Basic Listening Lesson 09

 我们每天都是工作和看电视，这样真的好吗，来点户外活动不行，那开始吧，网球打起来，come on!

A: "All I do all day is work and watch TV. I really should start thinking¹ about my health²."

B: "I never thought³ about that, but you're right. What do you think we should do?"

A: "For starters⁴, we should start doing more outdoor⁵ activities⁶. That way we'll get some exercise."

B: "I was⁷ thinking about taking tennis lessons. I always have an hour to spare in the afternoon. What do you think about that?"

A: "That's not a bad idea. How much is it?"

B: "I heard it is only about one hundred twenty dollars a month for 8 lessons."

A: "Playing tennis twice⁸ a week will be a good start. Count me in."

1 thinking   

n.思考，思想；adj.思考的，有理性的；vbl.想，思考

参考例句：

• All thinking men will protest against it.凡是有思想的人都会抗议这件事。
• Thinking is mainly performed with words and other symbols.思想主要是用言语和其他符号来表达的。

2 health   

n.健康；健康状况

参考例句：

• Are you in good health?你的身体好吗？
• I wish you good health and a long life.祝您健康长寿。

3 thought   

n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
• She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。

4 starters   

n.（发动机的）启动装置( starter的名词复数 )；参赛人；（主菜之前的）开胃小吃；（赛跑等的）发令员

参考例句：

• Only 8 of the 28 starters completed the course. 28名参赛者中，只有8人跑完了全程。
• Of eight starters, only three finished the race. 参赛的八名选手中，只有三人赛完全程。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 outdoor   

adj.户外的；在户外的

参考例句：

• It is a fine weather for outdoor sports.天气很好，有利于户外运动。
• Football and basketball are outdoor games.足球和篮球都是室外运动。

6 activities   

n.活动( activity的名词复数 )；活力；活动力

参考例句：

• the enlargement of the company's overseas business activities 公司海外业务的扩展
• Some of the commercial activities were a cover for espionage. 有些商业活动是为间谍活动提供掩护。

7 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

8 twice   

adv.两次；两倍

参考例句：

• Bob phoned twice today.鲍勃今天打了两次电话。
• I woke up twice in the night.我夜里醒过两次。