成人英语三级阅读理解(45)

Sam: [Eating zongzi] I hope you feel more relaxed now.
Ann: I'm still worried that I'll get nervous during the test next week.
Sam: I should teach you some relaxation exercises.
Ann: It'd be most relaxing to have the answers on a piece of paper.
Sam: That's cheating. Try this: Breathe in and out slowly. When you breathe in, think, “I'm...”When you breathe out, think, “..relaxed.”
Ann: OK, I'm [breathes in], relaxed [breathes out]. I'm... I'm still nervous!

(续上期)

山姆：（吃粽子）我希望你现在觉得放松一点了。
安：我还是担心我下周的考试会紧张。
山姆：我应该教你一些放松运动。
安：最能让我放松的是能有一张写好答案的纸。
山姆：那是作弊。试试看这个：慢慢呼吸。当你吸气时，要想着‘我很……’，吐气时就想着‘……放松’。
安：好吧，我很（吸气），放松（吐气）。我还是……我还是紧张啊！


重点解说：

★ relax (v.) 放松。relaxation (n.) 放松，松弛
★ exercise (n.) 运动
★ cheating (a.) 欺骗的，作弊的
★ breathe (v.) 呼吸。breathe in是‘吸气’，breathe out则是‘吐气’