What is brain gym　什么是健脑俱乐部
     The Brain Gym program is based on the concept that learning challenges can be overcome by carrying out certain movements, the use of which will create pathways in the brain. The repetition of the 26 Brain Gym activities (each of which takes about a minute to do), is said to"activate the brain for optimal storage and retrieval of information."
     The Brain Gym website refers to more than a hundred pilot studies and anecdotal reports, done with people of all ages, that explore the effects of the activities in such areas as reading, writing, memory, selfreported anxiety, and computer-related eye-and-muscle strain, to name a few. Numerous books have been written describing anecdotal studies in which use of the Brain Gym activities has benefited specific populations.
     The work's founder, educator Paul Dennison, writing his early books on Brain Gym in the 80s and 90s, then hypothesized his explanations for the efficacy of the Brain Gym program. Modern scientific researchers are invited to confirm his empirical findings. The Brain Gym 26, used by people of all ages, have been incorporated into many educational, sports, and business programs in the United States, Canada, and throughout the world. They are also widely used in British state schools, including the Finchale Primary School.
     Brain Gym International/the Educational Kinesiology Foundation is a non-profit educational organization, established in 1987 and based in Ventura, California. The names of the members of the board of directors are listed on the Brain Gym website. Brain Gym is a registered trademark of Brain Gym International.
     The Brain Gym instructor program is open to anyone. To become qualified as a consultant there is a four-stage training program that consists of fourteen courses of between twenty-four and forty hours, in which students experience the use of intentional movement to improve sensorimotor skills and achieve personal goals. The trainee must also complete fifteen case studies and attend six private consultations with a qualified instructor.
     大多数"健脑俱乐部"（brain gym）的基础配备是一个计算机房（computer room），在电脑上安装一些公司开发的相关软件，如Posit Science Corp.，CogniFit Ltd.,、Lumos Labs Inc.和Happy Neuron Inc.公司等。和去普通健身房练举重（weight lifting）或普拉提（Pilates）的人一样，一些体验这种新型健脑方式的用户说，他们更喜欢有私人教练（private coach）的陪伴。除了基本的认知训练（cognitive training）外，脑部保健还包括精神健康评估（health assessment）和放松练习（relaxation training）等项目。

     Have you ever heard about brain gym?
     你听说过健脑俱乐部吗？
     The brain gym attract more and more attention in many countries, especially America, and are becoming popular.
     健脑俱乐部在很多国家，尤其是美国，受到越来越多的关注，并且变得流行。
     The brain gym is a new way of brain strengthening.
     健脑俱乐部是一种新型健脑方式。
     The 63 year old American writer Linda Hale Bucklin set up a new brain gym in his community, which attracts many residents to join in.
     现年63岁的美国作家琳达·巴克林在自己的社区新开了一家"健脑俱乐部"，吸引了很多居民加入。
     What she joined in was the vibrant brain gym.
     她加入的是活力大脑健脑俱乐部。
     From December, 2007, the brain gym has attracted about 200 members. Paying for 60 dollars per month, the members could use the facilities that are composed by 20 computer work stations.
     从2007年12月起，俱乐部已吸引了约200名会员。会员每月支付60美元，就可以使用由20个电脑工作站构成的设施。
     Apart from the basic cognition training, the brain health care also includes the items like spiritual health assessment and relaxation exercises.
     除了基本的认知训练外，脑部保健还包括精神健康评估和放松练习等项目。
     The emerging enterprise Sparks of Genius in Florida provides"scientific brain exercise movement" towards the old people.
     佛罗里达州的新兴企业Sparks of Genius公司面向老年人提供"科学的健脑运动"。
     In southern California, more than ten body-building clubs are combining traditional body-building items with brain exercise that sitting in front of computers, and claim that it is most effective to do brain exercise after body building.
     在南加州，十几所健身俱乐部正在把传统健身项目与坐在电脑前的脑部保健项目结合起来，声称在健身后进行健脑最为有效。
     The brain health care is established on the basis of a relatively new scientific finding: the plasticity of brain.
     脑部保健行业的建立基础是一个相对较新的科学发现：脑可塑性。
     It is discovered in a recent research on 487 old people aging above 65 that those who took the 40-hours training by brain-exercising software within the past eight weeks has obvious improvement in memory and attentiveness.
     最近一项对487名65岁以上的老年人进行的研究发现，在八周时间内通过脑部锻炼软件进行40小时训练的人在记忆力和注意力方面有显著改进。
     Although many brain exercising center are catering to the baby boom generation, their parents also join in.
     虽然许多脑部锻炼中心主要面向婴儿潮一代，但这个人群的父母们也在加入进来。
     Their first brain gym occupied little space, equipped many computers and prepared lots of nuts and green tea in the rest rooms.
     他们开的第一个健脑俱乐部场地不大，安放了很多电脑，休息室里准备了很多坚果和绿茶。
     It is demonstrated that human brain has plasticity, and brain gyms are popular in many countries.
     研究表明大脑具有可塑性，健脑俱乐部风行各国。

     Bruce: It is said that Martin had joined in a brain gym.
     布鲁斯：听说马丁最近加入了一个健脑俱乐部。
     Sam: I just heard about body-building club, what's brain gym?
     山姆：我只听说过健身俱乐部，健脑俱乐部是什么？
     Bruce: Brain gym is a new way of brain health care prevails in recent years.
     布鲁斯：健脑俱乐部是近些年刚刚流行的一种脑部保健方式。
     Sam: Does it keep brain health though medicines?
     山姆：是通过药物保健吗？
     Bruce: No. Brain health care is operated by a software named"neutral exercise" equipped in the computers.
     布鲁斯：不是。脑部保健是通过在电脑上安装一种名为"神经操"的软件对大脑进行保健。
     Sam: What's the effect of this brain health care?
     山姆：这种保健会有怎样的效果呢？
     Bruce: The brain health care is beneficial to increase memory and attentiveness.
     布鲁斯：脑部保健有利于提高记忆力和注意力。
     Sam: Is that means this way of health care more suitable for the old people?
     山姆：这么说这种保健方式更适合于老年人喽？
     Bruce: It is not only fit for the old, but attracts many young people to join in.
     布鲁斯：不仅适用于老年人，很多年轻人也非常乐意加入。
     Sam: Well, how to join in this brain gym?
     山姆：那么该如何加入健脑俱乐部呢？
     Bruce: After applying for the member, you can use the facilities like computers and software of gym for free if you pay the membership fees every month.
     布鲁斯：申请成为会员后，每月只需要缴纳一定的会费，就可以免费使用俱乐部里的脑部保健设施，即计算机和软件。
     Sam: Is the member fees high?
     山姆：费用高吗？
     Bruce: Just dozens of dollars per month.
     布鲁斯：每月仅仅几十美元。
     Sam: Is there any brain gym in our community?
     山姆：咱们的社区有健脑俱乐部吗？
     Bruce: Not yet, but there is one in Martin's, and you can enroll there.
     布鲁斯：目前还没有，不过马丁的社区有，你可以去他们那里报名。
     Sam: Ok, I will consult tomorrow.
     山姆：好的，明天我就去咨询一下。