Episode 4 A Piece of Cake ACT I

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Watch the video then answer the question: Why do they make a bet?

[ Outside the Stewarts' house early Friday evening. Marilyn Stewart rides to the house on a bicycle. Inside, her husband Richard is looking at photos in his album. Marilyn enters and sits on the floor. ]

Marilyn: I am exhausted. My new exercise class is so hard.

我累瘫了,我新上的健身课太难了。

Richard: Your new exercise class?

你新上的健身课?

Marilyn: Yeah. My new advanced exercise class.

是啊,我新报的高级班。

Richard: Why advanced?

怎么报高级的?

Marilyn: My instructor thought that the beginner's class was too easy for me.

教练觉得初级班对我来说太简单了。

Richard: [ He laughs because she looks so tired. ] Too easy for you? [ He helps her stand up. ]

对你来说太简单?

Marilyn: Don't laugh. In the beginner's class, they give you a chance to rest between exercises.

别笑。初级班做动作之间还能休息一下。

Richard: So?

那又怎样?

Marilyn: The advanced class is nonstop.

高级班是全程不停的。

Richard: [He teases her. ]  I lift weights every morning for sixty minutes without stopping. [ He shows her his arm muscle. ] No problem.

我每天早上举重一小时都不停,没问题。

Marilyn: Listen, Richard, doing aerobics for an hour is a lot different than lifting weights.

听着,理查德,做一小时有氧和举重差别很大。

Richard: Yeah. Quite a bit different.  I think aerobics is easy.  I could work out in your class with no problem.

是啊,是挺不一样。不过我觉得有氧很简单,我去你们班上也完全没问题。

Marilyn: You think so?

你真这么觉得?

Richard: Oh, without a doubt. When's the next class?

那当然了。下节课什么时候?

Marilyn: Tomorrow morning at ten o'clock. Try it.

明天早上十点。你来试试。

Richard: Tomorrow morning after lifting weights, I'll try aerobics. [ He snaps his fingers. ]  It's a snap. Tomorrow morning at ten o'clock.

明早举完重我就去试试有氧,轻轻松松。明天十点见。

[ In Richard and Marilyn's room the next morning. Richard is lifting weights. Marilyn is sewing. ]

Marilyn: Aren't you going to the aerobics class this morning?

你今天早上不去上有氧课吗?

Richard: [ He finishes exercising and puts the weights on the floor. ] Of Course. Easy. [ He snaps his fingers. ] No sweat. 

当然去,小意思,完全没压力。

Marilyn: You are not going to be able to move after this and the aerobics class.

你做完这个再去上有氧,估计都动不了了。

Richard: Are you kidding me? It's going to be a piece of cake.

开什么玩笑?这对我来说太简单了。

[ Marilyn shakes her head no. ]

Richard: You want to bet?

要不要打个赌?

Marilyn: Yeah. What's the bet?

好啊,赌什么?

Richard: I bet I can go one hour in your class this morning and not feel a thing!

我赌我今天在你们班上练一小时一点事儿都没有!

Marilyn: The bet is -- I win, and you cook dinner for the entire family.  Or you win, and I cook dinner for the entire family.

这样吧——我赢了你给全家做晚饭,你赢了我来做。

Richard: [ He shakes her hand. ] It's a bet.

就这么说定了。

Marilyn: Ok. Call my instructor, Jack Davis, right now. His number is 555-8842. The advanced class starts at ten o'clock.

好,现在就给我教练杰克 • 戴维斯打电话,号码是555-8842,高级班十点开始。

Richard: Well, it's eight twenty now.

现在都八点二十了。

Marilyn: It only takes eight minutes by bicycle to the aerobics class. Give him a call.

骑车过去只要八分钟,赶紧打电话吧。

[ Richard calls jack Davis. ]

Jack Davis: Davis Aerobics Center for Good Health.

这里是戴维斯有氧健身中心。

Richard: Jack Davis, please.

请找杰克 • 戴维斯。

Jack Davis: This is Jack Davis.

我就是。

Richard: Hello. This is Richard Stewart. My wife, Marilyn Stewart, is a member of your program. I'd like to come to the ten o'clock advanced class this morning.

你好,我是理查德 • 斯图尔特,我太太玛丽琳 • 斯图尔特在你那上课。我想参加今天十点的高级班。

Jack Davis: Oh, fine, fine. Be here a few minutes early. You need to complete some forms before the class.

好的,提前几分钟到,需要先填几份表格。

Richard: Thanks. I'm on my way over.

谢谢,我马上过去。

Jack Davis: Good-bye.

再见。

Richard: Bye-bye. [ He hangs up. ] It's all set. I'm going. [ He puts his camera bag over his shoulder. ]

好,搞定了,我这就出发。

Marilyn: Bye.

再见。

Richard: See you later.

待会儿见。

[ They kiss. ]

Marilyn: Good luck.

走好不送哦。

Richard: Don't forget about the bet. Dinner for the entire family. And that includes Susan.

别忘了打赌,全家晚饭都归你做,包括苏珊。

Marilyn: Don't you forget.

你也别忘了。

[ Richard snaps his fingers and leaves. Marilyn snaps her fingers and smiles. ]

单词列表

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exhausted/ ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd /adj. 精疲力尽的
exercise */ ˈeksəsaɪz /adj. 运动
advanced/ ədˈvɑːnst /adj. 高级的
instructor/ ɪnˈstrʌktə(r) /n. 教练
nonstop/ ˌnɒnˈstɒp /adj. 不休息的
aerobics/ eəˈrəʊbɪks /n. 有氧运动
doubt */ daʊt /n. 怀疑
snap/ snæp /v. 打响指
sweat/ swet /n. 汗水
entire */ ɪnˈtaɪə(r) /adj. 整个的;全部的
health */ helθ /n. 健康
form */ fɔːm /n. 表单
include */ ɪnˈkluːd /v. 包括;把…算入
tease/ tiːz /v. 取笑;跟...逗趣