上大学与运动1

　　Gordon: How is your English study?

　　Molly: Its A-Ok.

　　Gordon: Any problem?

　　Molly: I have trouble talking with my teacher.

　　Gordon: Why are you nervous?

　　Molly: I never know how to act around my teacher. I need to review more.

　　Gordon: No problem, I will help you review.

　　Molly: You would do that for me? You are A-OK.

　　戈登：你的英语学习怎么样了?

　　莫莉：还行。

　　戈登：有问题吗?

　　莫莉：我与老师交谈有麻烦。

　　戈登：你为什么紧张?

　　莫莉：我从来都不知道在老师身边该怎么做。我需要多复习。

　　戈登：没问题，我会帮你复习的。

　　莫莉：你愿为我做这个?你真好。

　　New Words 生词

　　1) Admission Letter (录取通知书): a letter that tells you that you were admitted to a college

　　I waited and waited, but the admission letter never came.

　　我等啊等，可是录取通知书总也不来。

　　2) Entrance Exam (升学考试): a test that determines if you will/will not be excepted into a program

　　I studied several months for the college entrance exam.

　　我花了几个月的时间来准备大学升学考试。

　　3) Pressure (压力): important reasons to do something

　　I was under a lot of pressure.

　　我压力很大。

　　4) No big deal(小事一桩，没问题): not a problem

　　Its no big deal, even if you did do bad on that test

　　这是小事一桩，即使你真的没考好。

　　5) Student loans (学生贷款): a loan for students to help pay for college

　　My college tuition is too expensive, I have to take out a student loan.

　　我的大学学费太贵了，我得申请学生贷款了。

　　6) Tuition (学费): school fees

　　College tuition is very expensive in America.

　　美国的大学学费非常昂贵。

　　Lessons 课文

　　1) Paying for college is very difficult for many Americans, because tuition is very expensive. Since these schools are so expensive, students often take out student loans. These are special loans that are given to students to help them pay for college. These do not need to be paid back until after the student graduates from college.

　　2) Applying to school is also diff ferent in America. First, students must take an entrance exam. After that, they must fill out an application for every school they want to go to. You can apply to as many schools as you want. After you do this, you must wait for the school to send you an acceptance or a rejection letter. In the end, you pick your favorite school from the ones that accepted you. Now its time to get ready to go to school.

　　1)对许多美国人来说，支付大学是非常困难的，这是因为大学学费很昂贵。由于上大学的学费如此高，所以学生经常申请学生贷款来完成学业。有些贷款是专门面对学生，帮助他们支付上大学的费用。学生贷款可以在学生毕业后再还。

　　2)在美国申请大学也是不同的。首先，学生必须参加入学考试，之后须填写你想去的学校的申请表。你可以尽可能多地申请学校。做完这一切后，你所能做的就是等待学校的录取通知书或者拒绝通知书。最后你可以从录取你的学校中选择一个你最想去的学校。现在就开始打点行装准备入学了。

　　Dialogue 对话

　　Going to College

　　Molly : Hey, how is it going?

　　Gordon: Not bad.

　　Molly : I heard that you got into college. You must be very excited.

　　Gordon: Its no big deal. I am an American student going to college. It is much easier to go to college in the U.S. than in China.

　　Molly : You mean its not the same as China?

　　Gordon: Thats right. The pressure on American high school kids is less than the pressure on Chinese high school kids.

　　Molly : Do you still have to take a test?

　　Gordon: Yes, we must take an entrance exam, but it is much easier than the Chinese one. We usually only need to study for a few weeks.

　　Molly : Wow, thats completely different from China!

　　Gordon: Yep, getting into college is a breeze. The real problem is getting into a good college.

　　上大学

　　莫莉：嘿，你好吗?

　　戈登：还不赖。

　　莫莉：我听说你要去上大学了。你肯定很兴奋吧。

　　戈登：小事一桩。我是准备去上大学的美国学生。在美国上大学比中国容易多了。

　　莫莉：你是说情况跟中国不一样，是吗?

　　戈登：对，在美国高中生的压力比中国要轻得多。

　　莫莉：你们上大学要参加高考吗?

　　戈登：是的，我们要参加升学考试，但比中国的高考容易多了。一般来说，我们只需要复习几个星期就可以了。

　　莫莉：哇，跟中国比起来简直是天壤之别!

　　戈登：是啊，在美国上大学只需吹灰之力。但要想上好大学可就难了。

　　NEW WORDS(生词)

　　1) Beer belly (啤酒肚): a description of a fat stomach as a result of too much beer drinking (有时 喝太多啤酒会造成啤酒肚)

　　That old man had a really big beer belly.

　　那个老头的啤酒肚真大。

　　2) Fit(健康的): healthy, in shape

　　I go running every morning to stay fit.

