Q&A Round 2
Julie: What are the benefits that exercise brings you?

Dom在說到這些健身給精神健康帶來的好處時說：

The science behind that is ... 也就是我們常說的“科學表明，……”，但直譯比起他的說法，會顯得有點耿直和憨厚。

那么好處是什么？
When you workout, your brain releases something called endorphins.

劃重點：
Endorphins 內啡肽，大腦分泌的一種化學物質，可以減輕痛感或讓人很high的那個。

Release 分泌，產生

Chemical 化學物質

Hormone 荷爾蒙，激素

其他的好處哩？
It helps you set goals, achieve goals. It can take your mind off the other things you might be thinking about.

劃重點：
Set goals 設立目標
Achieve goals 達成目標
Take one’s mind off sth. 讓人暫時不去想某事，抽離，e.g.:
Listening to classical music helps take my mind off the busy daily work. 聽古典音樂能幫我暫時忘記白天紛繁的工作。

Q&A Round 3
Julie: Why is it not easy for people who do regular exercise to gain weight? 健身的人為啥不愛長胖？

干吃不胖，是不是你的人生目標？反正我是想這樣。

這是個專業的問題，但Dom以入門級同學可以聽懂的方式解釋如下：
Whether it's weight loss or weight gain, it's all about calories.
If you are losing weight, it's because you have something we call 'calorie deficit'.

劃重點
Weight loss 體重下降 （名詞短語）
Weight gain 體重上升 （名詞短語）

Whether it's A or B, it's all about...就是我們常說的不管A還是B，都是由什么決定的。

Lose weight 體重下降 （動賓形式）
Gain weight 體重上升 （動賓形式）

Calorie deficit 卡路里虧損
Calorie surplus 卡路里盈余

Dom 進一步解釋：
If you take in more calories than you burn, then you put on weight; if you take in less calories than you burn, you lose weight.
也就是說，攝入卡路里-燃燒卡路里決定了你會不會胖。攝入卡路里>燃燒卡路里，情況不妙；攝入卡路里<燃燒卡路里，瘦瘦瘦，所以健身更容易得到這個負數嘛。

當然，也不能認為健身就是唯一變瘦的因素，因為攝入卡路里這個事情不好控制，關鍵在于吃。

所以我們建議！
Make sure you eat healthy foods!
That's the decisive factor in weigh gain and weight loss. 吃啥才是決定因素，吃的要健康！

“3分練，7分吃”是健身達人都奉行的黃金定律：
30% is done in the gym and 70% in the kitchen.

Q&A Round 4
Julie：As a buff of gym exercise, can you tell me three major benefits that you get from going to the gym?

Buff 愛好者

Become a bit addicted to it 健身是會上癮的哦

Physique 身材 （主要用在男士）
Figure 身材 （主要用在女士）
Physique和figure可以用于同意替換

My physique improves. 身材變好。

Have a break from day-to-day life 從日常生活中暫時脫離一下

Have a break from the hustle and bustle of daily life 暫時遠離生活的喧囂

And also if I go to the gym in the morning, it's the best way to wake up and it gets me ready for the day.

Dom認為早上健身比咖啡更提神。

Get sb. Ready for the day 讓人為一整天做好準備

Task
Why do you go to the gym? What are your goals/reasons?