Dialogue 1

Mark: Hi, Jingjing. Have you still been going to the gym pretty often?
馬克：嗨，京晶，你還經常去健身房嗎？
Jingjing: I make it there twice a week at least. Last week, I was there four times.
京晶：我一周至少能去兩次。上周，我去了四次。
Mark: Good for you. Hey, I'd still like some advice.
馬克：真不錯。對了，我仍然需要你的一些建議。
Jingjing: Sure? What are you focused on—strength, endurance or flexibility?
京晶：沒問題。你主要專注于練哪方面？力量，耐力，還是柔韌性？
Mark: Well, I've been going for strength training, mainly lifting weights and stuff. Maybe that's why I'm so sore after every workout.
馬克：嗯，我最近在做力量訓練，主要是舉重之類的。也許這就是為什么每次鍛煉之后我都感到肌肉酸痛。
Jingjing: What do you do for endurance?
京晶：你做什么訓練耐力？
Mark: Besides lots of weights?
馬克：除了大量重量訓練之外？
Jingjing: Do you do any running or swimming?
京晶：你跑步或者游泳嗎？
Mark: I'm not Forrest Gump. I hate running! I could try the pool, but I usually don't have time for it.
馬克：我又不是阿甘。我特別討厭跑步！我可以試試游泳，但是我通常也沒時間去游。
Jingjing: Well, why don't you try the elliptical runners, if they have those at your gym?
京晶：那么，你為什么不試試用橢圓儀呢，你健身房里有嗎？
Mark: Yeah, they do. How long should I spend doing that?
馬克：有的。那個我應該練多久呢？
Jingjing: Well, you know what they say about aerobic exercise: you need at least 20 minutes each time. How about you set it for 5km and see how long that takes you.
京晶：你知道人們怎么說有氧訓練嗎：你需要每次至少20分鐘。不如你先設定一個5公里，然后看看需要花費多長時間。
Mark: Will do.
馬克：行，可以。
Jingjing: Let me know how it goes.
京晶：隨時告知我進行得如何了。

New words: 習語短語

Make it (there) 按計劃到達某處
(go somewhere as planned)
strength 力量
(the ability to lift or pull heavy objects)
endurance 耐力
(the ability to do an exercise for a long time)
flexibility 柔韌性
(the ability to move one's body into different positions)
sore 肌肉酸痛
(dull bodily pain, muscle pain, usually from heavy or improper exercise)
elliptical runner 橢圓儀
(a running machine that guides running motion without impact)
aerobic 有氧的
(exercise in which the body needs much more oxygen than usual)

Dialogue 2

Mark and Jingjing meet up later in the week.
馬克和京晶一周晚些時候又見面了。

Mark: Great news, Jingjing. I think I'm really getting the hang of the exercise equipment at the gym.
馬克：好消息，京晶。我想我真的已經掌握健身房訓練設備的用法了。
Jingjing: Glad to hear it. Did you use the elliptical runner?
京晶：非常好。用橢圓儀了嗎？
Mark: Yeah. It took me 28.5 minutes the first time, and just 25 minutes the next time I went.
馬克：用了。第一次花了我28.5分鐘，第二次只花了25分鐘。
Jingjing: That's decent. It sounds like you're making progress.
京晶：相當不錯了。聽上去你在進步。
Mark: Yep. Best of all, I worked with a trainer.
馬克：是的，最棒的是，我和一位教練一起練
Jingjing: What did the trainer show you?
京晶：教練給你示范了嗎？
Mark: Well, he recommended that I do fewer lifts in each set, but more sets on each type of machine.
馬克：他推薦我每一組舉重少些次數，每種器械多做幾組。
Jingjing: Are you talking about the weight machines?
京晶：你是說那些練力量的器械嗎？
Mark: Yes. That's kept me from getting sore.
馬克：是的，這樣的話不容易讓我感到酸痛。
Jingjing: You got some pretty good advice. I might try that too. I've been meaning to do more weights at the gym.
京晶：你獲得了一些挺不錯的建議。我也許也該試試。我正打算在健身房里多做力量訓練呢。
Mark: What have you been doing, mostly?
馬克：你最近主要在練什么？
Jingjing: Well, I do lots of aerobic exercise, and dance.
京晶：我做了大量的有氧練習，還有跳舞。
Mark: Dance? It sounds like you get a great workout.
馬克：跳舞？聽上去你鍛煉得不錯
Jingjing: Yup. And if I add some weights to my routine at the gym, I'll be stronger than you soon!
京晶：那是。如果我在日常訓練中再增加一些力量訓練，很快我就會比你變得比你更強壯。
Mark: We'll have to arm wrestle sometime and find out.
馬克：我們必須得找個時間掰手腕才知道了。

New words: 習語短語

Get the hang of 對……熟練掌握
(become more familiar with, or more skilled at)
trainer 教練
(a person who teaches and helps people improve their exercise routines)
lifts 舉重
(identical movements with free weights or on a weight machine)
set 組
(a certain number of lifts)
weight machine 訓練力量的器械
(fixed equipment in a gym, for one type of lifting/pulling exercise)
routine 日常訓練安排
(the different exercises a person usually does every time he or she goes to the gym)
arm wrestle 掰手腕
(Two people place their elbows on a surface, and with arms bent lock hands, trying to force the opponent's hand to one side.)