《2025年活动单导学课程高中英语必修第二册译林版》

6. breathe vi. & vt. 呼吸；呼出
【原句】The practice of tai chi aims to maintain the balance of yin and yang in the body through opposite movements: forwards and backwards, up and down, left and right, breathing in and breathing out. (page 26, lines 32-35) 练习太极拳旨在通过一些相对的动作——进退、上下、左右、吐纳——来维持人体内部的阴阳调和。
【拓展】
breathe vi. & vt. → breath n. 呼吸
breathe life into sth 给某物注入活力
take a deep breath 深呼吸
out of breath 喘不过气来，上气不接下气
【即学即练】完成句子
① 他们的研究结果为这一论点注入了新的活力。
The results of their research have breathed new life into the argument.
② 等我爬到山顶的时候，已经是上气不接下气了。
By the time I got to the top of the hill, I was quite out of breath.

答案： ①breathed new life into ②out of breath

1. no wonder 不足为奇，并不奇怪
【原句】No wonder some tai chi moves are named after animals—Chinese martial arts have a long - standing practice of imitating animals. (page 25, lines 14 - 16) 由于中国武术中模仿动物的做法由来已久，太极拳的部分招式以动物来命名也就不足为奇了。
【拓展】
wonder about ... 对……感到奇怪；对……感到疑惑
in wonder 惊讶地
wonders of the world 世界奇迹；世界奇观
【即学即练】完成句子
① 难怪你会饿，你一点早饭都没吃。
It's no wonder you're hungry; you didn't have any breakfast.
② 他惊奇地注视着墙上的画。
He stared in wonder at the paintings on the walls.

答案： ①no wonder ②in wonder