Talking about health & sports. 聊聊健康与运动
A:You’re in good shape. Been working out?
B: Yeah. I’ve been going to the gym quite often. I do a lot of exercise every day.
A: Wow. That’s so cool! Is this 100 how you keep in good shape? I was wondering if you could give me some advice. I’ve always wanted to look fit, but I’ve been out of shape for as long as I can remember.
B: Yeah. Pretty much. I also play soccer with my colleagues on the weekends. You should come. It might be a bit too tough and exhausting for you at first, but you’ll get there. I used to go swimming a lot. What about you? Do you do any com exercise or play any sports at all?
A: I played a little basketball back in high school, but after I started to work, I also started to put on weight. The more weight I put on, the less I want to work out. The less I work out, the fatter I get. It’s a vicious circle.
B: Right on! So what are you waiting for? Come and join me. I’m gonna hit the gym in a bit. Come along!
关键词:
- shape 形状
- gym, 完整为gymnasium. 健身房
- fit 看上去健康的;
- tough 艰辛的;艰苦的
- exhausting 累人的;
- soccer 足球; 美式用法;英国人用football. 而football在美式英语里表示美式橄榄球
- weight 体重;由动词weigh 称重转变而来,问别人多重为:How much do you weigh 或 What do you weigh? 尽量不要说How heavy are you ……
- vicious 凶恶的;恶毒的
关键短语:
- work out 健身;例句:I need to start working out again. 我得开始恢复健身了。
- in good shape 身材很好;保持好身材即为:Stay in good shape或Keep in good shape. 身材不好为in bad shape; 身材走形为out of shape.
- Go to the gym = hit the gym 表示去健身房健身;例句:I’m gonna hit the gym.我准备去健身房锻炼了。
- Quite often = very often 频率很高;很频繁;例句:He goes on business trips quite often. 我经常出差。
- Do exercise 锻炼身体;例句:Do you do any exercise? 你平时锻炼吗?exercise也可以表示‘作业练习’。
- Look fit 看上去健康;短语as fit as a fiddle表示人很健康状态很好;例句:My grandpa is 80 years old and he still looks as fit as a fiddle.我爷爷八十岁了但看上去仍然气色很好很健康。
- As long as I can remember 跟我能够记住的时间一样长,即为:很久很久了。例句:You’ve been in love with her for as long as I can remember. 你爱她爱了很久了。
- Pretty much 差不多;例句:I pretty much saw everything. 我差不多什么都看到了; That’s pretty much it for today. 今天就差不多到这吧。
- Play soccer 踢足球;球类一般用play;常见的有:play badminton 打羽毛球;play basketball打篮球;play tennis 打网球;play table-tennis/ping pong 打乒乓球;play volleyball 打排球;play baseball 打棒球;play golf 打高尔夫球等.
- On the weekends = on weekends 在周末; on weekdays 在工作日;
- At first 刚开始;例句:I didn’t like her at first.我刚开始并不喜欢她。
- Put on weight = gain weight 增重;变胖;反义词为lose weight 减重;减肥;因为英语里的计量单位为pound; 所以也可以说put on some pounds/ lose some pounds.
- Vicious circle 恶性循环
- Right on! 说的太对了;等于right 也可以用dead on! 或Spot on! 都表示‘说的太对了’。
- Come along 此处表示‘跟着一起来’;例句:You are more than welcome to come along.很欢迎你跟着一起来。类似的还有tag along.例句:Can I tag along?我能跟着一起去么?
关键句型:
- Been + doing ? = (Have you) been doing?表示‘是不是一直在…?’,口语里朋友间经常省略have you, 类似的还有:Been there? 去过那儿吗? Been fighting? 你们是不是一直在吵架?
- Is this how …. 表示:某件事是…..怎样的? 比如:Is this how you fired her?你就是这样解雇她的吗?Is this how she won? 她就是这样赢的吗?
- I was wondering if you could…. 你可不可以….;非常礼貌而委婉的表达,比can you…..还要礼貌;例句:I was wondering if you could lend me some money. 你可不可以借点钱给我。
- I’ve always wanted to….我一直以来都想要…; 比如: I’ve always wanted to go to America.我一直以来都想去美国; She’s always wanted to be a teacher.她一直都想当一名教师。 同义句型为:I’ve been wanting to… since I was little/since I was a kid. 比如:I’ve been wanting to a singer since I was little.我从小就想做一名歌手。
- Have done + for as long as I can remember. 一件事一直做了好久了。例句:I’ve been a teacher for as long as I can remember. 我做老师做了若干年了。
- You’ll get there ! 你总有一天会到达的;你总有一天会实现的;你总有一天会成功的;你总有一天会想通的。等等意思。
- Used to +动词表示‘以前经常…. 以前是…’;例句:I used to smoke a lot.我以前经常抽很多的烟; 注意used to的发音;Her hair used to be red.她的头发以前是红色。
- Do you …. At all ? 你….吗?哪怕就一点点。比如:Do you like her at all? 你喜欢她吗?哪怕喜欢一点点也行啊。
- The +比较级,the+比较级:越…,就越…; 比如:The older you are, the smarter you get. 你年纪越大,你就越聪明; The more you like someone, the more time you want to spend with him or her. 你越喜欢一个人,你就越想跟她/他多呆一会儿。
- What are you waiting for? 你还等什么呢?
中文参考翻译:
A:你身材保持的很好啊。最近一直在健身?
B: 对啊。我最近去健身房的频率非常高。我每天都会做很多的锻炼。
A: 哇噻。太棒了!你就是这样保持苗条的身材的吗? 你可不可以给我点建议。我一直都想看上去健康点,但我身材走形已经很久很久了。
B:嗯,差不多吧。我周末也会跟同事一起踢球。你应该跟我们一起。可能刚开始你会感觉有点太辛苦跟累人,但慢慢就好了。我以前也经常游泳。你呢? 你会锻炼或者做些运动吗?
A:读高中的时候我还打一点点篮球,但自从上班之后,我也开始变胖了。越胖就越不想健身,越不想健身就越胖,这是个恶性循环。
B:说的太对了!所以你还等什么呢?来跟我一起吧!我等下很快就去健身房了。一起来啊!