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