Madam Chiang Kai-shek’s 8 Secrets to Live Over 100

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台湾作家林博文曾经这样评价:1942年宋美龄访美划时代的夫人外交,为中美合作抗战写下辉煌的一页,对促进美国朝野了解和支持中国抗日,更发挥了石破天惊之功,这无疑是夸大之语,但毕竟情有可原,因为对于历史大势的叙述往往难免干瘪和枯燥,而设定一个传奇的女主人公居间纵横捭阖,通俗历史的书写才更容易找到立脚点和聚焦点。这几乎就是关于宋美龄一生的隐喻,一个十岁即去美国留学,20岁回中国,已对汉语感到陌生的女性,她的生活并不复杂,很多时候她不过是本性自然流露,或者是顺势率性而为,但因为身处特殊位置,她所有的行动都会被赋予额外的意义。不过,我们今天不谈宋美龄在政治上的成就,我们来聊一聊她的长寿秘方,2003年10月23日晚11时17分,已106岁高龄活过三个世纪的宋美龄在纽约辞世,美国时代周刊在专题报道中称她为钢铁塑成的花朵。美丽的内核,冰冷娇弱,但筋骨强韧,钢铁花朵,这的确是对宋美龄一生形象的写照。

宋美龄的长寿秘方大概可以概括为这样的八点:
第一点就是节制饮食;
第二点就是定期灌肠;
第三点就是全身按摩;
第四点就是坚持信仰;
第五点就是与人攀谈;
第六点就是戒烟;
第七点就是读书和绘画;
第八点就是保持充足睡眠。

好,下面就让大乐乐带你看看这位传奇女性的长寿秘诀吧。

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第一步:解决高频单词

legendary /'ledʒ(ə)nd(ə)rɪ/

adj. 传奇的;著名的

figure /'fɪgə/

n. 人物;图形;数字

call on 

号召

conduct /'kɒndʌkt/

vt. 处理;管理;进行

address /ə'dres/

vt. 演说;向…致辞

die from 

死于

survive /sə'vaɪv/

vt. 比…活得长;幸存

reveal /rɪ'viːl/

vt. 泄露;显示

trait /treɪt/

n. 特征;个性

contribute to 

有助于;促进

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第二步:精读重点段落

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Soong Mei-ling, a.k.a Madame Chiang Kai-shek, was the wife of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek who was also the leader of the Kuomintang in China in the 1930s.She was a legendary figure in modern Chinese history. During the Second Sino-Japanese War she called on the Chinese people to fight against the Japanese invasion, and in 1942 conducted a speaking tour in the United States to gain support. She was the first Chinese national and the second woman to address both houses of the U.S. Congress. She died at the age of 106. Her parents and most of her siblings died from cancer. She also received operations twice for breast cancer and once for ovarian malignancy at an old age, yet she survived them. A close look at her life reveals the following traits that may contribute to her long life:

  • legendary传奇的;著名的
  • figure 人物;图形;数字
  • call on号召
  • conduct 处理;管理;进行
  • address  演说;向…致辞
  • die from死于
  • survive 比…活得长;幸存
  • reveal 泄露;显示
  • trait 特征;个性
  • contribute to有助于;促进
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第三步:攻克必学语法

如何描述一个人的一生呢?
必学词组:
call on
call on sb to do sth 号召某人做某事
例句:
She called on the Chinese people to fight against the Japanese.
她号召中国人民奋起抗日。
It calls on us, each of us, to a higher calling.
这就需要我们,我们每个人,对自己从事的职业拥有更高的认识。

die from 和 die of 的区分
die from 因为外部原因比如车祸啊,地震啊,死亡
Nineteen people died from the earthquake in Sichuan last week.
上周19人死于四川的地震。
die of 因为疾病死亡
die of cancer 死于癌症

A close look at her life reveals the following traits that may contribute to her long life.
纵观她的一生,会发现她的长寿归结于下列原因。

A close look at one’s life reveals that… 纵观某某人的一生
在写道某人的一生时,可以用这个句型。

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Madam Chiang Kai-shek’s 8 Secrets to Live Over 100

第一段:
Soong Mei-ling, a.k.a Madame Chiang Kai-shek, was the wife of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek who was also the leader of the Kuomintang in China in the 1930s.She was a legendary figure in modern Chinese history. During the Second Sino-Japanese War she called on the Chinese people to fight against the Japanese invasion, and in 1942 conducted a speaking tour in the United States to gain support. She was the first Chinese national and the second woman to address both houses of the U.S. Congress. She died at the age of 106. Her parents and most of her siblings died from cancer. She also received operations twice for breast cancer and once for ovarian malignancy at an old age, yet she survived them. A close look at her life reveals the following traits that may contribute to her long life:

  • legendary传奇的;著名的
  • figure 人物;图形;数字
  • call on号召
  • conduct 处理;管理;进行
  • address  演说;向…致辞
  • die from死于
  • survive 比…活得长;幸存
  • reveal 泄露;显示
  • trait 特征;个性
  • contribute to有助于;促进

第二段:
Eat less
Soong kept on a light diet, eating 5 times a day and only eating till she was half full. If she found out that she was overweight she would switch to a vegetarian diet until her body weight lowered.

