Intermediate Listening Lesson 03

最近忙什么呢？好久没见你了。锻炼身体呢

A: "Steve. Is that you?"

B: "Yeah. What's going¹ on?"

A: "Not much. What a surprise to see you here."

B: "Yeah. It's been a couple² of months since³ I saw⁴ you."

A: "What have you been up to?"

B: "I just started working out."

A: "Really? Where do you work out at?"

B: "I joined the Samsung Health⁵ Club⁶ last month."

A: "What do you mostly⁷ do during⁸ your workout?"

B: "I concentrate⁹ mostly on my legs, chest¹⁰, arms and stomach¹¹."

A: "I should start exercising more."

B: "It's hard work while¹² exercising, but it is a great feeling¹³ when I get done."

A: "I have a running¹⁴ machine¹⁵ at home. I used¹⁶ to use it, but I already¹⁷ got¹⁸ sick of it."

B: "Exercising at home is hard. The environment¹⁹ is not suited²⁰ for exercising."

A: "If I want to exercise, I will need to join a gym²¹."

B: "I have a couple of guest²² passes. You want to check out my health club."

A: "That's a good idea. Let's go over the weekend."

B: "Great. I'll call you Saturday morning."

A: "Aright. I'll talk to you later²³."

B: "Ok. Bye."

1 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

2 couple   

n.对，夫妇，数个；v.加倍，成双，连结

参考例句：

• I have a couple of things to do.我有几件事要做。
• I'll come again in a couple of days.我过两天再来。

3 since   

adv.后来；conj.既然，因为，自从；prep.自从

参考例句：

• He's been working in a bank since leaving school.自从毕业后，他就一直在一家银行工作。
• I have known him ever since I was a child.我自孩提时代起就已经认识他了。

4 saw   

vbl.看见(see的过去式)；n.锯；v.用锯子锯

参考例句：

• Would you like to saw a tree for me?你能为我锯棵树吗？
• The moment I saw you,I knew you were angry with me.我一看到你，就知道你在生我的气。

5 health   

n.健康；健康状况

参考例句：

• Are you in good health?你的身体好吗？
• I wish you good health and a long life.祝您健康长寿。

6 club   

n社团；俱乐部，夜总会，社；棍棒，（高尔夫球等的）球棒， （扑克牌）梅花；vt.棍打，把...当棍棒用；协作，联合

参考例句：

• He joined the football club.他加入了足球俱乐部。
• He is managing a club for teenagers.他在经营一家青少年俱乐部。

7 mostly   

adv.主要地；大部分

参考例句：

• Our weather has been mostly warm.我们这里的天气多半是暖和的。
• She uses her car mostly for driving to work.她的汽车主要用于上下班。

8 during   

prep.在…期间，在…时候

参考例句：

• What did you do with yourself during the summer holidays?暑假你是怎样度过的？
• London is full of visitors during May and June.五六月间伦敦挤满了游客。

9 concentrate   

vt.集中；聚集；浓缩；vi.集中；全神贯注

参考例句：

• You should concentrate on the road when you're driving.开车时注意力应集中在路上。
• Concentrate your mind on study,Don't look around.专心学习，别东张西望的。

10 chest   

n.胸，大箱子，金库，资金，一箱，密封室，衣橱

参考例句：

• The bear's chest is hairy.那只熊的胸部毛茸茸的。
• Mother has a pain in her chest.母亲胸口疼.。

11 stomach   

n.胃；v.忍受，容忍；vt.承受，忍受

参考例句：

• I often feel a pain in my stomach.我经常胃疼。
• You have to have a strong stomach to eat this food.要想吃这种食物，得不恶心才行。

12 while   

conj.当…的时候；而；虽然；尽管 n.一会儿

参考例句：

• In a short while,the cat ate up the fish.不久，那只猫便将鱼吃个精光。
• He teaches English in the school all the while.他一直在这所学校里教英语。

13 feeling   

n.感觉，知觉，感情

参考例句：

• I am feeling better now.我现在觉得好些了。
• I'm feeling kind of tired.我感到有点累。

14 running   

n.赛跑，流出，运转；adj.流动的，跑着的，连续的

参考例句：

• I like running.我喜欢跑步。
• The water is running out.水流出来了。

15 machine   

n.机器，机械装置，机械般工作的人；v.以机器制造；（计算机）机器

参考例句：

• I can't guess how to control the machine.我猜不出来怎样操作那台机器。
• This kind of machine is out of date.这种机器过时了。

16 used   

adj.用旧了的，旧的；习惯于…；过去惯/经常

参考例句：

• I used to work until nearly 6:00 o'clock each day.我过去常常工作到6:00左右。
• He used to walk anywhere from two to five miles an hour.他过去经常一小时走二至五英里。

17 already   

adv.已经

参考例句：

• We have eaten already.我们已经吃过了。
• I've been there already,so I don't want to go again.我早已去过那里了，所以我不想再去了。

18 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

19 environment   

n.环境，生态环境，自然环境

参考例句：

• It is much cheaper and kinder to the environment. 这样既便宜，又有益于保护环境。
• We should protect the environment.我们应该保护环境。

20 suited   

adj.适合的，匹配的

参考例句：

• She was ideally suited to the part of Eva Peron. 她演爱娃?庇隆这个角色再合适不过了。
• When you've suited up, come into the machine room. 穿好工作服到机房来。

21 gym   

abbr.(gymnasium)体操馆；(gymnastics)体育

参考例句：

• We played basketball in the gym.我们在体育馆里打篮球。
• We did an hour of gym.我们做了一小时的体操。

22 guest   

n.客人，宾客，顾客，旅客

参考例句：

• We must prepare a room for our guest.我们必须为客人预备一个房间。
• He is an unwelcome guest.他是个不受欢迎的客人。

23 later   

adv.过后，后来；adj.以后的，更后的，较晚的

参考例句：

• He didn't turn up until half an hour later.半小时后他才出现。
• This part of the hospital was built on later.医院的这个部分是后来增建的。