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Bodily?exercise,?when?compulsory,?does?no?harm?to?the?body;?but?knowledge?which?is?acquired?under?compulsion?obtains?no?hold?on?the?mind.?????????????????????????????????? —Plato?

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體育運(yùn)動(dòng)如果是出于強(qiáng)迫,不會(huì)有害于身體;但在強(qiáng)迫之下獲得的知識(shí),不能保留在頭腦中?!乩瓐D

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一、下面我們來看看exercise有幾種含義

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1.運(yùn)動(dòng),鍛煉 [U,C]

Temperance and exercise conduce to good health.

節(jié)制與運(yùn)動(dòng)有益于健康。

2.練習(xí),習(xí)題 [C]

Do the vocabulary exercise at the end of the chapter.

做這一章末尾的詞匯練習(xí)。

3.【軍】演習(xí),操練 [C]

Praised as a heroine by many, others denounced her rescue as a staged event used by Pentagon officials as a propaganda exercise.

許多人稱她為英雄,也有人公開指責(zé)說林奇的獲救就像一出舞臺(tái)戲,被五角大樓官員們用作宣傳演習(xí)。

4.(特定的)活動(dòng),行動(dòng)

It has become a threat to democracy and may render the presidential election an exercise in futility.

這是對(duì)民主本質(zhì)的一大威脅,可能使總統(tǒng)選舉成為有名無實(shí)的民主活動(dòng)。

5.(權(quán)力,權(quán)利等的)行使,運(yùn)用

The government must be careful in its exercise of power.

政府在行使其權(quán)力時(shí)必須小心謹(jǐn)慎。

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1.鍛煉,操練,練習(xí) [T]

Doctor’s careful work has won schoolmate's affirmation, simultaneously activity itself has also exercised everybody.

醫(yī)生細(xì)致、認(rèn)真的工作贏得了同學(xué)的肯定,同時(shí)活動(dòng)本身也鍛煉了大家。

2.運(yùn)用,行使 [T]

The King cannot exercise much political power.

這國王沒有很大的政治權(quán)利。

3.練習(xí);運(yùn)動(dòng) [I]

I think you should exercise more.

我認(rèn)為你應(yīng)該多運(yùn)動(dòng)運(yùn)動(dòng)。

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二、詞義辨析:還有哪些詞表示“聯(lián)習(xí)”的意思呢?

drill, exercise, practice, training, discipline

這些名詞都有“練習(xí)、訓(xùn)練、鍛煉”之意。

drill側(cè)重進(jìn)行有系統(tǒng)的,嚴(yán)格和重復(fù)的練習(xí)。

exercise主要指為強(qiáng)壯體魄而進(jìn)行的鍛煉,也可指進(jìn)行練習(xí)以保持已經(jīng)獲得的技巧。

practice指把所學(xué)的理論或知識(shí)用于實(shí)踐以獲得技藝與技巧。

training普通用詞,泛指為從事某種職業(yè)而進(jìn)行的身體或智力方面的訓(xùn)練。

discipline既可指訓(xùn)練又可指為達(dá)到某種熟練程度而進(jìn)行的約束。

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三、下面我們來學(xué)習(xí)一下含有exercise的常見短語

physical exercise

體育鍛煉

neck exercise

頸項(xiàng)功,頸項(xiàng)功


四,你學(xué)會(huì)exercise的用法了嗎?一起來檢測一下自己吧!

The?value?of?this ____ is?that?it?challenges?the?students?to?express?themselves?freely.
這項(xiàng)練習(xí)的價(jià)值在于它能促使學(xué)生自由地表達(dá)自己的思想。