Jane: Well, what's this about? I've received more than twenty useless fliers.

Shirley: Yes, that's really annoying. But this one is about bodybuilding.

Jane: Bodybuilding? Let me have a look!I do need such kind of thing. I start to look a little plump.

(Jane has a close look at the flier.)

Shirley: So, what do they say? Is there something special?

Jane: Yeah, it says they have a health club, a health farm and a health spa.

Shirley: And what sort of courses do they offer?

Jane: Let me see, oh, they have aerobics, yoga, hip-top, Taekwondo and things like that.

Shirley: Sounds nice! Aerobics is my favorite activity. It's effective to deal with this waistline. Don't you think my waistline is getting smaller?

Jane: Yes, I've noticed that. You know, my waistline has been a big problem since my son was born. I've tried a number of things, but they've all turned out to be useless. It's really irritating.

Shirley: Yeah, what does it say about personal trainers? We may want to look into that, because some of them are irresponsible and unskillful.

Jane: That's right. The flier says all the aerobics trainers there graduate from International Personal Trainer Institute.

Shirley: Oh, It's relief to hear that. And another thing, can you hold on to it from beginning to the end?

Jane: I see that could be a real problem for me. Do you have any suggestions?

Shirley: Once you made up your mind, don't give yourself any excuse for quitting. But I still wanna say before making any decision, you have to think it over.

Jane: That's definitely right. But beauty never comes cheap. I believe I will overcome it.

Shirley: Yes, nothing is impossible to a willing heart. I know you can do it.

【听看学】

简:呃，这是关于什么的?我已经收到了20多张没有用的宣传页了。

雪莉:对呀，这确实很烦人。但是，这是关于健身的。

简:健身?让我看看!我正需要类似的活动。我看起来有点发福了。

(简仔细地看着宣传页。)

雪莉:上面怎么说?有比较特别的东西吗?

简:上面说他们有健身房，健身村和健身温泉疗养地。

雪莉:他们有什么样的课程呀?

简:让我看看，噢，他们有健美操、瑜伽、街舞、跆拳道等类似的运动。

雪莉:听起来不错，健美操是我最喜欢的运动。这对腰部的瘦身十分有效。你不认为我的腰围变得越来越小了吗?

简:嗯，我注意到了。你知道吗?自从我生完小孩后，腰围一直是个问题。我试了各种方法，但是结果都没有用。都快烦死我了。

雪莉:也是，上面说到私人教练了吗?我们必须了解清楚，因为现在很多教练不负责，而且也不专业。

简:是这样的。这上面说所有的健美操教练都是国际私人教练学院毕业的。

雪莉:那就放心了。另外还有一件事，你能够坚持吗?

简：我知道，那对于我来说确实是个问题。你有什么建议吗?

雪莉：一旦你做了决定后，不要给自己任何退出的理由。但是我仍然想说的是，在你做决定之前一定要好好想清楚。

简：那确实是这样。但是美丽是要付出代价的。我相信我能够克服的。

雪莉：是的，有志者事竟成。我相信我能够做到。

【经典背诵 Recitation】

Shirley: Aerobics is my favorite activity. For one thing, it helps people to lose weight, especially the waistline. Look at my waistline. Now, that's the most powerful evidence. For another thing, people can relax while listening to aerobics music. How amazing! You don't even feel a bit tired after aerobics.

【生词小结】

aerobics n. 有氧健身操

body building n. 健美运动

plump adj. 丰满的

waistline n. 腰围

irritating adj. 使愤怒的

irresponsible adj. 不负责任的

relief n. 安慰

overcome vt. 克服

【注释】

Taekwondo 跆拳道

International Personal Trainer Institute 国际私人教练学院，主要为私人教练或有志成为私人教练的人士提供私人教练培训，颁发私人教练证书及学历资格证书

Nothing impossible to a willing heart. 有志者事竟成。心之所愿，无事不成。

【词汇扩展Vocabulary Builder】——关于健身项目和健身器具的词汇

基础词汇

belly dance 肚皮舞

boxing 拳击

hip-hop dance 街舞

swimming 游泳

Taijiquan 太极拳

yoga 瑜伽

提高词汇

aerobics kickboxing 搏击有氧操

fitball 健身球

odypump 杠铃操

pilates 普拉提

shaping 舍宾

spinning 动感单车

【Do it together 家庭总动员】

两人一组，一方随机大声读出上面词汇的英文和中文，另一方用该词汇填入下面的句子，大声朗读并将句子翻译成中文。

My favorite activity is ( ).

[例] 家长读yoga 瑜伽

孩子读My favorite activity is yoga. 我最喜欢的运动是瑜伽。