学 生 ： 马韶萍 牛朝 寿先淑 孟薇 王睿 指导教师： 冉玉体 The breath of life （生命的气息） 学 生 ： 马韶萍 牛朝 寿先淑 孟薇 王睿 指导教师： 冉玉体 河南理工大学安全学院

The breath of life 1、Breath control 2、EPIC breathing 3、Healing breath

Breath control Sixteen hundred years ago the great Tao alchemist Ko Hung advocated breathing techniques. To strengthen the breath, he said, Tao novitiates should exhale the maximum amount of stale air from their lungs, then fill their lungs with the maximum amount of fresh air. Today when my patients complain of chronic fatigue I often follow Ko Hung's leads and encourage them to indulge in spells of EPIC breathing. This remedy can be applied whenever appropriate.

行气 一千六百年前，一个伟大的道教学家，炼丹家，葛洪，提出了呼吸的技术。他说，为了加强呼吸，道家弟子应该最大程度的从肺部呼出污浊气体，然后最大程度的吸入新鲜空气来充满肺部。现在当我的病人向我抱怨慢性疲劳的时候，我经常遵照葛洪的呼吸方法的指示，鼓励他们尽情的享受EPIC这种呼吸方法。这个疗法在任何时候都很合适。

When carried out first thing in the morning it helps to banish the drowsiness of the night; when used in the evening it helps to counteract the tiredness of the day's work. When employed during moments of mental exhaustion it assists in clearing the head and overcoming tension and fatigue.

当在早上进行的第一件事就是做这个时，它能帮助驱除夜晚的瞌睡，在晚上它能抵消白天工作的劳累。当精神疲惫极了的时候，它可以帮忙清醒头脑，克服紧张和疲劳。

EPIC breathing The exercise is performed in four simple stages: exhalation--pause--inspiration--containment. Each of these phases has its own particular significance.

EPIC呼吸法 这个练习分为四个简单的步骤：呼气—停顿—吸气—屏气。每一个步骤都有它独特的意义。

1. Exhalation When people set out to improve their breathing their initial thought is invariably to suck in the maximum possible draught of air. But you can't pour wine into a full bottle. In the same way you can't fill the lungs with fresh air unless you've first drained them of every drop of stale air. Even at the best of times only a sixth of the air in the lungs gets changed with each fresh breath we take. If we breathe shallowly, or fail to clear the lungs of devitalised air, this poor rate of turnover declines still further. So always start your deep breathing exercises by collapsing the lungs as fully as possible. While you breathe out, imagine that you're a hot air balloon collapsing slowly to the ground. This has a relaxing effect, particularly if you quietly intone the word relax...relax...relax as you exhale.

1 呼气 当人们开始着手以改善他们的呼吸，他们最初的想法是尽可能吸入更多的空气。但是，你不能把酒倒入一个满瓶中。同样的道理，你不能用清新的空气填满肺部,除非你先倒掉每一滴污浊的空气。我们得到的每一个清新的气息，即使在最佳状态下，只有肺部的六分之一的气体得到改变。如果我们轻缓的呼吸，或者说不能清除肺内的废气，这种微弱的交换率下降的更多。所以，我们要尽可能充分的挤压肺部，开始深呼吸练习。当你在呼气的时候，想象你是一个热气球，正在向地面慢慢降落。这有一个放松的效果，尤其在呼气时，你平静的咏吟“放松、放松、放松…的时候。”

2. Pause When you reach the end point of expiration, hold the position for a few seconds while you emphasize the feeling of complete bodily relaxation，then, when the body prompts you, start to exhale.

2 停顿 当你达到呼气的终点，保持这个状态几秒钟，同时着重身 体完全放松的感觉。然后，当身体提示你时，开始呼气。

3. Inspiration The object of this phase is to fill every crevice of the lungs with the maximum possible volume of air. This serves two functions. In the first place it improves the vital capacity of the lungs. Secondly it enhances the process of gaseous exchange, for tests reveal that filling the lungs with air increases what physiologists refer to as the “transfer factor ”, the ease with which oxygen passes across the walls of the air cells in the lungs and enters the blood stream.

