Dialogue

P=Peter　T=Ted

P: Ahh.. What a nice day! What about an outdoor exercise?

P: 啊，天气真好。到户外活动活动怎么样？

T: Ok. The air is so fresh.

T: 好的，空气是真新鲜。

P: Which exercise do you often like?

P: 平常你喜欢什么样的活动？

T: I'm fond of the shuttle cock, the seesaw¹ and playing basketball. How about you?

T: 我喜欢跳毽子、玩跷跷板和打篮球，你呢？

P: I like dancing, swimming and so on.

P: 我喜欢跳舞、游泳等等。

T: Which one do you like best?

T: 你最喜欢哪一项运动？

P: I think there is nothing better than swimming for excercise.

P: 我认为什么运动都不如游泳。

T: Why?

T: 为什么？

P: Because it can boost our whole body capaity.

P: 因为它能增强我们全身的机能。

T: How many strokes are there usually?

T: 通常有几种游泳姿势？

P: There are freestlye, backstroke, butterfly, frog stroke and etc.

P: 有自由泳、仰泳、蝶泳、蛙泳等。

T: I heard exercise can also boost brain function.

T: 我听说，运动还能增强大脑功能。

P: Yes. Exercise can improve blood flow and spur cell growth, and exercise can lose weight.

P: 是的，锻炼能促进血液流动和细胞生成，而且运动还能减肥。

T: A growing keep－fit fever is sweeping² over China, isn't it?

T: 中国人掀起了一股健身热，这是真的吗？

P: In order to live a happy life, everyone wants to have a good health and a long life.

P: 过着幸福的生活，谁不想有个健康的身体，谁不想长寿啊。

T: What do they play with usually?

T: 他们通常都玩些什么？

P: For people around the retirement³ age, they do some Taijiquan, perform sword and practise the Chinese Wushu.

P: 对退休年龄的人，他一般打打太极拳、舞舞剑、练练中国武术。

T: How about young people?

T: 年轻人呢？

P: They are now flocking to keep-fit centers.

P: 现在许多年轻人都时兴健身房锻炼