《英語輕鬆學》學好中級口語 #Lesson 04：Hitting the Gym 勤上健身房

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 中級口語 

搭配筆記聆聽短文 Listen to the text with the help of the notes given

 

再次聆聽並回答問題 Listen again and answer the questions below

Questions for discussion:

1. How long has the man been going to the gym?

2. Why did the woman stop working out at home?

3. What will the woman do tomorrow night?

實用會話 Dialogue

 A  Mike, looks like you’ve been hitting the gym hard. You look ripped.
 B  Every day after work for a year now.
 A  Do you do a lot of weightlifting?
 B   Yes, I do bench press, dumbbell lifting, and push-ups.
 A  I tried to work out at home, but so difficult did I find it to stay motivated that I just stopped.
 B  You should try my gym. Such a good place is it that I have no trouble being persistent.
 A  I’d like to take you up on that offer, but I’m not sure I can. Your muscles are so big that I’ll feel inferior by comparison!
 B  Ha-ha, don’t worry about that. We’ve all got to start somewhere. I didn’t always look as awesome as this, you know.
 A  Ah, I see the gym has made you modest, too.
 B  Come with me tomorrow night. So addictive will you find it that you’ll soon be as ripped―and as modest―as me!
 A  OK, Mike, you’ve twisted my arm.

 

 A  麥克，看來你很勤上健身房喔。你的肌肉線條看起來很明顯。
 B  我每天下班後都去，現在已經一年了。
 A  你做很多舉重運動嗎？
 B  對呀，我做仰臥推舉、舉啞鈴還有伏地挺身。
 A  我試著在家運動，但我發覺太難保持動力，所以我就停止了。
 B  妳該去我的健身房試試。那是個好地方，讓我可以一直堅持下去。
 A  我想接受你的提議，但我不確定是否做得到。你的肌肉真大，和你一比讓我覺得自己相形見絀！
 B  哈哈，別擔心那個。我們都得從某個地方開始。妳知道的，我並非一直看起來像現在這般好。
 A  啊，看來健身房也讓你變謙虛了。
 B  明晚和我一起去吧。妳會發現這是件令人上癮的事，因此妳很快便會有和我一樣強壯的肌肉⸺也會和我一樣謙虛！
 A  好了，麥克，你說服我了。

 

口語新技能 New Skills

表示「說服某人」的說法

twist sb’s arm　　說服某人，強迫某人
twist [ twIst ] vt. 扭轉

 注意 

本片語原意為「扭某人的手臂」，因此除了說服的意思之外，亦有「強迫，威脅」之涵義。

Evan twisted my arm about going to his girlfriend’s birthday party.
伊凡強迫我去參加他女友的生日派對。

 

 注意 

pull sb’s leg　（以開玩笑的口吻）欺騙某人
Did you really win the lottery or are you just pulling my leg?
你是真的中頭獎了還是在跟我開玩笑？

 

 

簡短對答 Quick Response

Make quick responses to the sentences you hear.

 

討論題目 Free Talk
Talk on the following topic:

Do you prefer working out at home or hitting the gym?

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