生活情景英语对话:健康饮食与节食锻炼

生活情景英语对话:健康饮食与节食锻炼

 Denny：

Mom, this is your third bowl of rice!  

妈妈，这是你的第三碗米饭了！

Shirley：

I know but I have no choice. My stomach just keeps crying for more and more.  

我知道，但是我没办法，我的胃总是想要吃更多。

Denny：

Why? I never saw you eat so much before.  

为什么？以前我从没见过你吃这么多啊。

Shirley：

I've been going to the gym these days. The exercise makes me hungry all the time.  

我最近去健身房。锻炼时我总是觉得很饿。

Denny：

So your stomach is the one that actually gets a lot of work-out.  

你的胃一定做了很多的运动喽！

Shirley：

Don't pull my leg.  

别拿我开心了。

Denny：

This way you'll probably put on more weight. Will you give up?  

这样你可能会增肥的。你会放弃吗？

Shirley：

Surely¹ not. I can feel the results. I'm starting to feel different now.  

当然不了，我觉得非常有效果。现在，我开始感觉到（身体的）变化了。

Denny：

Then how are you gonna deal with the problem of getting extra² weight?  

那你要怎么处理变胖的问题呢？

Shirley：

I'm planning to meet my personal trainer³ to have the work-out plan fixed⁴.  

我在考虑见一下我的私人健身教练，改一下健身计划。

Denny：

Oh, I've got an idea. Why don't you ask Dad to go with you? He badly needs some exercise.  

哦，我有一个主意。干吗不叫爸爸和你一起去呢？他很需要运动。

Shirley：

Your father is a bit too timid⁵. He even doesn't know how to introduce himself.  

你爸爸太胆小了。（我想）他连怎么介绍自己都不知道。

Denny：

He can just say: “I'm Benjamin. I'm new and shy.”  

他只要说：“我是本杰明，我是新来的，我很害羞。”

Shirley：

Girl, don't make fun of your Daddy. But I can introduce him to my personal trainer. Maybe one day he will be a fitness⁶ freak instead of a cough potato.  

嗨，别拿你爸爸开玩笑。不过，我可以把你爸爸介绍给我的健身教练，也许有一天，你爸爸会变成一个健身狂而不是现在的电视精。

Denny：

Who knows!  

谁知道呢！

1 surely   

adv.确实地，无疑地；必定地，一定地

参考例句：

• It'should surely be possible for them to reach an agreement.想必他们可以达成协议。
• Surely we'll profit from your work.我们肯定会从你的工作中得到益处。

2 extra   

adj.额外的，外加的；特大的

参考例句：

• We do not ask for extra pay.我们不要求额外报酬。
• You have to pay extra for breakfast.早餐你要另外付费。

3 trainer   

n.训练者，驯服者，驯马师，软运动鞋

参考例句：

• The trainer is walking his dogs.那位驯兽人正在遛他的狗。
• She's been working as a personal trainer for two years.她做私人教练有两年了。

4 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

5 timid   

adj.胆怯的，害羞的

参考例句：

• The rabbit is timid and suspicious.兔子胆小而多疑。
• He was timid about investing money.他不敢投资。

6 fitness   

n.适合，适当，健康，健身

参考例句：

• They're doing exercises to improve their fitness.他们为增强体质而做体操。
• No one questions her fitness for the job.没人怀疑她能胜任这项工作。