英语口语大赢家Topic105:白领运动Sports For White-collar Workers

雪莉的一个同事在办公时间看《健康顾问》，被雪莉逮了个正着。一起来看看雪莉是怎么处理的，是公事公办吗？

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(Shirley sees her colleague reading a magazine)

Shirley: What are you reading?

Maria: Gee¹! You scared me!

Shirley: Aha, Fitness Consultant². Very good, Don't you know about the rules in this office?

Maria: Yes, Ma'am. No magazines during the office hours. I'm sorry.

Shirley: Well, don't do this again next time. What is it about, anyway?

Maria: It is about sports for white-collar workers, people like you and me.

Shirley: What kind of sports?

Maria: Aerobic³ sports, for example, jogging, yoga, skating…

Shirley: Interesting. What were you reading just now?

Maria: Stretching exercise after sitting a long time.

Shirley: Really? That sounds interesting!

Maria: Can I have my magazine back now?

Shirley: No. It's confiscated⁴ for now. And I will return it to you after I finish reading it.

听看学
（雪莉看到她的一个同事正在看杂志）

雪莉：你在看什么？

玛丽亚：哎呀！你吓我一大跳！

雪莉：啊哈，《健康顾问》。好极了，难道你不知道办公室里的规矩吗？

玛丽亚：当然知道了。工作时间不准看杂志。对不起。

雪莉：下次可别再这么做。嘿，这是本什么杂志啊？

玛丽亚：是关于上班族的运动的书，就是像你我这样的。

雪莉：什么样的运动啊？

玛丽亚：有氧运动，比如，慢跑、瑜伽、滑雪……

雪莉：有意思。你刚刚在读的是什么啊？

玛丽亚：长期久坐后的伸展运动。

雪莉：真的吗？有意思！

玛丽亚：我现在能拿回我的杂志了吗？

雪莉：不行。现在它被没收了。我读完了以后再还给你。

经典背诵 Recitation
Maria: I'm Maria, I'm Shirley's colleague. I like reading magazines. It's just part of my life. There is a rule in my working place which says no magazines during office hours. But sometimes I just can't help it. There was one time I was caught reading Fitness Consultant, so it was confiscated. Stupid rules!

生词小结
colleague n. 同事

fitness n. 健美，健康

consultant n. 顾问

rule n. 规定

white-collar n. 白领

yoga n. 瑜伽

stretch vi. 伸展

magazine n. 杂志

 

1 gee   

n.马；int.向右！前进！，惊讶时所发声音；v.向右转

参考例句：

• Their success last week will gee the team up.上星期的胜利将激励这支队伍继续前进。
• Gee,We're going to make a lot of money.哇！我们会赚好多钱啦！

2 consultant   

n.顾问；会诊医师，专科医生

参考例句：

• He is a consultant on law affairs to the mayor.他是市长的一个法律顾问。
• Originally,Gar had agreed to come up as a consultant.原来，加尔只答应来充当我们的顾问。

3 aerobic   

adj.需氧的，增氧健身法的，有氧的

参考例句：

• Aerobic exercise helps to build up stamina.有氧健身操有助于增强耐力。
• Aerobic dance is conductive to the health.有氧舞蹈有助于健康。

4 confiscated   

没收，充公( confiscate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Their land was confiscated after the war. 他们的土地在战后被没收。
• The customs officer confiscated the smuggled goods. 海关官员没收了走私品。