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Yoga, the ancient practice of postures, breathing and meditation, is gaining a lot of attention from the material world that i

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问题     Yoga, the ancient practice of postures, breathing and
meditation, is gaining a lot of attention from the material world that
its serious practitioners are trying to escape. Yoga practitioners are
trying to keep themselves away from the material world. But no【S1】______
wonder Americans who practice yoga are often well-educated, have
higher-than-average household incomes and are willing to spend a【S2】______
bit more on so-called " green" purchases seen as benefited the【S3】______
environment or society.
    "It’s kind of growing out of the crunchy stage of yoga to the
Starbucks stage," said Bill Harper, a publisher of Yoga Journal.【S4】______
"From the videos and the clothes and the toe socks... people are
pursuing after this market with a vengeance. "【S5】______
    A glance through recent issues of his month magazine, whose【S6】______
readership has doubled in the past four years to 325,000, illustrate【S7】______
the point. There are four-color ads from the like of Asics athletic【S8】______
shoes, Eileen fisher apparel and Ford Motor Co. Yoga Journal is
now licensing a Russian edition and preparing to expand in other
international markets.
    Americans spend some $2. 95 billion a year for yoga classes,【S9】______
equipment, clothing, holidays, videos and more, according to a
study commissioned by the magazine, fuelled in part by aged baby
boomers seeking less aggressive ways to stay fit. Roughly 16. 5
million people were practising yoga in the United States early last
year, in studios, gyms or home, up 43 percent from 2002, the【S10】______
study found.
    Established sellers of yoga gear such as Hugger Mugger and
Gaiam have been flooded with competition in the market for yoga
mats, incense, clothing and fancy accoutrements ranging from
designer yoga bags to eye pillows.
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答案But—And
解析 连词误用。上一句的含义是“瑜伽练习者尽量使自己远离物质世界”，本句的意思是“难怪这么多练习瑜伽的美国人都是受过良好教育并有着较高收入的人们，这些人愿意多花点钱去购买对环境或社会有利的所谓的绿色产品”。可见这两个句子之问是顺承关系，不是转折关系，因此应该使用And。
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