第三段:
Perform an enema everyday
Although medical professionals suggest that enemas should only be performed in severe cases, Soong performed one every day.

第四段:
Whole body massage
Song Mei-ling had a wholebody massage every day because she knew there were many acupuncture points on the back which help to maintain good health. In the 1950s she moved from China to Taiwan and hired personal massage therapists until she moved to the United States in 1975. In her old age two nurses massaged her whole body alternately every day before she went to sleep.

第五段:
Belief in God
When told that she was an extraordinary capable woman, she smiled and quoted the Bible: “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course …” Her spiritual serenity might have had positive effects on her endocrine system.

第六段:
Keep social
When Song was upset about something, she would find close friends to chat and get rid of her bad feelings. Steady emotions were helpful in supporting her respiratory and endocrine systems.

第七段:
Quit smoking
Smoking damages one’s respiratory system and can bring many chronic diseases. Soong Mei-ling’s husband Chiang Kai-shek had advised her to quit smoking for many years, and she finally did quit after he died.

第八段:
Enrich spiritual life through reading and painting
Reading had been Soong Meiling’s hobby for a long time, and she started to learn painting in the 1950s. The pursuit of beauty in the world of art must have help her concentrate and forget the passing years.

第九段:
Keep regular hours and enough sleep
Soong Meiling kept regular hours in her daily life and had about 10 hours’ sleep every day. She went to bed at 11 pm and got up after 9 in the morning.

  • a light diet 清淡的饮食
  • enema 灌肠剂
  • massage 按摩
  • acupuncture 针灸
  • maintain 保持
  • capable 有能力的
  • quote 引述
  • spiritual 精神层次的
  • serenity 宁静
  • endocrine 内分泌的
  • steady 稳定的
  • emotion 感情;情绪
  • respiratory 呼吸系统的
  • chronic 慢性的
  • enrich 使丰富
  • pursuit 追逐
  • concentrate 集中精力
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legendary /'ledʒ(ə)nd(ə)rɪ/

adj. 传奇的;著名的

figure /'fɪgə/

n. 人物;图形;数字

call on 

号召

conduct /'kɒndʌkt/

vt. 处理;管理;进行

address /ə'dres/

vt. 演说;向…致辞

die from 

死于

survive /sə'vaɪv/

vt. 比…活得长;幸存

reveal /rɪ'viːl/

vt. 泄露;显示

trait /treɪt/

n. 特征;个性

contribute to 

有助于;促进

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Madam Chiang Kai Shek‘s 8 Secrets to live over 100

第一段:
Soong Mei-ling, a.k.a Madame Chiang Kai-shek, was the wife of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek who was also the leader of the Kuomintang in China in the 1930s.She was a legendary figure in modern Chinese history. During the Second Sino-Japanese War she called on the Chinese people to fight against the Japanese invasion, and in 1942 conducted a speaking tour in the United States to gain support. She was the first Chinese national and the second woman to address both houses of the U.S. Congress. She died at the age of 106. Her parents and most of her siblings died from cancer. She also received operations twice for breast cancer and once for ovarian malignancy at an old age, yet she survived them. A close look at her life reveals the following traits that may contribute to her long life:

第二段:
Eat less
Soong kept on a light diet, eating 5 times a day and only eating till she was half full. If she found out that she was overweight she would switch to a vegetarian diet until her body weight lowered.

第三段:
Perform an enema everyday
Although medical professionals suggest that enemas should only be performed in severe cases, Soong performed one everyday.

第四段:
Whole body massage
Song Mei-ling had a whole body massage everyday because she knew there were many acupuncture points on the back which help to maintain good health. In the 1950s she moved from China to Taiwan and hired personal massage therapists until she moved to the United States in 1975. In her old age two nurses massaged her whole body alternately everyday before she went to sleep.

第五段:
Belief in God
When told that she was an extraordinary capable woman, she smiled and quoted the Bible: “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course …” Her spiritual serenity might have had positive effects on her endocrine system.

第六段:
Keep social
When Song was upset about something, she would find close friends to chat and get rid of her bad feelings. Steady emotions were helpful in supporting her respiratory and endocrine systems.

第七段:
Quit smoking
Smoking damages one’s respiratory system and can bring many chronic diseases. Soong Mei-ling’s husband Chiang Kai-shek had advised her to quit smoking for many years, and she finally did quit after he died.

第八段:
Enrich spiritual life through reading and painting
Reading had been Soong Meiling’s hobby for a long time, and she started to learn painting in the 1950s. The pursue of beauty in the world of art must have help her concentrate and forget the passing years.

第九段:
Keep regular hours and enough sleep
Soong Meiling kept regular hours in her daily life and had about 10 hours’ sleep every day. She went to bed at 11 pm and got up after 9 in the morning.

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