学校让学生打坐代替午睡

小编导语: 打坐是一种养生健身法。闭目盘膝而坐，调整气息出入，手放在一定位置上，不想任何事情。打坐又叫“盘坐”、“静坐”。道教中的一种基本修练方式。在佛教中叫“禅坐”或“禅定”，是佛教禅宗必修的。盘坐又分自然盘和双盘、单盘。打坐既可养身延寿，又可开智增慧。在中华武术修炼中，打坐也是一种修炼内功，涵养心性，增强意力的途径。打坐的特点是“静”，“久静则定，久动则疲”。因此，打坐结束后，要活动筋骨，如：打拳、舞剑、踢毽、自我按摩等等，做到“动静结合”。
The pilot plan of an elementary school in Foshan,South China’s Guangdong province to replace its customary afternoon nap for students with zazen meditation was recently ended after being tried for only two days, due to the complaints of parents. Comments:

中国南部的广东省佛山市的一所小学试点计划，最近学生用坐禅冥想代替它的午睡习惯，最近由于父母的投诉，在尝试只有两天结束后。下面是来自各方的一些评论：

It is understandable, and should be appreciated, that the principal of the elementary school introduced his 20-year experience of zazen meditation to his students with the best of intentions.However, those good intentions deprived some students of their right to have an afternoon nap.Therefore, to better solve the problem, the school should offer students the choice of sleeping or meditating。

这个行为是可以理解的，并且应该得到赞赏，这所小学的校长用心良苦给学生们传授自己20年的坐禅冥想经验。然而，这个好意剥夺了孩子们午睡的权利。所以，为了更好的解决这个问题，学校应该让学生自主选择是午睡还是打坐。

Rather than either mandatory zazen meditation for all students or sleep, the school authorities could discuss with the parents and let the children make their own choice. Those students who are interested can try zazen meditation during the noon break while those prefering a nap should be provided with a quiet sleeping environment. This would best respect the different needs of the students。

不管是打坐冥想还是午睡，校方领导应该和学生父母商量，然后让孩子自己做决定。喜欢打坐的同学可以利用午休时间打坐，而喜欢午睡的同学，校方也应该给他们安静的环境来休息。这样会尊重不同的需求。

Huaxi Metropolis Daily, Sept 7

华西都市日报，9月7日

As long as it is practical and does not put the students in danger, it is worth trying to introduce zazen meditation as part of the noon break at school. Students in some southeastern Asian countries do zazen meditation and it has been shown to have long-term positive effects. If schoolchildren could indeed meditate, it would help them experience inner peace and concentration. In this sense, the public should adopt an inclusive attitude toward the elementary school’s attempt。

只要是可行的，对孩子安全的行为都值得尝试，就可以试着让学生把打坐冥想作为午休的一部分。在亚洲东南部国家的学生经常打坐，并且长期以来效果很好。如果学校学生可以打坐冥想，这将会帮助他们平静内心和提高注意力。从这个角度想，公众应该对这所小学的行为持更为包容的态度。

本文中重难点词汇解析:

meditation : n. 冥想;沉思，深思

例句:Many busy executives have begun to practise yoga and meditation.
许多工作繁忙的主管已开始练习瑜伽和冥想。

deprived : adj. 缺少食物的;缺乏足够教育的

例句:That law deprived me of my most basic rights.
那条法律把我的最基本权利都剥夺了。

meditating: adj. 沉思的;冥想的

例句:On the day her son began school, she meditated on the uncertainties of his future.在她儿子入学那天，她深思了有关他未来的种种不确定因素。

mandatory : adj. 强制的;托管的;命令的

例句:As for mandatory retirement, Taylor seems to forget that this was not abolished by the universities, which would love to bring it back, but by an act of Congress.
对于强制性退休，泰勒似乎忘记了这并不是由大学废除的，而是由议会的一项法案废除的，各个大学是希望恢复这个制度的。

practical: adj. 实际的;实用性的

例句:We should turn our thoughts to practical matters.
我们应把思想转向实际问题。

inclusive:adj. 包括的，包含的

例句:This process should be inclusive of all departments and all situations.
此过程应该包括所有部门和所有的情况。