A Taijiquan master 太极宗师

李全忠

閃展腾挪，刚柔并济，在他手中打出了中华武术的博大精深;强身健体，造福民众，在他脚下走出了太极文化的国际之途。他，陈正雷，2020 “中国非遗年度人物”，是国家级非物质文化遗产代表性项目陈氏太极拳国家级代表性传承人。

1Chen Zhenglei， Chenjiagous Taijiquan master， was awarded the “Person of the Year of China Intangible Cultural Heritage” in 2020.

2Chen Zhenglei was born in May 1949 at the

birthplace of Taijiquan—Chenjiagou Village， Wen  County， Henan Province， China. He is the 19th generation inheritor （继承人） of the Chen family and 11th generation direct?line successor of Chen Style Taijiquan. He has held the position of Head Instructor and Principal of Chen Village Taijiquan School， Head Instructor of Wen County Taijiquan Promotion and Development Centre and Vice Director of Henan Province Martial Arts Administration. He has been officially recognized as one of the Top Ten Foremost Martial Artists by the Chinese State Government and has been awarded the honor of National Martial Arts Senior Instructor holding the 9th Duan Wei in Chinese Wushu （Martial Arts） Grading System. He is also a Committee Member of China Physical Culture & Science Institute.

3He has recently established the Chen Zhenglei Taijiquan Culture Co. Ltd. in Zhengzhou City， Henan Province， China to promote Chen Style Taijiquan and help the Taijiquan practitioners worldwide to access his unique training skills. Anyone taking part in his training courses will have the opportunity to learn directly from one of the most skillful Taijiquan masters in the world.

4As part of his Taijiquan life， Chen Zhenglei has published many books and a series of videos， VCDs and DVDs on Taijiquan. Many of those publications have also been translated into other languages， such as English， French， Japanese， Korean and Spanish.

5He went to Japan to teach Taijiquan in 1983， and he has visited more than 60 countries and regions and opened more than 100 teaching centers all over the world. “While we teach Taijiquan around the world， many students not only fall in love with Taijiquan， but they also come to like Chinese calligraphy and philosophy，” Chen Zhenglei said. “If you want to practice Taijiquan well， you must learn Chinese culture.”

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Ⅰ. Choose the best answers according to the text

Detail 1. What can we know about Chen Zhenglei from paragraph 2？

A. He founded China Physical Culture & Science Institute.

B. He has practiced Taijiquan for 20 years.

C. He is the top foremost martial artist.

D. He is 72 years old now.

Detail 2. Why did Chen establish the Chen Zhenglei Taijiquan Culture Co. Ltd.？

A. To advertise his unique training skills.

B. To gain support from home and abroad.

C. To call on more people to practice Chen Style Taijiquan.

D. To train more skillful Taijiquan masters in the world.

Gist 3. What does paragraph 4 mainly talk about？

A. Chens preference.

B. Chens main achievements.

C. Chens experiences of growth.

D. Chens stories of practicing Taijiquan.

Inference 4. What can we learn from what Chen said in the last paragraph？

A. Chen contributes to the popularity of Chinese culture.

B. Practicing Taijiquan well needs more travelling.

C. Falling in love with Taijiquan is not an easy thing.

D. Taijiquan represents Chinese culture.

Ⅱ. Discussion

Have you ever practiced Taijiquan？ Do you know other World Intangible Cultural Heritages in China？

Ⅰ. Discover useful structures in the text

1. have the opportunity to do... 有机会做……

Anyone taking part in his training courses will have the opportunity to learn directly from one of the most skillful Taijiquan masters in the world. 任何参加他的培训课程的人都将有机会直接向世界上最高明的太极拳大师之一学习。

2. not only... but also... 不但……而且……

“While we teach Taijiquan around the world， many students not only fall in love with Taijiquan， but they also come to like Chinese calligraphy and philosophy，” Chen Zhenglei said. 陳正雷说：“我们在世界各地教授太极拳的时候，让很多学生不仅爱上了太极拳，还开始喜欢中国的书法和哲学。”

Ⅱ. Memorize some text?centered chunks

be born in 出生于

hold the position of 担任……职务

be recognized as 被看作是;被认为是

take part in 参与

a series of 一系列

be translated into 被翻译成