Jonny: Hey! I' m just practicing Tai Chi(太极). Would you like to join me?Peter: I know nothing about it. Is it difficult?Jonny: It seems easy, but you need a lot of practice. You just follow me like this.Peter: OK. Don't laugh 1 me. I may look funny.Jonny: Bend your knees slightly and reach out your arms like tree branches, naturally and 2 (soft). Try to keep your body straight. Move slowly, then be sure to keep your balance and don't let your body shake.Peter: I cannot control my body well. My legs become 3 (pain).Jonny: Keep 4 (hold) your position for a while. It helps develop your strength and flexibility. Raise your leg and let 5 stay in the air for seconds.Peter: I feel my legs shaking. I cannot do this any longer.Jonny: Be patient! Tai Chi is 6 (call) "shadow boxing" in English. It asks you to act like water: to be flexible as well 7 strong. In real competition, a Tai Chi master borrows the strength of the competitor and uses this energy to fight back. The 8 ( hard) you try to beat him, the more likely you will get hit. He controls you!Peter: Unbelievable! Oh. .. 9 you don't mind, I'll stop and take a deep 10 .