Gordon: Good morning, how are you today, miss?
Molly: I am quite fine, thank you for asking. How are you getting along, sir?
Gordon: Great! I am just going to the corner store. Is there anything I can get for you while I am out?
Molly: Why yes. Can you pick me up some candles?
Gordon: Affirmative. Anything else, miss?
Molly: Negative. You are such a gentlemen.
戈登：早上好，小姐，您今天好吗?
莫莉：我很好，谢谢您问候。先生，您还好吗?
戈登：很好!我正要去附近的商店。我能为你捎什么东西吗?
莫莉：哦，对了，您能为我捎一些蜡烛吗?
戈登：当然。小姐，还要别的吗?
莫莉：不要了。您真是一位绅士。
New Words 生词
1) Pump Iron (举重，锻炼): lift weights, work out
You look weak, you should pump iron with me.
你看起来很文弱，你应该跟我一起练举重。
2) Buff (健壮，肌肉凸出): to look good in a healthy way, look strong
That guy is really buff.
那家伙真健壮。
3) Gym (体育馆，健身房): a place to lift weights, gymnasium
I go to the gym everyday to lift weights.
我每天去健身房练习举重。
4) motivation (动力，驱动力，原因): reason
My motivation for going to work is making money.
我去工作的动力是赚钱。
5) Manly (男人味的，健壮的): like a man, strong
That weak guy is not very manly.
那个身体瘦弱的家伙不太有男人味。
6) Judge a book by its cover(以貌取人): to make a decision based on appearances
You should not judge a book by its cover, just because that girl is pretty does not mean that she is a good person.
你不应以貌取人。仅仅因为那个女孩外表漂亮并不代表她人好。
Lessons 课文
Weightlifting is a popular sport in the United States. People like to lift weights for several reasons. There are 3 basic reasons to lift weights.
举重在美国是非常大众化的体育运动。人们喜欢举重有几个原因，其中有三个基本原因。
1) Health reasons are an important reason for people to start lifting weights. Many people in the U.S.are obese. They use weightlifting as a means to reduce their weight. Doctors also recommend that people should exercise r regularly. Weightlifting can be an important part of a regular exercise schedule. This way weightlifting helps you to stay healthy.
1) 健康是人们开始举重的一个重要原因。在美国，许多人过于肥胖。他们用举重来减少体重。医生也建议人们应该定期锻炼。举重可以是日常体育锻炼计划的一个重要组成部分。举重有助于人们保持身体健康。
2) Strength is another important motivation for weightlifting. In America, strength is very important to men. If you are not strong, then people think that you are not manly. The stronger that you are, the more you feel like a real man. Being strong makes men feel good about themselves. Weightlifting is a very good way to become stronger and gain some self-confidence.
2) 力量是驱使人们练习举重的另一个重要动力。在美国，对于男人来说，健壮的体魄是非常重要的。如果你不健壮，人们就会认为你没有男人味。你越健壮，那么你就越有男性魅力。拥有健壮的体魄让男人们对自己感觉良好。举重是让身体越来越健壮并获得一些自信的好方法。
3) Another reason why people lift weights is to look good. Looks are important in the U.S. because people often judge a book by its cover. This means people judge you by your appearance. People think that lifting weights will make them look better. These people want to be buff. They want to have less fat and more muscle. These people go to the gym very often and stay there for a very long time.
3) 人们练习举重的另一个原因是让自己好看。在美国，一个人的外表长相很重要，因为人们大多以貌取人。也就是说人们通常根据你的外貌来判断你。美国人相信举重会让他们更好看。这些人喜欢身上的肌肉鼓凸出来，他们希望自己身上脂肪少，肌肉多。他们经常去健身房，并且在那里呆很长的时间。
Dialogue 对话
Weightlifting
Molly : Yo, Gordon, whats up?
Gordon: Nothing much. How about you?
Molly : Im feeling great. I just came back from the gym.
Gordon: Why do you go to the gym?
Molly : My doctor told me I should start lifting weights, because I am obese.
Gordon: You dont look obese anymore. In fact, you look quite buff.
Molly : That is because I work out everyday. You should come with me. Gordon. You look very weak. You are not manly enough.
Gordon: You should not judge a book by its cover. I am not that weak. But you are right. I should go to the gym, too.
Molly : I know it will make you feel better about yourself. Being stronger makes me feel good.
Gordon: Next time you want to go, let me know. We can go together.
