對話 Dialogue
清清:唉!坐了一整天,好累喔!
Qīngqing: Āi! Zuòle yì zhěng tiān, hǎo lèi ō!
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華華:下班後跟我去健身房運動運動吧!
Huáhua: Xiàbān hòu gēn wǒ qù jiànshēnfáng yùndòng yùndòng ba!
清清:哈哈哈!我的會員上個月就到期了,我還沒續約。
Qīngqing: Hāhāhā! Wǒde huìyuán shàng ge yuè jiù dàoqí le, wǒ háiméi xùyuē.
華華:那你可能要問問看你的教練該怎麼辦了。
Huáhua: Nà nǐ kěnéng yào wènwènkàn nǐde jiàoliàn gāi zěnmebàn le.
清清:我想回去上有氧運動的課,跳有氧能讓我流汗,加速新陳代謝。
Qīngqing: Wǒ xiǎng huíqù shàng yǒuyǎng yùndòng de kè, tiào yǒuyǎng néng ràng wǒ liúhàn, jiāsù xīnchén dàixiè.
華華:我喜歡做重量訓練,先用一些簡單的器材熱身,再練習舉重,鍛鍊肌肉。
Huáhua: Wǒ xǐhuān zuò zhòngliàng xùnliàn, xiān yòng yìxiē jiǎndān de qìcái rèshēn, zài liànxí jǔzhòng, duànliàn jīròu.
清清:那個我不行,做做瑜珈、踩踩腳踏車,或是跑一下跑步機,對我就很夠了。
Qīngqing: Nèige wǒ bùxíng, zuòzuò yújiā, cǎicǎi jiǎotàchē, huòshì pǎo yíxià pǎobù jī, duì wǒ jiù hěn gòule.
華華:你快去交會費,下次我們就能一起去玩了!
Huáhua: Nǐ kuài qù jiāo huìfèi, xiàcì wǒmen jiù néng yìqǐ qù wán le!
翻譯 Translation
Qingqing: Ah. I’ve been sitting all day, I’m so tired.
Huahua: Let’s go to the gym and work out after work.
Qingqing: Hahaha! My membership expired last month, and I haven’t renewed it yet.
Huahua: Then you might want to ask your trainer what to do.
Qingqing: I want to go back to the aerobic classes. Doing aerobics makes me sweat and speeds up my metabolism.
Huahua: I like doing weight training. I start with some simple equipment to warm up, then practice lifting weights to build muscle.
Qingqing: I can’t do that. Just doing some yoga, riding the stationary bike, or running on the treadmill is enough for me.
Huahua: You should go pay the membership fee so we can go together next time.
生詞 Vocabulary
1. 健身房 (jiànshēnfáng) gym
2. 會員 (huìyuán) member, membership
3. 續約 (xùyuē) renew a contract
4. 教練 (jiàoliàn) coach
5. 有氧 (yǒuyǎng) aerobic, cardio
6. 新陳代謝 (xīnchén dàixiè) metabolism
7. 熱身 (rèshēn) warm-up
8. 瑜珈 (yújiā) yoga
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