英语访谈对话 226 The Gym

 　　Jessica: Kate, how do you normally¹ spend your evenings?

　　Kate: I've joined the gym here, so I go and exercise and go for a swim.

　　Jessica: Swim. How long do you stay each time?

　　Kate: About 2 hours.

　　Jessica: Wow. So what do you do during those two hours.

　　Kate: So we go to the gym for about an hour and then have a swim for half an hour and then sauna for about ten minutes and then finish off with a massage².

　　Jessica: Really, a massaging³ chair?

　　Kate: A massaging chair!

　　Jessica: Wonderful, and so who do you go with?

　　Kate: I go with Nicola.

　　Jessica: And Nicola is?

　　Kate: She's another teacher and she's who I live with, so.

　　Jessica: Alright, good, good, good, good. Now when you're in the gym, do you do weights? Do you do cardio? Aerobics⁴? Running? Walking?

　　Kate: We do everything really. Aerobics and weights.

　　Jessica: Aerobics and weights are the best.

　　Kate: The gyms here are much better than back home.

　　Jessica: Oh, yeah. What's the biggest difference?

　　Kate: They have games on the machines so if you're cycling, you're also playing a game where you have to blow up the other cyclists so it makes it a bit more interesting than just exercising.

　　Jessica: Uh-huh! So it passes the time by. Yeah, lot quicker. And then why are you exercising? Do you have a certain reason, a goal in mind?

　　Kate: Yeah, because I put on a lot of weight when I was in Australia because I was eating too much pizza and, good breakfast, and drinking far too much beer.

　　Jessica: So you just want to shed⁵ those extra pounds.

　　Kate: Yeah, that I put on and get back to the original weight that I was.

　　Jessica: Well, good luck to you.

　　Kate: Thank you.

1 normally   

adv.正常地，通常地

参考例句：

• I normally do all my shopping on Saturdays.我通常在星期六买东西。
• My pulse beats normally.我脉搏正常。

2 massage   

n.按摩，揉；vt.按摩，揉，美化，奉承，篡改数据

参考例句：

• He is really quite skilled in doing massage.他的按摩技术确实不错。
• Massage helps relieve the tension in one's muscles.按摩可使僵硬的肌肉松弛。

3 massaging   

按摩，推拿( massage的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He watched the prisoner massaging his freed wrists. 他看着那个犯人不断揉搓着刚松开的两只手腕。
• Massaging your leg will ease the cramp. 推拿大腿可解除抽筋。

4 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？

5 shed   

n.车棚，小屋，脱落之物，分水岭；vt.使流出，放射，脱落，散发，摆脱；vi. 流出

参考例句：

• There are a lot of straws in the shed.棚子里有许多稻草。
• His nose told him that he was getting near the cow shed.他的嗅觉告诉他，他正走近牛棚。