【英语趣味课堂】日常行程-Routine

Hi, I'm Mike and this is my daily routine¹. I get up early every day, around 6:30 and I go to the gym for a work-out before I go to work. I usually do aerobic² exercise for awhile and then do some weight lifting for maybe half an hour at the gym, then I'll return home, and as I work from my home, I turn on my computer and start working on what needs to be done. I usually skip breakfast and I'll work until about 12:00 then I'll prepare lunch and have a fairly big lunch because I don't eat breakfast. Then after lunch, I'll go back, continue working on Internet or whatever I have to do for work, until about 6:00 when I usually start getting phone calls from friends of mine who live abroad and then in the evenings if I'm not using my time doing things with the Internet or surfing the web, then I'm speaking to people on the Internet or on my phone and that pretty much sums up my usual daily routine.

学习内容：

work-out

 

I go to the gym for a work-out before I go to work.

 

When you 'work-out' you spend time exercising. When used as a noun³, 'work-out' refers a period of time that is spent exercising.

 

Notice the following:

 

I try to do a work-out every day. 

In order to keep healthy you need to make sure that you do regular work-outs.

weightlifting

 

I usually do aerobic exercise for a while and then do some weightlifting.

 

'Weightlifting' is the process of using weights to help to build up certain muscle groups in the body. When you weight-lift you move weights using the same motion⁴ a certain number of times.

 

Notice the following:

 

I have never tried weightlifting. It looks like hard work. 

He is a weightlifting champion. 

what needs to be done

 

I turn on my computer and start working on what needs to be done.

 

'What needs to be done' refers to the things that need to be achieved. 

 

Notice the following:

 

Just do what needs to be done. 

I will help you with the housework. Tell me what needs to be done.

live abroad

 

I usually start getting phone calls from friends of mine who live abroad.

To 'live abroad' means to live in a different country than where you are from. 

 

Notice the following:

 

My aunty lives abroad. 

I think I would quite like to live abroad at some point in my life. 

sum up

 

That pretty much sums up my usual daily routine.

 

When you 'sum something up' it means that you summarize⁵ it. 

 

Notice the following:

 

So to sum up, you think that I need to clean my room. 

I will then write a sentence that will sum up the document. 

 

1 routine   

n.例行公事，惯例；adj.例行的，常规的

参考例句：

• It is everyday routine.这是每天的例行公事。
• She found the hospital routine slightly dull.她感到医院的工作有点枯燥乏味。

2 aerobic   

adj.需氧的，增氧健身法的，有氧的

参考例句：

• Aerobic exercise helps to build up stamina.有氧健身操有助于增强耐力。
• Aerobic dance is conductive to the health.有氧舞蹈有助于健康。

3 noun   

n.名词

参考例句：

• What kind of noun is this?这是哪类名词？
• This word is a collective noun.这个词是个集体名词。

4 motion   

n.打手势，示意，移动，动作，提议，大便；v.运动，向...打手势，示意

参考例句：

• She could feel the rolling motion of the ship under her feet.她能感觉到脚下船在晃动。
• Don't open the door while the train is in motion.列车运行时，请勿打开车门。

5 summarize   

vt.概括，概述，总结

参考例句：

• I will summarize what I have done.我将概述我所做的事情。
• They need to find information quickly and be able to summarize it in clear language.他们需要快速找到信息并能用清晰的语言概述。