Molly : Thats a great idea. From now on we can be lifting buddies.
练习举重
莫莉：你好，戈登，最近还好吗?
戈登：没什么变化。你呢?
莫莉：我感觉很好。我刚从健身房回来。
戈登：为什么你要去健身房呢?
莫莉：我的医生建议我去练习举重，因为我太胖了。
戈登：你现在没那么胖了。实际上你看上去很健壮。
莫莉：那是因为我每天坚持锻炼。你应该也跟我一块儿来锻炼身体。戈登，你看起来很文弱，不够男子汉。
戈登：你不应该以貌取人。我没那么文弱的。不过你说的对，我也应该去健身房。
莫莉：我知道这会使你自我感觉更好一些。身体强壮让我感觉很棒。
戈登：下次如果你想去，请告诉我一声。我们一块儿去。
莫莉：好主意。从现在开始我们可以成为举重哥们了。
NEW WORDS(生词)
1) 24/7 (任何时候，完全): twenty-four hours a day/ seven days a week, all the time
I love my girlfriend 24/7.
我时时刻刻都爱我的女朋友。
2) Corner store (邻近的商店): shop, convenience store
Our corner store is open 24/7.
我们附近的商店全天候营业。
3) Guide by example (以身作则): show by doing
Our teacher like to guide by example, he doesnt smoke, so we know not to smoke.
我们的老师喜欢以身作则，他不吸烟，所以我们知道不要吸烟。
4) Handkerchief (手绢): cloth napkin
Molly dropped her handkerchief and a nice gentleman picked it up for her.
莫莉把手绢丢了，一位好心的绅士捡到后还给了莫莉。
5) A spare (富余的，多出来的): an extra, one more than you need
You should keep a spare tire in your car in case one blows out.
你应该在车里放一个备用轮胎，以便在车胎破的时候用。
Lesson: 课文
Rules to being a gentlemen
1) Always let ladies go first. Ladies first!
2) Be polite 24/7. Always.
3) Hold doors from ladies and the elderly.
4) Help old people cross busy streets.
5) Take time to be a good father. Play games with your children and guide by example.
6) Always carry a spare handkerchief in case someone needs one.
7) Give your seat on the bus or subway to ladies or the elderly.
8) Give more compliments than you receive.
绅士准则
1) 让女士先行。女士优先!
2) 时 时刻刻彬彬有礼。
3) 为女士和老年人开门。
4) 帮老年人过繁忙拥挤的街道。
5) 抽出时间做个好父亲。与孩子们做游戏，并要以身作则。
6) 随时随身携带一条手绢，以备他人不时之需。
7) 乘公车或地铁时，给妇女或老年人让座。
8) 多称赞他人。
DIALOGUE：Guide By Example
Molly : Good morning, sir, how are you today?
Gordon: Better than usual, thanks for asking. How is your new teacher?
Molly : He is wonderful. He is a real gentleman.
Gordon: What do you mean?
Molly : He always holds the door for us ladies. He gave me a handkerchief once when I had a cold.
Gordon: Is that all? I do that sometimes.
Molly : But he is also very manly and he guides by example.
Gordon: Can you explain that please?
Molly : Affirmative. Some students dress too casually. So the teacher dresses very formally so they can see his example, then they will follow him.
Gordon: I see.
Molly : Now you should be a gentleman and guide by example.
Gordon: What should I teach you?
Molly : Teach me how to treat a beautiful girl to lunch.
Gordon: So, to be a gentleman I have to pay for you lunch, right?
Molly : Affirmative, gentlemen, sir.
以身作则
莫莉：早上好，先生，你今天好吗?
戈登：比往常好，谢谢您问候。你的新老师怎么样?
莫莉：他很棒。他是一位真正的绅士。
戈登：怎么说?
莫莉：他总为女士开门。有一次我感冒了，他还递给我一条手绢。
戈登：就这些吗?我有时候也这么做。
莫莉：他还很有男性魅力，而且以身作则。
戈登：你能详细说说吗?
莫莉：当然。有些同学上课时穿得太随便，老师来上课的时候就穿着正式服装，以便同学们以他为榜样，向他学习。
戈登：哦，我明白了。
莫莉：现在你也应该做绅士，以身作则。
戈登：那么我该教你什么呢?
莫莉：教我怎样请一位漂亮的女孩吃中饭。
戈登：这么说，作为一个绅士，我就得请你吃饭了，是吗?
莫莉：当然，绅士先生。