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[交流] 【英语茶座02】“健美操”英译种种

以下查询来自Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary以及网络：

callisthenics UK
calisthenics US
(a system of) simple physical exercises that are done to make the body firm, able to stretch easily and more

attractive
据此，该词大致可以翻译为“健美体操”。通过google搜索，calisthenics返回的结果有171,000。这说明该词很常见。

另外，也可以在这个网页中找到有力的例证：http://www.girl.com.au/calisthenics.htm
摘引其中三段如下：
Calisthenics is a widely practiced sport and art form in Australia and is recognised as a fun and healthy way to

keep fit for girls of all ages. It is a uniquely Australian sport that requires discipline of mind and body,

teamwork, a competitive spirit and a sense of responsibility.

Calisthenics, actually originated in Ancient Greece and is the combination of Gymnastics, Ballet, Folk Dance,

Jazz Ballet, apparatus (Clubs, Rods) Figure Marching and Song. It has many assets, involving many thousands of

young girls across Australia. Not only does it help to improve their posture and deportment, it also helps to

maintain a healthy body, mind and widens their musical knowledge.

The word "calisthenics" comes from the Greek words 'kallos' for beauty and 'thenos' for strength. The components

of the sport aim at achieving those physical attributes, but the sport also influences the emotional and social

development of girls through friendship and teamwork.

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aerobics
energetic physical exercises, often performed with a group of people to music, which make the heart, lungs and

muscles stronger and increase the amount of oxygen in the blood
大致相当于“增氧运动,增氧舞蹈;增氧体操(借增氧以刺激心肺活动的运动)”
google中返回2,260,000结果，比上一词还要多。但是不是我们想要表达的意思。

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总的说来，calisthenics可以大致用来翻译“健美操”，aerobics次而下之。若在口语非正式文体中有时倒是可以用fitness

exercises代替。这个结论在John DeFrancis主编的ABC Chinese-English Dictionary的277页上可以得到证实。

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