第一部分：瑜伽雅思词汇
瑜伽 yoga;
冥想 meditation;柔韧度 flexibility;
姿式 pose;
瑜伽练习者 yoga practitioner;
伸展 stretch;瑜伽服 yoga wear;
吸气 inhale;垫子 mat;
呼气 exhale;热身训练 warm-up;
旋转 rotate/spin;前弯 bend forward;
伸直膝盖 Keep knees straight;仰卧 lie flat on the back
放松肌肉 relax muscles;减轻压力 relieve stress;
促进血液循环 improve circulation;平和 peace;
稳定安宁 tranquillity;平衡 balance/equilibrium
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There are many ways yoga makes you a better person. Moreover, it makes you more beautiful. Believe it or not, but it’s really true. Yoga is wonderful beauty practice anyone can take part in. It’s a great exercise that helps reduce stress levels, lower blood pressure, ease symptoms of anxiety and depression, and can make you look and feel younger and happier. Here are a few amazing ways yoga makes you a better person.
瑜伽有许多方法可以使你成为一个更好的人。此外，它会让你更秀丽。不管你相不信任，但这是真的。瑜伽是一个美妙而秀丽的练习，任何人都可以融入其中。这是一项很好的运动，可以协助减少压力、降低血压、缓解焦虑和抑郁的症状，可以让你看起来和感觉到自己更年轻和更快乐。这里瑜伽有一些令人惊异的方式会让你变成一个更优秀的人。
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It makes you strong
它会使你强劲
Yoga make us strong, and, as you know, a strong woman is always beautiful. Yoga tones your whole body, especially your core, arms, butt and thighs. If your self-esteem needs a boost, yoga can really help. Numerous studies have shown that yoga helps understand yourself internally so you become aware of all those potential which lies within you. You may not notice it at first, but in time, you will understand that you know yourself better and you are much stronger than you seem.
瑜伽让我们强劲，如你所知，一个健康的女人总是秀丽的。瑜伽可以调理你的全身，特别是你的核心部分，手臂、臀部和大腿。如果你的自尊需要提振，瑜伽就能真正协助你。众多研究表明，瑜伽有助于了解自己内部，然后你会开始意识到所有这些你身上潜在的东西。你可能不会一开始就注意到它，但随着时间的推移，你会清楚到你会了解自己更多，你比你看起来更强劲。
语言点：
1. tone [təʊn] n.语气，腔调；特征，风格，情调；色调；（肌肉）结实，强壮；
Vt. ~ sth. (up) 使更健壮；使更结实；使更有力
Vi.~(in) (with sth) 与…相协调；与…相配
E.g There’s no need to take that tone with me——it’s not my fault we’re late.
不必那样跟我拿腔拿调的。我们来晚了，不是我的错。
a beautiful toned body 优美矫健的身体
The language of the article will have to be toned down for the mass market.
这篇文章的措辞必须缓和一下以适合大众市场。
2. core [kɔː] n.（物品的）中心部分；核心，要点，精髓；（参与某项活动的一小群人）
to the core 直至核心；十足；透顶
E.g She was shaken to the core by the news. 这消息使她大为震惊。
He gathered a small core of advisers around him. 他的身边聚集了一帮谋士。
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It makes you calm and collected
它让你平静和镇定
When a woman is stressed, she doesn’t look confident and beautiful. Yoga is one of the best ways to keep stress away. Doing yoga daily will make you calm and collected, and will help you stay positive and handle problems better. When you are calm and collected, you are much prettier than when you are stressed, remember it.
当一个女人感觉到有压力，她看起来就会不自信和秀丽。瑜伽是消除压力的最好方法之一。每天做瑜伽会让你变得平静和镇定，并将协助你保持乐观和更好地处理问题。记住，当你平静和镇定的时候，你比有压力的时候更美丽。
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It makes you humble
它让你谦卑
Another way yoga makes you a better person is by giving you a great sense of humility. In one word, it makes you humble. When you fail at a pose, you don’t give up, right? You keep practicing until you succeed. This way, you learn how to admit your mistakes and forgive yourself, along with other people. Yoga makes you feel more comfortable with your imperfections.
瑜伽会让你变成一个更优秀的人的另一种方式是通过给你谦卑的感受。总的来说，它会让你变得谦卑。当你没有做好一个动作时，你不会放弃,对吗?你会继续练习直到你完成这个动作。在这种方式下，您将学习如何承认自己的错误，,原谅自己还有别人。瑜伽让你感觉你会更容易接受自己的不完美。（正是由于这种不完美的存在，才给了我们去追求完美的机会）
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It gives you a healthy body
它给你一个健康的身体
While yoga can help you lose weight, it can also give you a healthy body. Yoga improves flexibility, prevents joint pain, and helps the body stay fit, of course, with a healthy eating plan. A worn out body is not beautiful, but a healthy body is. Doing yoga is one of best ways to make yourself healthy and more beautiful. After all, if you don’t have a healthy body, how can you cope with all life situations and become a better person?
瑜伽不仅可以协助你减肥也能给你一个健康的身体。瑜伽可以提高灵活性，防止关节疼痛，并协助身体保持健康，当然，也还需要有一个健康的饮食计划。疲惫不堪的身体并不是秀丽的，但一个健康的身体本来就是秀丽。做瑜伽是一个让自己健康、更美丽的最好方法。毕竟，如果你没有一个健康的身体，你怎么能应付生活中的一切情况和成为一个更好的人呢?
语料来源： Anna《7 Amazing Ways Yoga Makes You a Better Person》 http://en.amerikanki.com/
词料来源： 牛津高阶词典
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