【B2-Listening】10 Joining a gym-加入健身房

【B2-Listening】10 Joining a gym-加入健身房

Listen to the conversation about joining a gym to practise and improve your listening skills.
聆听有关加入健身房练习和提高听力技能的对话。

Do the preparation task first. Then listen to the audio and do the exercises.
先做好准备工作。然后听音频并做练习。

Joining a gym – preparation

Match the words in capital letters with the definitions.

• Question

Vocabulary
1.registration
2.amount of money
3.give
4.create
5.come to
6.cheap

Definition
a. A new BUDGET airline has started flying to our city.
b. What is the daily RATE for renting a bicycle?
c. There is a very small SIGN-UP fee.
d. They ASSIGN each class a special room.
e. We can DESIGN a personalised programme for you.
f. If you VISIT the shop, I can show you in person.

• Answer

1. A new BUDGET airline has started flying to our city.
   cheap
2. What is the daily RATE for renting a bicycle?
   amount of money
3. There is a very small SIGN-UP fee.
   registration
4. They ASSIGN each class a special room.
   give
5. We can DESIGN a personalised programme for you.
   create
6. If you VISIT the shop, I can show you in person.
   come to

1.

Transcript

English

Receptionist: Hello, welcome to Shake it Off Fitness. How can I help you?

Customer: Yes, thanks. I’ve been meaning to come in and find some information about here for some time. I was wondering if you could help me?

Receptionist: Sure, of course. What would you like to know?

Customer: I saw on the sign outside that you have the best budget membership in the city. Is that right?

Receptionist: You’ve got that right, yes. If you find a better rate, then we’ll match it. Also, we don’t have any sign-up fees or cancellation fees.

Customer: Sorry, what was that last bit?

Receptionist: Cancellation fees. Some gyms charge you money if you leave before a minimum number of months or something like that. We don’t do that.

Customer: That’s useful to know. Ummm, what times do you have?

Receptionist: We open at 5 a.m. and close at midnight.

Customer: Not 24 hours then, I see.

Receptionist: No. Almost, though! We tried doing the 24-hour thing, but there really weren’t a lot of people who wanted to do exercise at 2 in the morning.

Customer: Makes sense. Another question: do you have trainers? Like, will you do a personalised evaluation of me?

Receptionist: Sure we do. As we say on our brochure, we can show you what to do, how to do it and why you’re doing it. Have you worked with a personal trainer before?

Customer: Err, no. No, I haven’t. No.

Receptionist: So, it’s very easy. For your first visits we’ll assign you one of our expert personal trainers. He or she will design an exercise plan that’s just right for you and show you exactly what to do. We even include nutrition advice in the plan.

Customer: Let me get this straight. All of this is included in the price?

Receptionist: Yes, it is. If you want to continue with your trainer after the first few classes, we can talk about that. It does cost extra though. OK?

Customer: Yeah. Sounds … great.

Receptionist: Do you have any other questions?

Customer: Hmmm, yeah. Um, OK. Why should I choose here instead of any of the other gyms in the city?

Receptionist: What, you mean apart from our competitive rates and personalised attention?

Customer: Yeah, I guess.

Receptionist: Listen, here’s a free day pass. Why don’t you drop by and see for yourself? That way you can talk to other members, see the facilities and our staff.

Customer: OK, I’ll do that. Thanks very much!

English-Chinese

Receptionist: Hello, welcome to Shake it Off Fitness. How can I help you?
接待员：您好，欢迎来到 Shake it Off Fitness。我能帮你吗？

Customer: Yes, thanks. I’ve been meaning to come in and find some information about here for some time. I was wondering if you could help me?
顾客：是的，谢谢。一段时间以来我一直想进来寻找一些关于这里的信息。我想知道你能帮我吗？

Receptionist: Sure, of course. What would you like to know?
接待员：当然，当然。你想知道什么？

Customer: I saw on the sign outside that you have the best budget membership in the city. Is that right?
顾客：我在外面的标牌上看到，你们拥有本市最好的预算会员资格。是对的吗？

Receptionist: You’ve got that right, yes. If you find a better rate, then we’ll match it. Also, we don’t have any sign-up fees or cancellation fees.
接待员：您说得对，是的。如果您找到更好的价格，我们将予以匹配。此外，我们不收取任何注册费或取消费。

Customer: Sorry, what was that last bit?
顾客：抱歉，最后一点是什么？

Receptionist: Cancellation fees. Some gyms charge you money if you leave before a minimum number of months or something like that. We don’t do that.
接待员：取消费用。如果您在至少几个月或类似的时间之前离开，一些健身房会向您收取费用。我们不这样做。

