【太極英語微課堂-12】如何用地道的美語講解太極歷史
Joe: Shifu, who is the first person to create ChenStyle Taichi？
Shifu: Well, it’s said that Chen Style Taichi wascreated by our ancestor Chen Wangting. But according to Chen Village family history, Chen Bu was a skilledmartial artist who started the martial arts tradition within Chen Jiagou.
Joe: Who started to teach Taichi outside Chen Jiagou?
Shifu: Chen Changxing, contrary to Chen familytradition, took the first recorded non-family member as a disciple, YangLuchan. Yang Luchan went on to popularize the art throughout China, but as hisown family tradition known as Yang-style Taichi Chuan. The Chen family systemwas only taught within the Chen village region until 1928.
Joe: Hmm,interesting.
Shifu: The start of the internationalization ofChen-style can be traced to 1981. A Taichi Chuan association from Japan went ona promotional tour to the Chen village. The success of this trip createdinterest in Chen-style Taichi Chuan both nationally and internationally. SoonTai chi Chuan enthusiasts from other countries started their pilgrimage toChenjiagou..
Joe: Is there any book I can read about thesemagnificent stories?
Shifu: I do have one, but it’s in Chinese.
Joe: Oh, I might not be able to understand the book, Iwill see if I can find an English version.
Joe：師父，谁是第一个创建陈氏太极拳的人？
師父：嗯，据说陈氏太极拳是由我们的祖上陈王庭创建的。但是根据陈家沟的族谱記載，陈卜是在陈家沟首开功夫传统的技艺高超的武术家。
Joe：那谁先开始在陈家沟教外姓人的呢？
師父：陈长兴，他打破了陈家传统，首创了教外姓弟子杨露婵的记录。杨露婵随后在全国普及这个功夫，但是以他的家传杨式太极拳的名義。陈氏太极拳在1928年之前都只是在陈家沟村内传授的。
Joe：唔，有意思。
師父：陈氏太极拳的国际化应该追溯到1981年。一个日本来的太极拳社团来陈家沟进修。这次行程的成功使得陈氏太极拳受到了国内和国际上的关注。很快，太极拳爱好者们从世界各地来到陈家沟朝拜了。
Joe：有没有什么书我可以读一读这些有意思的故事呢？
師父: 我倒是有一本，但是中文版的。
Joe：哦，那我可能看不懂了，我看看能不能找一本英文版的吧。
create [kriː'eɪt] vt. 创造，创作；造成
ancestor ['ænsestə] n. 始祖，祖先
according to 根据；按照；据说
village ['vɪlɪdʒ] n. 村庄；村民
martial ['mɑːʃəl] artist ['ɑːtɪst] n.武术家
tradition [trə'dɪʃən] n. 惯例，传统；传说
within [wɪð'ɪn] prep. 在…之内
outside [,aʊt'saɪd] adv. 在外面，向外面；在室外
contrary ['kɒntrərɪ] to 与……相反
record[ ˈrekɔːd] vt. 记录，记载；标明；将...录音
member ['membə]n. 成员；会员
disciple [dɪ'saɪp(ə)l] n. 门徒，信徒；弟子
popularize ['pɑpjələraɪz] vt. 普及；使通俗化
throughout [θruː'aʊt] prep. 贯穿，遍及
system['sɪstəm] n. 制度，体制；系统
region ['riːdʒ(ə)n] n. 地区；范围；部位
internationalization ['ɪntə,næʃənəlaɪ'zeɪʃən] n. 国际化
trace [treɪs] vi. 追溯
association[ə,soʃɪ'eʃən] n. 协会，联盟，社团
Japan[dʒə'pæn] n. 日本
promotional [prə'məʊʃənl] adj. 促销的；增进的；奖励的
success[sək'ses] n. 成功，成就；胜利
nationally['næʃnəli]adv. 全国范围内；全国性地
internationally[,intə'næʃənəli] adv. 国际性地；在国际间
enthusiast[ɪn'θuzɪæst] n. 狂热者，热心家
pilgrimage ['pɪlɡrɪmɪdʒ] 漫游；朝圣之行vi. 朝拜
magnificent [mæg'nɪfəsnt] adj. 高尚的；壮丽的；华丽的；宏伟的
version['vɝʒn] n. 版本；译文
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