【英语趣味课堂】放假时的爱好-Holiday Hobbies

 Simon: Hi! What's your name?

 

Lesie: My name is Lesie Gregory.

 

Simon: And do you want to tell us about your hobbies?

 

Lesie: Sure, I'll tell you about my hobbies.

 

Simon: OK. What are they?

 

Lesie: My first hobby is going to the gym. I go to the gym three times a week. I do floor execises, aerobics¹ classes, swimming and I do weight training.

 

Simon: Of all those things, what are your favorites? What's your favorite? What's your favorite thing to do?

 

Lesie: My favorite thing to do is either swimming or what they call auqa-aerobics.

 

Simon: Aqua-aerobics? What's that?

 

Lesie: Well, actually, there's different kinds of aqua-aerobics. It's just like an aerobics class but it's in a swimming pool, so there's, so you're not putting pressure on your joints² when you're jumping up and down.

 

Simon: Ah, cool! Any other hobbies?

 

Lesie: Yeah, um, because it's going to be Christmas soon, I'll be able to enjoy my hobby of baking.

 

Simon: So what kind of things do you bake?

 

Lesie: Oh, well, sometimes I bake pies, like pumpkin³ pies or pecan pie. Pecan pies are very famous where I come from in Florida because we have pecan trees and then sometimes I do cakes, like really rich cakes like red velvet⁴ cakes, or carrot cakes, but this year I'm going to be baking cookies.

 

Simon: Cookies! What kind of cookies, Leslie?

 

Lesie: Ah, let's see this year's cookies are going to be the traditional Christmas sugar cookie, which is a big cookie in a kind of a Christmas shape, like a Christmas tree or Santa Claus with icing or some colored sugar, very yummy, and some M&M cookies with red a green M&M's.

 

Simon: Oh, wow! Sounds interesting! OK. I've got a question, or I've got something to ask you.

 

Lesie: Describe how your cookies taste? Use your three favorite adjectives?

Three favorite adjectives? Soft, moist, and sweet!

学习内容：

 

floor exercises

 

I do floor exercises, aerobics classes, swimming and I do weight training.

When you do 'floor exercises' it means that you do not use any equipment, just your own body weight. 

Notice the following:

 

I always do some floor exercises when I go to the gym. 

I have learned some new floor exercises and they seem really good. 

joints

 

You're not putting pressure on your joints when you're jumping up and down.

'Joints' are the areas in the body that allow your limbs⁵ to bend and move. Elbows, knees and ankles are examples of joints.

Notice the following:

 

If you take cod⁶ liver oil it will help your joints. 

Swimming is kinder on your joints than running. 

rich

 

I do cakes, like really rich cakes like red velvet cakes.

When food is 'rich' it means that it is very tasty and high in fat it is usually so sweet or heavy that you can't eat very much of it.

Notice the following:

 

I can't eat too much rich food or I will feel sick. 

I have eaten a lot of rich food this year.

traditional

 

This year's cookies are going to be the traditional Christmas sugar cookie.

'Traditional' means that something has been done year after year and has a history and an important significance for you. 

Notice the following:

 

Every family has their own traditions. 

I think traditions are great as the give a structure to Christmas. 

yummy

 

A big cookie in a kind of a Christmas shape, like a Christmas tree or Santa Claus with icing or some colored sugar, very yummy.

When a food is 'yummy' it means that it tastes good. 

Notice the following:

 

The cake that you baked me was yummy.

The shop has all sorts of yummy cakes and sweets. 

1 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？

2 joints   

接头( joint的名词复数 )； 关节； 公共场所（尤指价格低廉的饮食和娱乐场所） （非正式）； 一块烤肉 （英式英语）

参考例句：

• Expansion joints of various kinds are fitted on gas mains. 各种各样的伸缩接头被安装在煤气的总管道上了。
• Expansion joints of various kinds are fitted on steam pipes. 各种各样的伸缩接头被安装在蒸气管道上了。

3 pumpkin   

n.南瓜

参考例句：

• They ate turkey and pumpkin pie.他们吃了火鸡和南瓜馅饼。
• It looks like there is a person looking out of the pumpkin!看起来就像南瓜里有人在看着你！

4 velvet   

n.丝绒，天鹅绒；adj.丝绒制的，柔软的

参考例句：

• This material feels like velvet.这料子摸起来像丝绒。
• The new settlers wore the finest silk and velvet clothing.新来的移民穿着最华丽的丝绸和天鹅绒衣服。

5 limbs   

肢( limb的名词复数 )； 大树枝； 肢体

参考例句：

• For a while, she lost the use of her limbs. 好一会儿她四肢都动弹不得。
• The prisoner's limbs flailed violently because of the pain. 那囚犯因为疼痛，四肢剧烈地抖动着。

6 cod   

n.鳕鱼；v.愚弄；哄骗

参考例句：

• They salt down cod for winter use.他们腌鳕鱼留着冬天吃。
• Cod are found in the North Atlantic and the North Sea.北大西洋和北海有鳕鱼。