书城外语英语PARTY——纯正口语对话室
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第2章 学习运动篇(2)

A: Micheal,what kind of exercises do you like to do?

Micheal.你平时做什么运动?

B: well, I love to do pushups,and I go cycling every day.

掌上压,每天我都骑车。

A: What do you like about them?

你喜欢它们什么?

B: They,re free of charge anyway.[chuckles].Well,it makes me feel stronger,but the important thing is that it makes me feel good.

不用花钱。[笑]它们让我感觉更强壮,不过重要的是它们让我感觉很好。

A: What else do you do ?

你还做什么运动?

B: Swimming,jogging,weight lifting…

游泳,慢跑,举重……

A:Wow!!That sounds great,How often do you go jogging?

太厉害了!你都什么时候去跑步啊?

B:I try to do at least a little every day.The key to do exercise is to do it regularly.

我每天都运动,重点是有规律。

A: What are the best exercises for my health?

什么运动最有益?

B: I think it,s impossible to name one exercise that,s good for everyone.

我想这很难讲。

A: What about yoga?

瑜珈怎么样?

B: Oh,yeah,I almost forgot. Yoga now is the most popular exercise in the States.Lots of people are doing that,especially those movie stars.They think it,s a good way of losing weight and it can calm you down,make you think of nothing,just concentrate on yourself.

我差点忘了。那是美国最流行的运动。很多人都做,尤其是明星们。那会让你平静下来,忘记一切,集中精力。

A: That sounds like Chinese breath exercise.

像中国的气功。

B: What is that?

那是什么?

A: It,s called气功.It,s just like yoga,calm you down,you know that stuff,but in a different way.

中国话叫气功,就像瑜珈一样,你知道那种东西,只是方式不同。

B: Well,Allen,what,s your favorite type of exercise?

Allen,你最喜欢什么运动?

A: Sleeping I guess[chuckles].

睡觉[笑]。

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[1]What kind of exercises do you like to do?这句话能挑起一个不错的话题,听完了对方的谈话,你不但可以介绍一下自己最喜欢的健身方式,还可以扩展一下,说说外国人通常是怎么健身的。What kind of exercises do Americans like to do?美国人喜欢作什么运动?

[2]常见的运动有pushup俯卧撑,chinup引体向上,pullup引体向上,不过手握的方式不一样,situp仰卧起坐,lift weight举重cycling骑单车等。

[3]jogging是慢跑的意思,和run的意思差不多。

户外运动好潇洒

D: Hello, Modern English, how can I help you?

你好,洋话连篇,您有什么事?

A: Hey is that Paul? It,s Allan here.

是Paul吗?我是Allan。

D: Yeah, Drew speaking, what,s up Allan?

是的,我是,什么事儿?

A: I have some questions about outdoor activities for you.

我有几个关于户外运动的问题。

D: No problem, ask away!

说吧。

A: My first question for you is what is it called when you go and sleep in tents out doors.

第一个问题是当你们去户外睡在帐篷里用英语怎么说?

D: We call that camping, when we go sleep in the forest or in the mountains without tents, we call that sleeping under the stars. Some people have large trucks that have all the comforts of home in them and we call those RVs.

Camping,但如果我们去森林里或去山中,不带帐篷的话,叫sleeping under the stars,有的人有房车,那种东西叫RV,recreational vehicles。

A: Ok, what do you guys normally eat when you go camping?

那你们出去时都带什么吃的?

D: Most of the time we eat simple food like hotdogs and hamburgers, we also like to roast marshmallows over the fire.

大部分的时候我们都吃热狗或汉堡,我们也会在火上烤一种叫marshmallow的东西。

A: Where do you usually go camping Drew?

你通常都去哪宿营?

D: I usually go where there are no other people and set up camp there. It is quite popular to go to lakes and rivers and camp beside them. This is so people can fish and ride on boats.

我会去别人不去的地方,通常都是在湖边或是河边,这样的话人们可以钓鱼或是划船。

A: What are some activities you like to do when you go camping?

那宿营时都做些什么呢?

D: People like to climb mountains and go fishing. Other people go hunting for deer . Some people just like to read books by a river, it is very relaxing.

爬山,钓鱼,或是去打猎,有些人喜欢在河边读书,非常放松。

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[1]camping是宿营的意思,老外们很喜欢这项活动,忙了一周后,回到大自然当中,多惬意的一件事啊。

[2]RV相当于汉语中的房车,vehicle是交通工具的意思。

[3] set up camp表示搭起帐篷,那么收起帐篷叫pack up camp。