Joe:

Sam, why are you wearing a taekwondo uniform?

(Sam，为何你穿著跆拳道的服装？)

Sam:

That’s because I am going to my taekwondo class.

(那是因为我正要去上跆拳道的课。)

Joe:

Wow. I didn’t know you’re learning taekwondo. I thought you just like watching it on TV.

(哇！我不知道你有在学跆拳道，我以为你只是喜欢看电视的跆拳道比赛。)

Sam:

Actually, I’ve been learning taekwondo for a few years.

(其实我已经学了几年了。)

Joe:

Isn’t it a bit dangerous with all the kicking and punching?

(拳打脚踢的是不是有点危险啊？)

Sam:

Well, taekwondo is more than that. Training in taekwondo does help you get fit, but it also teaches you a lot of things.

(嗯，跆拳道其实不只那样啦，跆拳道的确可以帮助你变强壮，但是同时还可以学到很多东西。)

Joe:

Which are…?

(像是…？)

Sam:

Courtesy. The moment I enter the dojang, I need to greet the instructor and my fellow students with a handshake and bow, and to thank the instructor at the end of the class. Over the years, I’ve found it hard to be rude to people around me.

(礼貌。我只要一进去道场，就要跟教练和同学握手鞠躬问候，课程结束后，也要跟教练道谢。这几年下来，我觉得自己很难不跟周遭的人以礼相待。)

Joe:

Even if the person is very rude and wants to pick a fight with you?

(即使对方很没礼貌，而且想挑衅你？)

Sam:

Well, one of the important principles of taekwondo is self-control. People don’t come to learn taekwondo just to hurt others. It’s about releasing stress and finding inner peace. So, that’s why a taekwondo black-belt, like me, always looks calm and peaceful.

(嗯，跆拳道的其中一个很重要的原则就是自制。人们来学跆拳道并不是为了伤害他人，而是为了释放压力，和找到内心的平静。所以就是为何像我这样的跆拳道黑带，总是看起来很沉著平静。)

Joe:

Ha! Don’t flatter yourself. So, you must know how to break a board with a kick?

(哈，少往你脸上贴金了。所以你一定知道如何踢破木板啰？)

Sam:

Of course!

(那当然。)

Joe:

It seems really difficult.

(那似乎很困难。)

Sam:

It is, but that’s the purpose of board breaking. You fail, and then you persevere, and try again. So, when you finally manage to break a board, it empowers you. In other words, as your body grows stronger, so does your mind.

(的确是很困难没错，但那就是击破木板的用意所在。你失败了，但你坚持下去，再继续尝试，当你终于击破木板了，你会觉得自己充满力量；换句话说，随著你的身体变强壮，你的心智也是。)

Joe:

Wow. That sounds deep!

(哇，听起来好深奥喔。)

Sam:

You bet!

(那当然！)

taekwondo

跆拳道

kick

踢

punch

用拳猛击

get fit

变得强健

courtesy

礼貌

dojang

道场

instructor

教练、讲师

self-control

自制力

release stress

释放压力

inner peace

内在的平静

board

木板

persevere

坚持