安,你懂瑜伽吗?
Ann: I don’t know now,but I have entered for the Yoga trainning last week.
现在不懂,不过我上礼拜刚报名瑜伽锻炼。
Lily: Eh, not bad, Yoga can make your body stronger. I read a strange piece of news about the Yoga several days ago.
恩,不错,瑜伽能强身健体。我前几天刚看过一篇奇怪的报道,也是有关瑜伽的。
Ann: What did the news say?
报道怎么说?
Lily: It said that a prison in India set a strange rule: the prisoners who take part in the Yoga trainning for 3 months can get commutation pardon.
说印度一家监狱几天前出台奇怪规定,参加瑜伽训练3个月课程的囚犯可以减刑。
Ann: Really? It is a strange rule, isn’t it?
真的吗?这可是一项新奇的规定,不是吗?
Lily: Yeah, at present, there are 400 people taking part in this trainning, and 68 people among them have finished the course and get commutation pardon.
确实,目前已经有400名囚犯参加了这个计划,其中68人已经完成课程并且获得减刑。
Ann: How did the administors of the prison think to use Yoga?
这个监狱怎么会想到用瑜伽的?
Lily: They think the Yoga not only can improve the prisoners’ health, but also can make them more calm and reduce the violence.
该监狱认为,瑜伽不仅可以改善囚犯的健康条件,还能让犯人们变得更冷静、减少暴力倾向。
Ann: I believe it will be a good behave.
相信这是一项不错的举措。