Part III A Date with “Nike Beauty”
与NIKE“新生之星”的美丽邀约
The event’s “Nike Beauties” have finally been found! Intelligent, beautiful and confident, this is the impression that she gave the judges and audience. She is Miss
Li Hongjuan, a teacher from Beijing Union University’s Business College.
Q: First of all congratulations on being crowned “Nike Beauty”. Do you think there is a connection between sport and beauty?
A: It’s like this, in fact before getting involved in keeping fit I thought there wasn’t any connection. But today, in the course of the workout I got relaxed in body and mind. Female beauty is a combination of inside and out, today’s work out has allowed me to see what “Active Beauty” really means.
本次活动的“新生之星”终于诞生了！在这当中，有一位智慧、美丽而又自信，给现场所有观众和评委留下的极深的印象，这就是北京联合大学商务学院的老师李洪娟。
问: 首先恭喜你获得“新生之星”，你认为运动与魅力之间是否存在联系？
答: 噢，是这样的，其实在没有参加健身活动之前，我觉得运动和魅力并没有什么联系。但是今天，在运动过程中，我得到了身心的双重放松，而女性的魅力正是外在与内在相互交融的产物，今天的运动让我真正体会到了“我动 我魅”的意义所在。
Q: What’s it like to work out in this fairy tale crystal gym?
A: When I first saw this glass gym I felt very relaxed from head to toe. The sparkling atmosphere made me feel like I was in a dream. At first I wasn’t too comfortable being watched by so many strangers, but then infected by the NIN coaches dance steps, I gradually lost myself in the work out. Now I have finally realized where the unique ingenuity of this glass room is, it encourages us women to dare to show off our beauty from inside to out and take pride in being observed by other people.
问: 在童话般的水晶玻璃健身房里健身有怎样的感觉？
答: 当我看到这个玻璃健身房的一刹那，我感到的是一种从头到脚的清爽。整个晶莹剔透的氛围让我仿佛置身于梦境。起初我还不太适应被许多陌生的眼睛注视着，但后来在NIN教练动感舞步的感染下，我渐渐完全沉浸于运动的喜悦之中了。现在，我终于体会到了这个玻璃房独具匠心之所在，它正是要号召我们女性敢于从内到外透明地展示自我的魅力，体验成为他人眼中一道风景线的自豪感。
imprison /im`priz9n/ vt.监禁；关押
tower-block /`tau9bl4k/ n.（高层建筑）塔式大楼
posture /`p4stH9/ n.（身体的）姿势；体态
chamber /`tHeimb9/ n.室；房间
lodge /l4_/ vt.寄存；存放
gym /_im/ n.体育馆；体操
rhythmic /`riNmik/ adj.节奏的；合拍的
transparent /tr2ns`per9nt/ adj.透明的；显然的
cardiovascular /,k3di9u`v2skjul9/ adj.心脏血管的
aerobics /-9`r9ubiks/ n.有氧运动法
sparkling /`sp3kliM/ adj.闪烁的；闪闪发光的
ingenuity /,in_i`n(iti/n.精巧；灵活性
sleek /sl1k/ adj.圆滑的
renewal /ri`nju(:)9l/ n.更新；恢复
① yearn for 渴望
A: I have been working nonstop, I’m yearning for a long vacation!
我一直在不挺的工作，我真渴望有一个长假啊！
B: I know, but our boss won’t be that kind.
我理解，但我们的老板可不会那么仁慈啊。
② show off 炫耀；买弄
A: I don’t like tom, he is always showing off his money.
我不喜欢汤姆，他总是炫耀他很有钱。
B: Nor do I.
我也讨厌他。
③ be a great help in 对……有很大的帮助
A: Could you give me some advice on learning English?
你能给我一些关于学英语的建议吗？
B: More oral and written practices would be a great help in your English study.
多做一些口头和书面的练习可能会对你的英语学习有帮助。
④ maintain a … attitude towards 对……保持……态度
A: What a pity! Susan has suffered so much from her cancer.
真不幸！苏珊得癌症了。
B: But she maintains a positive attitude towards her situation and never loses hope for life.
可她对此却抱有一个积极的态度，而且从没有失去对生活的希望。
Q: How do you feel about the work out just now? What do you think it was that got you the NIN coaches and crowd’s support and helped you be crowned the “Nike Beauty”?
A: After the work out I was really chilled out, I really felt like I had been reborn. I think that in getting crowned “Nike Beauty”, a really important thing was the energy and confidence my body emitted after the work out. This kind of beauty originates from activity, it’s that that caused my movements to be so full of expression and infect the crowd with my joy.
Q: What kind of changes do you think working out has wrought in you?
A: The changes are really big, they chiefly occurred in two areas. First, working out makes me very fit, my skin is smooth and sleek and I am full of energy. What I like even more is that exercise is good for my mindset, gives me lots of confidence and helps me ④ maintain a positive and optimistic attitude towards life. The feeling of working out is really great!
Q: When you feel stressed, how do you usually relieve that pressure?
A: Before, I’d usually go shopping or to karaoke with friends, and chill out a bit. But after starting working out, I think that sport is the most effective way of keeping fit and the healthiest way. So I will carry on training, keeping fit has already become a key part of my life.
问: 刚才的运动感觉如何？你认为是什么令你得到NIN教练和现场观众的支持从而获得“NINEBeauty”头衔的呢？
答: 运动过后非常畅快，真是有一种宛若新生的感觉。我觉得之所以可以获得“NINEBeauty”头衔，很重要的一点是运动之后我身上所散发出的活力与自信。这种魅力源于运动，正是它使我的动作富有表现力，感染着观众并将我的快乐传递给他们。
问: 你认为运动带给了你什么样的变化？
答: 运动带给我的变化很大，这种变化主要体现在两个方面。第一是运动使我的身体十分健康，皮肤变得细腻光滑，精力也很充沛。更令我欣喜的是，运动给我带来了性格上的变化，使我非常有自信，对生活的态度也更加积极乐观。运动的感觉真的很棒！
问: 当你感到压力时，你一般是通过什么方式来减压的呢？
答: 以前，我一般会和朋友一起去购物或者去唱歌，让心情轻松起来。但当我参加健身运动后，我觉得借助运动减轻压力才是最有效、最健康的途径。为此，我会继续坚持锻炼，健身运动已经成为我生活中必不可少的部分了。
