Intermediate Listening Lesson 14

 

芭芭拉，你减肥成功了吗？是的，一直在节食。

 

A: "Hi Barbara. Have you lost weight?"

B: "Hi Julie. Yeah. I've been on a diet for a couple of months now."

A: "Wow. You look great."

B: "Thanks for noticing."

A: "What type of diet were you on?"

B: "I joined a health club and my trainer gave me tips on eating. With a combination¹ of eating better and exercising, I managed to lose 15 pounds in 2 months."

A: "That's amazing. What tips did your trainer give you?"

B: "Mostly on how to exercise, but the best advice I got was changing my eating habits. Instead of eating 3 times a day, she told me to eat 5 times a day."

A: "That doesn't make sense. If you eat more, than how do you lose weight?"

B: "Actually, I'm eating the same amount. I eat 5 smaller meals a day. Basically², it naturally speeds up the metabolism³ and helps to burn fat at a faster rate."

A: "That makes sense. I'm going to try that."

B: "You don't need to lose weight."

A: "I have a little gut⁴ I have been trying to get rid of."

B: "Ah... but remember to incorporate⁵ a little exercise into your diet."

A: "Thanks for the advice."

B: "No problem."

1 combination   

n.组合，合并，联合；

参考例句：

• He carried on the business in combination with his friends.他与朋友们合伙做生意。
• The materials can be used singly or in combination.这些材料可以单独使用也可以混合用。

2 basically   

adv.基本上，从根本上说

参考例句：

• His heart is basically sound.他的心脏基本上健康。
• Basically I agree with your plan.我基本上同意你的计划。

3 metabolism   

n.新陈代谢

参考例句：

• After years of dieting,Carol's metabolism was completely out of whack.经过数年的节食，卡罗尔的新陈代谢完全紊乱了。
• All living matter undergoes a process of metabolism.生物都有新陈代谢。

4 gut   

n.[pl.]胆量；内脏；adj.本能的；vt.取出内脏

参考例句：

• It is not always necessary to gut the fish prior to freezing.冷冻鱼之前并不总是需要先把内脏掏空。
• My immediate gut feeling was to refuse.我本能的直接反应是拒绝。

5 incorporate   

vt.包含，加上，吸收；把…合并，使并入

参考例句：

• Paints incorporate with oil.颜料与油混合在一起。
• We had to incorporate the company for tax reasons.由于纳税的原因，我们不得不把那家公司合并了。