3 吸气 这个阶段的目的是使肺部的每一处缺口都充满最大可能量的空气。这有两方面的功能，首先，它能提高肺活量。其次，它能增强气体交换过程。因为，测试表明充满空气的肺能够增强生理学家所指的“传输因子”。氧气轻而易举地穿过气泡墙而进入到血流中。

4 Containment The lungs consists of a mass of approximately 300 million air sacs or alveoli, joined together like an enormous bunch of grapes. Each of these sacs is surrounded by a network of slender capillaries, which are just wide enough to allow the red blood cells to pass in the single file. During normal breathing, the blood corpuscles remain in contact with the alveolar walls for no more than three-quarters of a minute. In this brief time they have to discharge their store of carbon dioxide waste and take on fresh supplies of oxygen. If the breath is contained in the lungs a little longer, more time is allowed for the vital process of gaseous exchange.

4 屏气 肺是由大量的大约接近于30亿的气囊和肺泡组成，它们像一大串葡萄一样结合在一起。每一个气囊都被一簇纤细的毛细血管网环绕着，而毛细血管的宽度仅仅能让血红细胞以单分子层的形式通过。正常呼吸情况下，一分钟内血球与肺泡壁的接触时间不超过45秒。在这么短暂的时间内，它们必须排出储存的二氧化碳，并且提供新鲜氧气。如果在肺部的气息能够保持更久的话，那么气体交换的重要过程也会有更多的时间。

"Healing breath" This is a feature of the yogic "healing breath" which consists of a cycle of inspiration, breath-holding and expira-tion, performed to a count which is always in the ratio 1:4:2. According to the shiva sanhita, a classical Sanskirt text, the person who regularly practises this healing breath will be re-warded with "good appetite and digestion, cheerfulness, a good figure, courage and enthusiasm and strength." The tonic effect of breath containment is supported by research work carried out in America by K.T.Behanan, which revealed that yogic breathing can increase the oxygenation of the blood as much as 25 percent.

益气 瑜伽健身呼吸法是有吸气、屏气和呼气三个过程组成的一个循环。进行这个循环时这三个过程是以1：4：2的比例，这是瑜伽健身呼吸法的特征。根据Shiva Sanhita，一种古典的梵文经文，一个能够定期的练习健身呼吸法的人，可以得到益处，如好的胃口和消化、快乐、优雅的体形、勇气以及迸发的热情和力量等。K.T.Behanan在美国进行的研究使呼吸控制的滋补作用得到了证实，他的研究表明瑜伽呼吸能够使血液的含氧量增加25%。

Many Eastern breathing systems recommend that the breath should be held for two or more minutes. This produces unnecessary tension and is potentially harmful. During EPIC breathing the breath should be held for no longer than three seconds, just long enough for you to conjure up a mental picture of red blood cells coursing through your body, bearing their precious cargo of oxygen to refresh and invigorate every one of your body cells.

东方国家许多呼吸机构建议，呼吸要进行超过2分钟。这会产生不必要的紧张而且存在潜在的危害。进行EPIC这种呼吸过程不应该超过三秒，这就足以让你联想到红血细胞在体内运行的心理图像，产生着氧气更新的珍贵载体从而激活了你的每一个体细胞。

Indulge in 沉湎于，沉溺于，尽情享受 Indulge oneself in sth 沉溺于某事 Eg: The bitter taste of disappointed love made him indulge in his own daydreams. 苦涩的失恋滋味使他成天沉浸在自己编织的梦幻之中。 Banish 放逐，驱逐 Eg: Banish mediocrity and seek out the work you’re passionate about. 把平庸赶走，找到你具有激情的工作。

