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Athletics: Advanced
今天我們為您播出“美語三級跳”節目“體育運動”單元的高級課程。
Professor: Today Ryan is meeting for coffee with his friend Alice, who he hasn't seen for a few months. Ryan has been working out a lot during that time and has gotten in really fantastic shape.
Ryan原來的身材可不怎么樣，不知道他現在的樣子會不會讓Alice大吃一驚？
Professor: Let's listen and find out!
Alice: Oh my gosh, Ryan, is that you? I hardly recognized you! Wow, you look so .... different! Have you been working out?
Ryan: Hey Alice. Yeah, I've been working out pretty hard core lately. I go to the gym every day to work out with my personal trainer, Hans.
Alice: Uh... yeah I can tell. I mean, your shirt barely fits you anymore because your muscles are so big.
Ryan: Yeah, I've been spending all my money on my personal trainer and gym fees so I didn't have any money left over to buy new clothes.
Alice: Are you sure you aren't going a little overboard?
Ryan: No way! You know, girls like guys with huge muscles, and I can't blame them. Sometimes I spend hours just looking at myself in the mirror.
Alice: Right... girls love guys who spend more time in front of the mirror than they do.
看來，Ryan是真下功夫鍛練啦! 他一直在 working out "hard core"——堅持不懈地鍛練。現在他變成肌肉男啦，Alice都快認不出他了！
Professor: Right. And not only that, he has gotten so big that his clothes don't fit him anymore. But why does he say he doesn't get new clothes?
因為他把所有錢都花在健身房會員費和雇personal trainer——“私人健身教練”上了! 這的確是有點go overboard——過份了。
Professor: So you agree that women don't like guys who spend all their time at the gym? 去健身房鍛練是可以，不過，Ryan 說他現在經常花幾個小時照鏡子，欣賞自己的肌肉，這可就讓人受不了！
Alice: Well, I'm interested to hear more about what you've been doing lately. But first I want to get a latte. What kind of coffee do you want?
Ryan: No coffee for me! That's way too many calories, and I have to stay on my fitness regimen. I'll just have a glass of water.
Alice: We're meeting at a coffee shop, and you don't want any coffee? Well OK ... do you want something to eat? Maybe a sandwich or something?
Ryan: No thanks, there are way too many carbohydrates in the bread. I'm just going to have this protein drink that I brought with me.
看來，Ryan在嚴格執行fitness regimen - 瘦身養生法。Alice請他喝咖啡，可他嫌咖啡的calories——“卡路里”太多。
Professor: That's right. It's one thing to maintain a healthy diet, but that sounds a little crazy. 就是的! 他還說，三明治他也不吃，因為面包里有太多carbohydrates——碳水化合物！
Professor: That definitely doesn't sound like a healthy diet to me. 可不！Ryan現在似乎只喝protein drinks——蛋白質飲料！這有點過頭了吧！
Alice: You know, Ryan, I totally support you getting in shape, and I'm really impressed that you have been able to stay so motivated. But I think exercise is best done in moderation.
Ryan: Oh yeah, I totally agree. For example, I usually do at least two workouts at the gym per day, but on Christmas I only did one because it was a holiday.
Alice: Well let me ask you a question. If women really love your new physique, how will you have time to date when you have to spend all your time at the gym working out?
Ryan: Don't worry! Once I find a girlfriend, I'll stop working out and get really fat.
Alice: Well, Ryan, I am very jealous of whatever lucky lady finds you.
啊？原來Ryan健身的目的就是吸引女孩子啊？他說，一旦找到女朋友，就立刻停止鍛練，讓自己變成大胖子。根本不想保持現在全新的physique——體形。 Professor Bowman，不會所有男人都在打這種如意算盤吧？
Professor: Well if you have to choose between a really vain guy and a lazy guy, who would you pick?
是要vain guy——虛榮的男人，還是lazy guy——懶惰的男人？ 我想，我還是養只狗吧！
A: 原來Ryan has been working out hardcore, 堅持不懈的鍛煉，而且只喝protein shake 蛋白質飲料，目的就是為了吸引女孩子啊！
B: I think a lot of guys just go to the gym to show off their muscles!
A: 哈哈，不過啊，如果能一邊健身一邊欣賞帥哥，也不錯！
B: 你又做夢了！Showing off is annoying, but there are worse things: yesterday I was at the gym and there was this guy who was on the phone, chatting away like there was no one else around! So annoying!
A: I know. People today don't pay attention to etiquette the way they used to. Yesterday I was having dinner with a friend and she was constantly checking her phone! 簡直就像患了電話迷戀癥！
B: That's a modern day disease. In today's business etiquette, we are going to take a look at a brand new idea: allowing people to use their cell phones while in the air!
A: 哦？在飛機上也能打電話？這聽著還不錯， 咱們趕快去一探究竟吧！
