【英语趣味课堂】体育馆-The Gym

 Todd: OK, Yoko. We're gonna talk about exercise.

 

Yoko: Exercise!

 

Todd: Now, you go to a gym?

 

Yoko: Maybe three times a week.

 

Todd: OK.

 

Yoko: Yeah. If I can.

 

Todd: OK.

 

Yoko: Cause I have to.

 

Todd: Why? What do you mean? Why do you have to?

 

Yoko: When I went to the USA, I gained a lot. 20 pounds. That was too much for me. So I decided¹ to go to lose weight.

 

Todd: OK.

 

Yoko: If possible.

 

Todd: How did you lose weight?

 

Yoko: I go to the gym and run, maybe 20 minutes. I'm too lazy. I can't keep running for hours. And anyway, soI do aerobics². Do you say aerobics?

 

Todd: Aerobics.

 

Yoko: Yes. Aerobics or something like that.

 

Todd: OK. That's it.

 

Yoko: That's it. And sometimes I swim. Yeah, but I like aerobics better than swimming.

 

Todd: Why?

 

Yoko: Because it's fun.

 

Todd: OK

 

Yoko: And the music and dancing. Yeah, it's more fun for me.

 

Todd: When you lost the weight did you also diet or did you just exercise?

 

Yoko: I just exercised cause I like eating. I love eating. I can't stop doing that, so... but I try my best not to eat chocolate too much.

 

Todd: Oh, that's your weakness. Chocolate.

 

Yoko: Yeah.

 

Todd: OK. Well, you look great so.

 

Yoko: Oh, thank you. You're so nice.

 

学习内容：

 

Learn Vocabulary from the lesson

exercise

 

I go to the gym and exercise.

 

To 'exercise' is to move your body in a way that makes you stronger.  This can mean lifting weights or doing something like running that makes your heart beat faster. Notice the following:

 

What do you do for exercise?

Exercise is a type of medicine.

have to

 

I exercise three times a week because I have to.

 

When we 'have to' do something it is an obligation³.  We don't have a choice or an option⁴. Notice the following:

 

I have to read about 50 pages tonight.

I have to get 93 on my exam to pass the class with an A.

lose weight

 

I weighed too much, so I decided to lose weight.

 

When we decrease how much our body weighs we are 'losing weight.'  We can do this by exercising more or changing what or how much we eat.  Notice the following:

 

She wants to lose weight before her wedding.

The doctor told him to lose weight.

if possible

 

I decided to lose weight, if possible.

 

We can add the phrase⁵ 'if possible' to a statement⁶ if we don't know that it is a real possibility. Notice the following:

 

If possible I would like to exercise every day.

Please try to be early if possible.

weakness

 

Chocolate is my weakness.

 

Your 'weakness' is what you can't say no to or resist⁷.  In this case if there is chocolate you will eat it.  Notice the following:

 

She knows all his weaknesses.

He has a real weakness for potato chips.

 

 

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 aerobics   

n.健身操，健美操，韵律操

参考例句：

• Doing aerobics is a good way to improve one's health.做有氧健身操是改善健康状况的一个好方法。
• Aren't you going to the aerobics class this morning?今天上午你不是去上有氧运动课吗？

3 obligation   

n.（法律、道德上的）义务，责任

参考例句：

• Every player is under an obligation to keep the rules.每个选手都必须遵守这些规则。
• It is the obligation of citizens to perform military service.服兵役是每个公民的义务。

4 option   

n.选择，取舍，选择权，选择的自由

参考例句：

• You will have to pay them;you have no option.你必须付给他们钱，别无选择。
• The option for peace should never be closed off.和平的选择之门永远不应被关死。

5 phrase   

n.短语，词组；成语，习语

参考例句：

• The phrase was caught on and immediately became popular.这个短语被采用后很快就流行了。
• That's exactly the phrase I was looking for.这就是我一直找的那个短语。

6 statement   

n.陈述；声明；综述

参考例句：

• The government will put out a new statement tomorrow.政府将于明天发布一项新声明。
• Put down your statement in black and white.把你的话用白纸黑字写下来。

7 resist   

vt.抵抗，反抗，抗，忍得住

参考例句：

• It is vain to resist.抵抗是没用的。
• I couldn't resist telling him the secret.我忍不住把那个秘密告诉了他。