英語口語大贏家Topic305:健美操 Aerobics
雪莉和簡在路上逛街，一位小夥子遞給簡一張宣傳頁，簡看見這張宣傳頁，她有了一個什麼計劃？雪莉又給了簡什麼建議呢？
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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.
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簡:呃，這是關於什麼的？我已經收到了20多張沒有用的宣傳頁了。
雪莉:對呀，這確實很煩人。但是，這是關於健身的。
簡:健身？讓我看看！我正需要類似的活動。我看起來有點發福了。
（簡仔細地看着宣傳頁。）
雪莉:上面怎麼說？有比較特別的東西嗎？
簡:上面說他們有健身房，健身村和健身溫泉療養地。
雪莉:他們有什麼樣的課程呀？
簡:讓我看看，噢，他們有健美操、瑜伽、街舞、跆拳道等類似的運動。
雪莉:聽起來不錯，健美操是我最喜歡的運動。這對腰部的瘦身十分有效。你不認爲我的腰圍變得越來越小了嗎？
簡:嗯，我注意到了。你知道嗎？自從我生完小孩後，腰圍一直是個問題。我試了各種方法，但是結果都沒有用。都快煩死我了。
雪莉:也是，上面說到私人教練了嗎？我們必須瞭解清楚，因爲現在很多教練不負責，而且也不專業。
簡:是這樣的。這上面說所有的健美操教練都是國際私人教練學院畢業的。
雪莉:那就放心了。另外還有一件事，你能夠堅持嗎？
簡：我知道，那對於我來說確實是個問題。你有什麼建議嗎？
雪莉：一旦你做了決定後，不要給自己任何退出的理由。但是我仍然想說的是，在你做決定之前一定要好好想清楚。
簡：那確實是這樣。但是美麗是要付出代價的。我相信我能夠克服的。
雪莉：是的，有志者事竟成。我相信我能夠做到。
經典背誦 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.
生詞小結
aerobics n. 有氧健身操
body building n. 健美運動
plump adj. 豐滿的
waistline n. 腰圍
irritating adj. 使憤怒的
irresponsible adj. 不負責任的
relief n. 安慰
overcome vt. 克服
註釋
Taekwondo 跆拳道
International Personal Trainer Institute 國際私人教練學院，主要爲私人教練或有志成爲私人教練的人士提供私人教練培訓，頒發私人教練證書及學歷資格證書
Nothing impossible to a willing heart. 有志者事竟成。心之所願，無事不成。
詞彙擴展Vocabulary Builder
關於健身項目和健身器具的詞彙
基礎詞彙
belly dance 肚皮舞
boxing 拳擊
hip-hop dance 街舞
swimming 游泳
Taijiquan 太極拳
yoga 瑜伽
提高詞彙
aerobics kickboxing 搏擊有氧操
fitball 健身球
odypump 槓鈴操
pilates 普拉提
shaping 舍賓
spinning 動感單車
Do it together 家庭總動員
兩人一組，一方隨機大聲讀出上面詞彙的英文和中文，另一方用該詞彙填入下面的句子，大聲朗讀並將句子翻譯成中文。
My favorite activity is ( ).
[例] 家長讀yoga 瑜伽
孩子讀My favorite activity is yoga. 我最喜歡的運動是瑜伽。
