第20章 我是运动派 (3)

　　2. But it takes great perseverance to master.perseverance指“尽管有困难、挫折，但坚持不懈”。例如：By perseverance the lame boy learned to swim.　靠毅力这跛童学会

　　了游泳。persistence用于褒义，指“意志坚决，不顾反对、阻力等的坚持”。如：By persistence many countries won freedom.　通过坚持不懈的努力，

　　许多国家赢得了自由。persistence 用于贬义，则指“顽固”。例如：persistence of a disease　顽疾

　　3. I'm totally pumped up.pump up表示“使振奋，使充满热情、力量和能量”。例如：The lively debate really pumped us up.　活跃的辩论着实使我们很兴奋。I saw him pumping up at the gym.　我看到他在体育馆里积极地锻炼。

　　4. You name it.You name it. 是 You name it, they have it.的简写形式，表示“凡你想得起的，不管什么（都有了或都干了等）”。例如： You can buy anything there. You name it, they have it.

　　5. To tell the truth...To tell the truth...表示“老实说，说实话”。也可以说成：

　　To be frank,...

　　To be frankly, ...

　　Frankly speaking, ...

　　6. Chicken!chicken作为俚语，可以表示“胆怯者，胆小鬼”。常常与 out连用，表示“畏缩；胆怯”。例如：

　　I wanted to tell the director what I thought, but I chickened out at the last minute.

　　我本想把自己的想法告诉董事，但最后还是没敢说。

　　［模 拟 对 话］ 1 Yoga

　　Trainer： Good evening. Welcome to our gymnasium. I am a trainer

　　here. What can I do for you?Shirley： Oh, hi. Nice to meet you. There is one single problem.Trainer： Yes?Shirley： I eat more and more these days. And it puts more weight

　　on me.Trainer： I see. You want to lose weight.Shirley： What do you recommend?Trainer： More and more people are warming up to yoga these days.

　　Do you want to have a try?Shirley： Do you think it’s a good option for health and relaxation?Trainer： Absolutely. But it takes great perseverance to master.Shirley： I can do that.Trainer： Here is a free class going on right over there. Go and join

　　them.Shirley： Thank you.Trainer： By the way, it’s not good to start with too much work-out

　　at the beginning. So you can just do something easy for yourself.

　　Shirley： I got it. Thanks again.Trainer： My pleasure. (After the yoga class)Trainer： You look great!Shirley： I'm totally pumped up. I decided to join the yoga class.Trainer： I’m happy that you made the decision to join us.

　　瑜　伽

　　教练：晚上好。欢迎来到我们健身房。我是这里的教练，有什么可

　　以帮你的吗？雪莉：哦，你好。很高兴见到你。有一个问题。教练：是什么呢？雪莉：我最近吃得越来越多。我比以前胖了。教练：我知道了。你是来减肥的。雪莉：你有什么推荐的吗？教练：越来越多的人热衷于瑜伽。你想试试看吗？雪莉：你觉得那是健康和放松的好选择吗？教练：当然了。但是想要掌握的话需要很大的毅力。雪莉：我可以的。教练：那边正在上一堂免费的瑜伽课，过去加入他们吧！雪莉：谢谢。教练：顺便说一下，开始的时候运动量过大是不好的。所以你可以

　　先做一些简单的动作。雪莉：我懂了。再次感谢你。教练：不客气。

　　（瑜伽课结束后）教练：你看起来真棒！雪莉：我感觉精力充沛。我决定加入瑜伽课。教练：很高兴你决定加入我们。

　　Climbing and Camping

　　Emma: So...What kind of things do you do in your free time?

　　Vic: I'm really into watching foreign films. What about you?

　　Emma: I like to do just about anything outdoors. I just joined a rock climbing club yesterday and I love it.

　　Vic: Really? You rock climb? I thought you were afraid of heights.

　　Emma: No, I’m not. I get such a high from climbing.

　　Vic: Good for you! What did you learn yesterday?

　　Emma: I took a climbing class and learned how to belay and tie knots.

　　Vic: How often do you go?

　　Emma: Every Sunday, but I’m thinking of going Saturday as well. Why don’t you join us?

　　Vic: Well, I don’t have the equipment.

　　Emma: Well, you should have told me earlier. I've got lots of gear at home. Rock shoes, harnesses...You name it.

　　Vic: Forget it. To tell you the truth, I’m afraid of heights. I think I’ll keep my feet on the ground.

　　Emma: Chicken! Oh, do you enjoy camping? This is not that exciting like climbing.

　　Vic: Camping for an evening is OK, but I couldn't do it for much longer than one night!

　　Emma: Come on. Let’s go camping this weekend. I've heard a beautiful place. It's fantastic.

　　Vic: Sure. Anything you say.

　　>>>我是运动派Chapter 5攀岩和宿营

　　艾玛：嗯……你平时都做些什么？维克：我很喜欢看外国电影。你呢？艾玛：我喜欢所有的户外运动。昨天刚加入了攀岩社。我爱上攀岩了。维克：真的？你，攀岩？我还以为你恐高。

　　艾玛：不，我不怕，攀岩登山让我感到兴奋。维克：你真行！昨天学什么了？艾玛：我上了一节攀岩课，学会了怎么做制绳和绑绳结。维克：你多久去一次？艾玛：每周日，但我正在考虑要不要周六也去。你何不加入我们呢？维克：那个……我没有装备。艾玛：啊，你该早点跟我们说。我家里的配备很多呢。攀岩鞋，攀

　　岩绳索……应有尽有。艾玛：不用了。实话实说，我恐高。我想我还是乖乖地走路吧。维克：胆小鬼。哦，那你喜欢露营吗？露营不像攀岩那么刺激。艾玛：露营一晚上还可以，但是超过一晚上我就受不了了。维克：来吧。咱们周末一起去露营吧。我听说了一个很好的地方。

　　棒极了。艾玛：好吧，我听你的。

　　gymnasium [d9im'neizi4m] n. 健身房 trainer ['trein4(r)] n. 教练 lose weight减肥 recommend [`rek4'mend] v. 推荐 absolutely ['1bs4lju:tli] adv. 完全地 perseverance [`p4:si'vi4r4ns] n.　　坚定不移 pump up精神焕发

　　belay [bi'lei] v. 把绳索拴在系绳栓上 tie [tai] v. 系，打结 knot [n3t] n. (绳等的 )结 equipment [i'kwipm4nt] n. 设备 gear [gi4(r)] n. 设备 harness ['h2:nis] n. 系在身上的绳子 fantastic [f1n't1stik] adj. 太棒了