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第51章 Healthy Living 健康生活(3)

Patrol training coach can provide you free help and guidance and is also responsible to deal with various emergency situations。

巡场教练可以在你锻炼时提供免费帮助和指导,也负责应对各种突发情况。

Personal trainer is responsible for one to one lessons to members。 The fee is generally calculated separately, not included in the annual card。

私人教练是一对一给会员上课,其收费一般单独计算,并未包含在年卡内。

If he is a professional personal trainer, in the initial training, he will help you do a comprehensive physical assessment。

如果是专业的私人教练,在初次训练时会给你做一个全面的身体评估。

Most gyms provide drinking water。 If they do not provide drinking water, you need to look at whether the price of the front of beverages sold is reasonable。

大多数健身房提供训练时的饮用水,如果他们不提供饮用水,你需要看一下前台出售的各种饮料是否价格合理。

Power equipment should include the bench press rack, squat rack, gantry, the weight of barbell weights and sizes and so on。

力量器械应包括卧推架、深蹲架、龙门架、重量大小不等的哑铃和杠铃等。

Aerobic equipments include a bicycle, treadmill and so on。

有氧器械有单车、跑步机等。

Aerobics Coupled with high-intensity aerobics loud music may damage the inner ear, causing vertigo, tinnitus, ear fullness, and on the high-frequency hearing loss and other consequences of the sound。

高强度的健美操加上大音量的音乐,可能损害内耳功能,引起眩晕、耳鸣、耳内胀满以及对高频率声音的听力丧失等恶果。

Exercise intensity and time should be set according to your own constitution and characteristics of exercise, do not blindly follow others。

要根据自身体质和特点掌握好运动强度和时间锻炼,不要盲目效法别人。

Let’s Talk!

开始交流吧!

Steve: I’m going over to the gym。 I want to do some running。

史蒂夫:我要去健身中心,我想要跑步。

Joseph: Why don’t you run outside?

约瑟夫:你为什么不在户外跑?

Steve: Are you kidding? Do you know how cold it is today?

史蒂夫:你开玩笑吧?你知道今天有多冷吗?

Joseph: Yeah, I suppose。 I guess it isn’t healthy to run in this weather。

约瑟夫:对,我相信。我认为在这种天气下跑步也不健康。

Steve: No, it’s not。 Not at all。 I’d probably freeze my lungs。

史蒂夫:当然,一点也不健康。一点也不。我的肺很可能都会结冻。

Joseph: Wait for me a minute。 I’ll go over to the gym too。

约瑟夫:等我一下。我跟你一起去健身中心。

Steve: You?

史蒂夫:你?

Joseph: Yes, why not? Just let me get my gym clothes together。

约瑟夫:对,为什么不? 让我把运动服带上。

Steve: I didn’t know you could exercise。

史蒂夫:我并不知道你做运动。

Joseph: What do you mean by that? Everyone can exercise!

约瑟夫:你是什么意思? 每个人都可以运动啊!

Steve: Yeah, I know。 But you? I always thought you were only good at lifting beer bottles to your mouth。

史蒂夫:对呀,我知道。但是你? 我一直认为你只会把啤酒瓶放进你的嘴巴。

Joseph: No, not at all。 I was on the swimming team in high school。 And I’d like to do some weight training。 They have decent equipment at that gym。

约瑟夫:不,才没有。我在高中的时候参加过游泳队。我也喜欢做一些举重运动。健身中心有很好的设备。

Steve: You’re going to lift weights? Hah!

史蒂夫:你要举重?哈!

Joseph: Are you laughing at me?

约瑟夫:你在笑我吗?

Steve: I’m sorry。 I just can’t imagine you lifting weights。

史蒂夫:当然不,我只是无法想象你举重。

Joseph: Maybe not。 But I want to start。 I need to get in shape。 I feel these past couple months that my energy is low。

约瑟夫:或许没有,但我想要开始。我需要保持住身材。我感到这过去的几个月我的体能差了许多。

Steve: It’s true。 If a person doesn’t exercise, they get sluggish。 That’s why I keep running。 Even in the winter。

史蒂夫:是真的。如果一个人不运动,他们会变得很懒。那就是为什么我坚持跑步,甚至在冬天也是这样。

Joseph: So I need to do something too。

约瑟夫:所以我也需要做点什么。

Steve: But lifting weights isn’t the best thing。 You should do some kind of aerobic exercise。

史蒂夫:但举重并不是最好的。你可以做一些健身操。

Joseph: I know。 But I want to start today with a little weight lifting。 Then I’m going to buy a new swimming suit and goggles, and every other day I’m going to go swim laps in the pool。 How does that sound?

约瑟夫:我知道。但我今天想开始做一点举重。然后我要去买一件新的泳衣及一副蛙镜,每隔一天我就可以在泳池游来游去了。听起来不错吧?

Steve: It sounds like a good plan to me。 I’m still… I mean…史蒂夫:听起来真是一个很好的计划。我还是……我的意思是……Joseph: What?

约瑟夫:怎么了?

steve: I’m still just surprised you really want to do it。 It doesn’t seem to go with your character。

史蒂夫:我还是很惊讶你真的要这样做。这真的跟你的个性不合。

Joseph: Well, if that’s true, then maybe I need to change my character, don’t I? I don’t want to become a fat slob。

约瑟夫:嗯,如果那是真的,或许我是要改变一下我的个性,对吗?我可不想变成一个痴肥。

Leisure Sports

休闲运动

Realize Leisure Sports

认识休闲运动

1休闲运动的优点

Fortunately, not all sports require intense physical conditioning。 Think bowling, billiards, bocce ball, shuffle board, darts, ping-pong, and horseshoes。 While some campuses still have billiard halls and ping-pong tables, they are increasingly losing appeal among college students。 And with the recent explosion of the Nintendo Wii, who would want to pitch horseshoes when you can swing a controller right in your dorm room? Talk about sports at leisure!

For the new generation of less-refined, though no less fun, leisure sports has emerged。 Think Ladder Golf, Corn hole, and Washers。 While their roots may be redneck, they provide even the most civilized among us a healthy dose of fun。 Ladder Golf involves hooking two balls attached to the same rope onto a three-rung ladder。 Corn hole (sometimes called Bean Bag Toss) requires eight bean bags and two angled boards with a hole cut near the center。 Points are scored for landing the bags on the board or in the hole。 Washers requires a handful of 2。5 washers and two tin cups。 Points are scored by landing the washers in or near the cup。

More than a change of pace from the rigors of studying, leisure sports provide excellent opportunities to meet new people, compete in a non-threatening environment, and actually master something。 There are several advantages to introducing these fast-growing leisure sports on campus:

They’re cheap! Since the budget of most college freshman is lamentable, leisure sports are ideal because they’re free。 Even materials to get started cost next to nothing, and can often be cobbled together without too much trouble。

Anyone can play。 No real skills are required to play, just the will to have a good time with a group of friends。 Since most of us didn’t grow up playing these games, the playing field is relatively even。 Anyone can play, and anyone can excel。 Games can be kept as fun or competitive as you like。

Play anywhere。 These leisure sports are extremely convenient because they can be played practically anywhere, which helps if nobody has a car。

2休闲运动种类的表达方式

bowling保龄球

Bowling is a sport in which players attempt to score points by rolling a bowling ball along a flat surface, usually a wooden or synthetic surface, either into pins or to get close to a target ball。

billiards台球