首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Many people will have heard of the Alexander technique but have only a vague idea what it is about. Until earlier this year, I d
Many people will have heard of the Alexander technique but have only a vague idea what it is about. Until earlier this year, I d
admin
2010-01-10
42
问题
Many people will have heard of the Alexander technique but have only a vague idea what it is about. Until earlier this year, I didn’t have the faintest idea about it. But, hunched over a computer screen one day, I noticed that the neck-and backache I regularly suffered were more painful than usual. I consulted a doctor, who said: "I can treat the symptoms by massaging your neck and upper back. But you actually have bad posture. That is what you need to get sorted out. Go off and learn the Alexander technique."
I had regularly been told by friends and family that I tend to slouch in chairs but had thought bad posture was something one was born with and could do nothing about, That is not true. Dentists and car mechanics, among others, tend to develop bad posture from leaning over patients or engine bays. Mothers often stress and strain their necks and backs lifting and carrying children, and those of us who sit in front of computers all day are almost certainly not doing our bodies any favours.
A few clicks on the web and I found an Alexander technique teacher, Tanya Shoop, in my area of south London and booked a first appointment. Three months later I am walking straighter and sitting better, while my neck and back pain are things of the past. I feel taller, too, which I may be imagining, but the technique can increase your height by up to five centimeters if you were badly slumped beforehand.
The teaching centres on the neck, head and back. It trains you to use your body less harshly and to perform familiar movements and actions with less effort. There is very little effort in the lessons themselves, which set apart the Alexander technique from pilates or yoga , which are exercise-based.
A typical lesson involves standing in front of a chair and learning to sit and stand with minimal effort. You spend some time ’lying on a bench with your knees bent to straighten the spine and relax your body while the teacher moves your arms and legs to train you to move them correctly.
The key is learning to break the bad habits accumulated over years. Try, for example, folding your arms the opposite way to normal. It feels odd, doesn’t it? This is an example of a habit the body has formed which can be hard to break. Many of us carry out heads too far back and tilted skyward. The technique teaches you to let go of the muscles holding the head back, allowing it to resume its natural place on the summit of our spines. The head weighs four to six kilos, so any misalignment can cause problems for the neck and body.
So who was Alexander and how did he come up with the technique? Frederick Matthias Alexander, an Australian theatrical orator born in 1860, found in his youth that his voice was failing during performance. He analysed himself and realized his posture was bad. He worked. on improving it, with dramatic results. He brought his technique to London 100 years ago and quickly gathered a following that included some very famous people. He died in 1955, having established a teacher-training school in London, which is thriving today.
So if you are slouching along the road one day, feeling weighed down by your troubles, give a thought to the Alexander technique. It could help you walk tall again.
It is suggested ed that Frederick Alexander ______ .
选项
A、believed in the benefits of exercise
B、invented an alternative to yoga
C、developed a form of exercise for actors
D、recovered his vocal powers
答案
D
解析
这个题目主要考查学生对题目的理解能力。“It is suggested”的意思是“从文章中可以得到的是……”。这个题目的解题句是倒数第二段的“He worked on improving it,with dramatic results.”(他用来改善它,并且取得了巨大的成果o)故选D。vocal power是指声音能力,也就是能说话了。
转载请注明原文地址:https://jikaoti.com/ti/9FoYFFFM
本试题收录于:
NAETI中级口译笔试题库外语翻译证书(NAETI)分类
0
NAETI中级口译笔试
外语翻译证书(NAETI)
相关试题推荐
Ifyouorderedthroughanagent,pleasecheckwiththeagentto______thatyourorderwasreceivedandprocessed.
Althoughmanymodificationshavebeenmadeinit,thegameknownintheUnitedStatesasfootballcanbetraceddirectlytothe
______havebeenmadefornearlythreedecadestoincreasetheamountofprecipitationfromcloudsbyseedingthemwithsaltor
TheEuropeanonlinefashionbusinessisfierce.Justaskbackersofone-timehighfliers.Likeboo.com,theurbansportswearret
Therehasbeena______lackofcommunicationbetweentheunionandthemanagement.
Wehavesentanordersliptoallthatwehavereasontobelieveareinterestedinourbooks.
BlairAdmitsNeverHavingSentFlowerstoHisWifeBritishPrimeMinisterTonyBlairadmittedonatelevisionprogrammethat
Ifthereisanyendeavorwhosefruitsshouldbefreelyavailable,thatendeavorissurelypubliclyfinancedscience.Morally,ta
A、PleasedB、Excited.C、DisappointedD、Disgusted.C根据相关信息内的重点单词的内涵进行合理推断。
A、Inastudio.B、Inaclothingstore.C、Atabeachresort.D、Atafashionshow.A
随机试题
某25岁白领,长期在外就餐。知晓在外就餐风险后,向同事宣布自己从下周开始减少在外就餐频率,按照行为改变的阶段理论,该白领属于行为改变阶段中的()
女,7岁。食冷饮时左后牙感到酸痛2周,无自发痛史,检查发现颊面深龋,龋蚀范围稍广,腐质软而湿润,易挖除,但敏感。测牙髓活力同正常牙,叩(-)若充填后远期出现激发痛和自发痛,多由于
以下说法正确的是()。
某法院在审理一行政案件中认为某地方性法规与国家法律相抵触。根据我国宪法和法律的规定,下列表述不正确的是哪项?()
相比有限合伙型、公司型私募股权基金,信托型具有相当突出的独特优势,下列描述错误的是( )。
下列对于期权时间价值的理解,不正确的是()。
分层的目的是降低系统实施的复杂性,使每一层只实现特定的功能。()
现有数列{an}和{bn},已知bn=,且a1=,求:b1.b3.b5.b7的值.
一个社会的精神高度和文化走向,从人们的读书生活上就可以看得一清二楚。有段时间外出较多,接连乘坐飞机,头等舱、公务舱、经济舱都轮番坐过,发现了一种很有趣的现象:头等舱的旅客往往很安静,很自我,都会随身携带一本或者几本书,落座之后就静静地读书;公务舱的旅客则大
A、Itisthesourceofallartisticwork.B、Itstartssoonafterweareborn.C、Itissomethingpeopleallengagein.D、Ithelps
最新回复
(
0
)