Set out:出发；开始；陈述；陈列 Eg: 1.Encouraged with this observation, I resolved the next morning to set out with the first of the tide. 这番观察大大的鼓起了我的勇气，我决定第二天早晨乘着第一次潮汐出发。 2.He left his house and set out on a long journey. 他离开家园，开始一段漫长的旅程。 Suck in 吸收，吸入，吸取 Eg: Just keep your mind open and suck in the experience. 你要做的就是让身心全部敞开。

Invariably [in'vɛəriəbli] adv:总是；不变地；一定地 更多短语： Almost Invariably 几乎总 ; 或许一直如此 alert invariably 随时报警 Eg：1.But that may be partly because they invariably offered less training than younger ones. 但是这种情况的部分原因是他们受到的培训总是比年轻人少。 2.Wives say that men are invariably children. 妻子们说男人实际上永远是孩子。

collapse [kə'læps] vi. 倒塌；瓦解；暴跌vt. 使倒塌，使崩溃；使萎陷 n. 倒塌；失败；衰竭 短语：Collapse to 折叠到 ; 坍塌到 ; 塌陷到 Eg: 1.As governments are now discovering, such revenues collapse very quickly when the bubble bursts. 各国政府现在发现，泡沫破灭时，这种收入很快崩溃时。 2.The shack seemed almost ready to collapse. 那小屋子好像是快要倒塌了。

Inspiration n. 灵感；鼓舞；吸气；妙计 Eg:1 Insomnia is my greatest inspiration. 失眠是我最大的灵感。 2 Her charity work is an inspiration to us all. 她的慈善工作激励着我们大家。 3 He had an inspiration :he had give her dog for her birthday. 他突然想到一个好主意，他要送给她一只狗作为生日礼物。 Crevice [`krevis] n.缺口，裂缝 Eg: Every crevice in these walls has been filled with putty . 这几堵墙的每个裂缝都用油灰补塞上了。

Reveal 揭示、显示、透露 露出，展示 Eg:1 It was revealed that important evidence had been suppressed. 据透露，重要的证据被隐瞒了。 2 He laughed ,revealing a line of white teeth. 他笑了起来，露出一排洁白的牙齿。 Conjure 变魔法，变戏法，使。。。变戏法般的出现或消失 eg：Her grandfather taught her to conjure . 他的祖父教他变魔术。 短语：1 Conjure sth up 使。。。呈现于脑际；使想起 Eg：That smell always conjure up memories of holidays in France. 那种气味总是会勾引起人们对在法国度假那段日子的回忆。 2 conjure sth from /out of sth令人惊讶地创造出；使意外地出现 Eg: He conjured a delicious meal out of a few leftovers. 他居然用几样剩下的东西做出了可口的一餐。

Perform 履行，执行,演出，表演,工作，运转（好/不好） Eg: 1 She performed an important role in our organization. 她在我们的组织中发挥着重要的作用。 2 I’d like to hear it performed live. 我希望听现场演出。 3 The engine seems to be performing well. 发动机似乎运转正常。 Tonic n. 补药；主调音或基音 adj. 滋补的；声调的；使精神振作的 Eg: Cod -liver oil is a tonic . 鱼肝油是一种滋补品。 Invigorate vt. 鼓舞；使精力充沛；使健壮 Eg: Exercise and books invigorate the body and mind . 运动与好书使身心健康。

东晋葛洪 人物简介 　　葛洪是中国东晋时期有名的医生，字稚川，自号抱朴子，丹阳句容（今属江苏人），是预防医学的介导者。著有《肘后方》，书中最早记载一些传染病如天花、恙虫病症侯及诊治。“天行发斑疮”是全世界最早有关天花的记载。其在炼丹方面也颇有心得，丹书《抱朴子·内篇》具体地描写了炼制金银丹药等多方面有关化学的知识，也介绍了许多物质性质和物质变化。例如“丹砂烧之成水银，积变又还成丹砂”，即指加热红色硫化汞（丹砂），分解出汞，而汞加硫黄又能生成黑色硫化汞，再变为红色硫化汞。描述了化学反应的可逆性。又如“以曾青涂铁，铁赤色如铜”，就描述了铁置换出铜的反应，等等。

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