic pull of Parkour
7. Life goes by pretty fast
8. there is a lot of pressure
9. stress-releasing activity
10. It not only relaxes your muscles but also your mind
11. gymnastic enthusiasts
12. began to practice stunts
13. gaining worldwide popularity
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