　　我每天早晨跑步来保持健康。

　　3) Injure(受伤): hurt

　　Be careful not to injure yourself when you go rock climbing.

　　攀岩的时候小心一点儿，别弄伤自己。

　　4) Lungs(肺): the part of the body that you use to breathe.

　　Your lungs are in your chest.

　　肺在胸腔里。

　　5) mirror(v.)(模仿): to copy, imitate

　　I mirrored the aerobic teachers movements and did everything she did.

　　我模仿健美操老师的动作，她做什么我做什么。

　　Lesson: 课文

　　It has become very popular to exercise in the United States. People believe that it is very good for their health. People also think that exercising will make them more attractive, because Americans believe that people who look fit are very attractive. Here is list of some ways to exercise:

　　美国人很喜欢做运动。人们相信运动会对健康很有好处，而且会让他们看起来更有魅力，因为美国人认为健康就是美。下面是几种运动方式：

　　1) Running: Many people think this is the best type of exercise, because it is very simple and can be done anywhere. Running is a very good way to lose weight and to stay healthy. It is important that you remember to wear good running shoes when you run; otherwise, you can injure your knees. You should also run in the morning, because the air is the cleanest at this time. This helps to protect your lungs. You should not run outside if the air pollution is serious where you live.

　　1)跑步：很多人认为跑步是最好的运动方式，因为它简单、方便、而且还是一种很好的减肥和保健方式。跑步的时候要记住穿一双好的跑鞋，这很重要，否则很可能弄伤自己的膝盖。应该在早晨跑步，因为早晨的空气最清新，对保护肺部有好处。如果住宅周围的空气污染很严重，就不要出去跑步。

　　2) Aerobics: This is another good type of exercise. Usually many people do this together. The teacher stands in the front of the room and the students mirror her actions. Often, Aerobics can be seen on TV. This is a very tiring type of exercise.

　　2)健美操：健美操也是一种好的运动方式，通常很多人一起做。老师站在房间的前面，学生在后面模仿她的动作。电视上经常播放健美操，这种运动很耗体力。

　　3) Weightlift ing: There are 2 types of weightlifting. The first is called free weights. These are weights that are attached to a bar. The person lifts the bar up and down. The second type is machine weights. These weights are attached to machines that the person uses to lift the weights. This is safer than using free weights. The results from both are about the same. Weightlifting is a good way to get big muscles. However, the weights are usually expensive. Most people join a gym in order to lift weights.

　　3)举重：举重分两种。第一种是自由举重。把重量加在一根杠杆上，上下举动杠杆来锻炼身体。第二种是机器举重。重量加在人们练举重的机器上。这种举重比自由举重安全，但效果是一样的。举重是练肌肉的好方法。但练举重花费很大，大多数人为了练举重而去健身房。

　　Dilogue: Exercising

　　Molly : Hello, is Gordon there?

　　Gordon: Hi, Molly. This is Gordon.

　　Molly: How are you, Gordon?

　　Gordon: Im not too bad. I just started exercising today and am very tired.

　　Molly: That is good to hear. You are not very fit and need to exercise more.

　　Gordon: You are right. I am trying to get rid of my beer belly.

　　Molly: What type of exercise are you doing?

　　Gordon: I have started running. Sometimes I also do aerobics with the instructors on TV.

　　Molly: You seem to be very serious about getting healthy.

　　Gordon: This is because I am tired of people laughing at me because I am obese.

　　Molly: Are you thinking of joining a gym?

　　Gordon: I would like to join a gym to lift weights, but it is too expensive.

　　Molly: Maybe, I should also start running. I think I am starting to get a beer belly.

　　Gordon: That is probably because you drink too much beer.

　　Molly: You are right. Tomorrow I will go running with you.

　　Gordon: Great. Come to my house tomorrow morning and we can go running together.

　　Molly: Ill see you then.

　　Gordon: Later.

　　对话: 锻炼

　　莫莉：喂，是戈登吗?

　　戈登：嗨，莫莉，是戈登。

　　莫莉：你好吗戈登?

　　戈登：还好，我今天刚开始做运动，太累了。

　　莫莉：这很好，你不是很结实，需要多锻炼。

　　戈登：说的没错，我想把啤酒肚去掉。

　　莫莉：你在做什么运动?

　　戈登：我开始跑步。有时跟着电视做健美操。

　　莫莉：看起来你对这件事很认真。

　　戈登：这是因为我不想再让别人笑我胖了。

　　莫莉：你有没有想过去健身房?

　　戈登：我很想去健身房练习举重，可太贵了。

　　莫莉：我大概也该开始跑步了，我觉得自己开始长啤酒肚了。

　　戈登：那可能是因为你啤酒喝得太多了。

　　莫莉：没错。明天我和你一起跑。

　　戈登：太好了。明天早晨到我家，咱们一起跑。

　　莫莉：明儿见。

　　戈登：明儿见。