2012年ESL之就医和人际交往 11 Doing Basic Exercises

 

Doing Basic Exercises 

Jane: I’ve just had the best workout at the gym! 

Arnold: You don’t need to go to a gym to exercise. I exercise right here in my apartment. 

Jane: Oh, yeah? What can you do in this small space? 

Arnold: Nearly everything I need to do. Before I do my calisthenics, I stretch. And every morning I do sit-ups, push-ups, and pull-ups. 

Jane: That’s not enough to keep you in shape. 

Arnold: I’m not finished. Every other day I do lunges and squats¹, and I lift free weights. 

Jane: But what about a cardio workout? 

Arnold: I do jumping jacks², run in place, and jump rope on the balcony. 

Jane: I guess you’ve got it all figured out. 

Arnold: I think so. Have you seen the light? Are you going to stop going to the gym? 

Jane: No way! Exercise isn’t the only reason I go to the gym, you know. I go for the view. 

Arnold: I have a feeling you’re not talking about the view outside. 

Jane: You’ve got that right! 

 

Script³ by Dr. Lucy Tse 

1 squats   

n.蹲坐，蹲姿( squat的名词复数 )；被擅自占用的建筑物v.像动物一样蹲下( squat的第三人称单数 )；非法擅自占用（土地或房屋）；为获得其所有权；而占用某片公共用地。

参考例句：

• The square squats in the centre of the city. 广场位于市中心。 来自互联网
• Various squats, lunges, jumps and sprints are incorporated for the humans. 主人们还要进行下蹲、弓步、跳跃和短跑等各项训练。 来自互联网

2 jacks   

n.抓子游戏；千斤顶( jack的名词复数 )；（电）插孔；[电子学]插座；放弃

参考例句：

• Hydraulic jacks under the machine produce the movement. 是机器下面的液压千斤顶造成的移动。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The front end is equipped with hydraulic jacks used for grade adjustment. 前瑞安装有液压千斤顶用来调整坡度。 来自辞典例句

3 script   

n.剧本，广播稿；文字体系；笔迹，手迹

参考例句：

• It's easy to identify his script.他的笔迹容易辨认。
• The script is massaged into final form.这篇稿子经过修改已定稿。