Parkour Fever Sweeps China
跑酷熱席捲中國
本新聞影音出處：新唐人電視台英語新聞
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【新聞關鍵字】
1. Parkour : n. 【法】跑酷；暴酷（街頭疾走極限運動，配合猿猴一樣的靈活攀越）
2. Discipline : vt. 訓練，訓導
3. practitioners : n. 從事者；實踐者
4. agility : n. 敏捷:靈活
5. negotiate : vt. 成功越過
6. gymnastic : adj. 體操的
7. enthusiast : n. 對…熱衷的人；熱心者
8. stunt : n. 驚人的表演；特技；驚險動作
The French-born physical discipline of Parkour is gaining popularity among Beijing’s urban youth.
源自法國的身體訓練“跑酷” ，在北京的都市青年間受到歡迎。
Its “art of moving” allows practitioners to use agility and speed to negotiate objects in their environment to create a path.
這種“移動的藝術” 讓從事者使用敏捷和速度，來創造出一條路徑，以便成功通過環境中的物體。
Often compared to martial arts, 60-year-old Wu Suhui was amazed by the boys’ Kung Fu-like skills.
經常被比擬為武術，60歲的吳淑惠對於這些男孩子功夫般的技巧，感到驚奇。
[Wu Suhui, Spectator]:
“I think it is like the Shaolin Kung Fu, it is very good. It has a lot of hope. It’s cool, very cool. I’ve never seen this before, so when I saw it, I was drawn to it.”
[吳淑惠，觀眾]:
我想它就像是少林功夫，非常的好。跑酷有很大的希望，真的很酷，非常酷，我以前從未見過。 所以，當我看到這玩意，我就被它吸引了。
China Parkour Club, one of the largest in the nation, has hundreds of followers.
在中國最大的跑酷俱樂部的其中一家，已經擁有數百名的擁護者。
Zhang Tianlin, coach at the club, said the magnetic pull of Parkour lies in its relaxing quality.
俱樂部的教練張天麟說，跑酷的吸引力展現在它的放鬆特質。
[Zhang Tian Lin, Coach, China Parkour Club]:
“Life goes by pretty fast and there is a lot of pressure, so Parkour is a very relaxing and stress-releasing activity. It not only relaxes your muscles but also your mind.”
中國跑酷俱樂部教練張天麟說：“生活的步調相當快，而且有很大的壓力，所以跑酷是一項非常放鬆和釋放壓力的活動。它不但放鬆你的肌肉，還有你的頭腦。“
Parkour originated in 1987 when a group of gymnastic enthusiasts began to practice stunts in a Paris playground, gaining worldwide popularity in the 1990s.
跑酷發源自1987年，當時由一群體操熱愛者，開始在巴黎街頭廣場表演特技，並在1990年代受到全世界的觀迎。
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1. The French-born physical discipline
2. gaining popularity among Beijing’s urban youth.
3. to use agility and speed to negotiate objects
4. coach at the club
5. I was drawn to it.
6. the magnetic pull of Parkour
7. Life goes by pretty fast
8. there is a lot of pressure
9. stress-releasing activity
10. It not only relaxes your muscles but also your mind
11. gymnastic enthusiasts
12. began to practice stunts
13. gaining worldwide popularity
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