听力打卡 Day 5

来补昨天的听力任务啦～
真不好意思，不过回家很开心。
今天的练习内容来自《纽约时报》，是关于 Meditation 的。

1听力原文

How to Meditate: Mindfulness

By David Gelles

There are lots of different types of meditation. Most religions① have contemplative②traditions, and there are plenty of secular③ways to meditate, too. But in recent years, mindfulness meditation has become increasingly popular.

Basic mindfulness meditation is the practice of paying attention to the present moment with an accepting, nonjudgmental④disposition⑤. The goal isn’t to stop thinking, or to empty the mind. Rather, the point is to pay close attention to your physical sensations⑥, thoughts and emotions in order to see them more clearly, without making so many assumptions, or making up stories.

It’s a deceptively⑦simple exercise — just be right here, right now, without daydreaming. But with practice it can yield⑧profound results, giving us greater control of our actions, and making room for more kindness and equanimity⑨, even in difficult situations. With time, mindfulness meditation can even help us better understand what causes us stress, and what we can do to relieve it.

Though mindfulness meditation was inspired by Buddhist practices, today it is available as a wholly secular practice that emphasizes stress reduction, the cultivation⑩of focus and the development of tranquility⑴.

2.听力笔记

①religion 宗教

religion 区域 eg.the most densely polulated regions of ...人口最为稠密的地区之一

②contemplative

adj.沉思的；

③secular

adj.现世的，世俗的，非宗教的

④nonjudgemental

adj.不按个人道德标准进行判定的

⑤disposition

倾向，意向。to do sth.

也可以用来形容某人的性格和性情。

⑥sensation

感觉，知觉

⑦deceptively

adv.欺骗性的，误导人的，骗人的

⑧yield

产生

⑨equanimity

（处于困难时的）镇静，沉着，冷静。

⑩cultivation

品质或技巧的培养

⑴tranquility

安静，平静，安宁。