健身運動相關口語對話

工作忙，學習累，很多人現在都處於亞健康狀態。我們要怎麼做才能讓身體有活力、保持健康呢？看看下面對話裏的兩個人怎麼說吧。

A: Hi, how’s everything?

B: Not so good. I went to the doctor for a check up, and he told me I have to eat better and exercise more.

A: It’s important to eat well. Do you eat lots of salads or vegetables?

B: I sometimes eat salads, but not often. However, I eat vegetables almost everyday. Potato chips are made from potatoes; that’s a vegetable, right?

A: That’s not very healthy. Do you take vitamins?

B: I have vitamins at home and I take them off and on, but I often forget.

A: How about green tea? It’s good for your health!

B: I drink it once in a while, but I prefer coffee. Is that healthy?

A: It’s not very nutritious. Maybe you should exercise. It’s good to be active. How often do you exercise now?

B: I never go to a gym. It’s too expensive.

A: Okay, how about running or jogging? How often do you jog?

B: I occasionally run to catch the bus, but not often, maybe once a month.

A: I see. How about walking? How often do you go for a brisk walk?

B: I go for a leisurely walk after dinner when the mood strikes me, maybe twice a month, but I almost never take a long, brisk walk. I have no time.

A: I see. How about swimming? It’s good for you. Do you swim?

B: I used to swim all the time, but now I seldom go swimming, maybe once a year if friends with a pool invite me.

A: How about push-ups or aerobics at home? Do you do that sometimes?

B: Every year, I tell myself to start, but I only do it once in a blue moon, when my jeans get too small, maybe every six months. I use a hula hoop.

A: How about housework? That’s good exercise, too.

B: I clean my house now and then, maybe once a month!Vocabulary

1. troublesome: 令人煩惱的，困難麻煩的。

2. adverbs of frequency: 表頻率的副詞。

3. gym: 〈口〉健身房，體育館。

4. push-up: 俯臥撐。

5. aerobics: 有氧運動。

6. hula hoop: 呼拉圈。Usage Tips

1. 在本對話中，有很多表示“時間頻率”的詞，如文中出現的once in a while, now and then, occasionally, 它們的時間頻率都比sometimes（有時）這個詞要低一些。而once in a blue moon則指“難得有一次，極爲罕見”，其中blue moon在口語中是“很長的一段時間，很久”的意思，如：I haven’t seen you in a blue moon.（我很久都沒看見你了。）另外，如果你想表達否定的意思，可以用seldom, rarely或not often。

2. leisurely可作形容詞，如：a leisurely walk（悠閒的步行），也可作副詞，如：walk leisurely，但常被當作形容詞來用。該詞強調的是一種輕鬆自在的感覺，同時還有一層享受的意味在裏面。如：I usually eat breakfast fast, but on Sundays I have a leisurely breakfast. 形容詞brisk的副詞是briskly，是“輕快的，敏捷的”之意，如：a brisk walk（輕快的步伐），a brisk wave（輕快的揮手），a brisk hello (輕快的打招呼)；在用該詞形容風時，則是指“凜冽的”.，如：a brisk breeze（疾風）。