Customer: That’s useful to know. Ummm, what times do you have?
客户：了解这一点很有用。嗯，你什么时候有时间？

Receptionist: We open at 5 a.m. and close at midnight.
接待员：我们早上 5 点开门，午夜关门。

Customer: Not 24 hours then, I see.
顾客：那不是 24 小时，我明白了。

Receptionist: No. Almost, though! We tried doing the 24-hour thing, but there really weren’t a lot of people who wanted to do exercise at 2 in the morning.
接待员：不，不过差不多了！我们尝试过24小时都做，但是凌晨2点想锻炼的人确实不多。

Customer: Makes sense. Another question: do you have trainers? Like, will you do a personalised evaluation of me?
客户：有道理。还有一个问题：你们有教练吗？比如，你会对我做一个个性化的评价吗？

Receptionist: Sure we do. As we say on our brochure, we can show you what to do, how to do it and why you’re doing it. Have you worked with a personal trainer before?
接待员：当然可以。正如我们在宣传册上所说，我们可以向您展示要做什么、如何做以及为什么要这样做。您以前与私人教练合作过吗？

Customer: Err, no. No, I haven’t. No.
顾客：呃，不。不，我没有。不。

Receptionist: So, it’s very easy. For your first visits we’ll assign you one of our expert personal trainers. He or she will design an exercise plan that’s just right for you and show you exactly what to do. We even include nutrition advice in the plan.
接待员：所以，这很简单。当您第一次来访时，我们将为您指派一位专业的私人教练。他或她会设计一个适合您的锻炼计划，并告诉您具体该怎么做。我们甚至将营养建议纳入计划中。

Customer: Let me get this straight. All of this is included in the price?
客户：让我说清楚。所有这些都包含在价格中吗？

Receptionist: Yes, it is. If you want to continue with your trainer after the first few classes, we can talk about that. It does cost extra though. OK?
接待员：是的，是的。如果您想在前几节课后继续跟随您的教练，我们可以谈谈。不过它确实需要额外费用。好的？

Customer: Yeah. Sounds … great.
顾客：是的。听起来……很棒。

Receptionist: Do you have any other questions?
接待员：您还有其他问题吗？

Customer: Hmmm, yeah. Um, OK. Why should I choose here instead of any of the other gyms in the city?
顾客：嗯，是的。嗯，好的。我为什么要选择这里而不是城里的其他健身房？

Receptionist: What, you mean apart from our competitive rates and personalised attention?
接待员：除了我们具有竞争力的价格和个性化的关注之外，您还指什么？

Customer: Yeah, I guess.
顾客：是的，我想是的。

Receptionist: Listen, here’s a free day pass. Why don’t you drop by and see for yourself? That way you can talk to other members, see the facilities and our staff.
接待员：听着，这是一张免费的一日通行证。你为什么不亲自过来看看呢？这样您就可以与其他会员交谈、查看设施和我们的员工。

Customer: OK, I’ll do that. Thanks very much!
客户：好的，我会这么做的。非常感谢！

Task1

Joining a gym – 1

Are the sentences true or false?

• Question

1. The man has only recently decided to join the gym.
   True
   False
2. The woman says the gym will make sure it has the lowest price in the city.
   True
   False
3. The woman says that other gyms charge people when they leave.
   True
   False
4. The gym used to be open for 24 hours but it was too busy.
   True
   False
5. The personal trainer will tell you what and what not to eat.
   True
   False
6. The personal trainer doesn’t cost anything at all.
   True
   False
7. The man is not convinced at the end of the conversation.
   True
   False
8. The gym offers a sample visit.
   True
   False

• Answer

Choose the correct answer.

1. The man has only recently decided to join the gym.
   True
   ✔False
2. The woman says the gym will make sure it has the lowest price in the city.
   ✔True
   False
3. The woman says that other gyms charge people when they leave.
   ✔True
   False
4. The gym used to be open for 24 hours but it was too busy.
   True
   ✔False
5. The personal trainer will tell you what and what not to eat.
   ✔True
   False
6. The personal trainer doesn’t cost anything at all.
   True
   ✔False
7. The man is not convinced at the end of the conversation.
   ✔True
   False
8. The gym offers a sample visit.
   ✔True
   False

Task2

Joining a gym – 2

Complete the sentences.

• Question

got that get don’t Makes we bit of to know straight

1. Sure, ____ course.
2. You’ve ____ right, yes.
3. Sorry, what was that last ____ ?
4. That’s useful ____ .
5. ____ sense.
6. Sure ____ do.
7. Let me ____ this ____ .
8. OK, why ____ I do that.

• Answer

got that get don’t Makes we bit of to know straight

1. Sure, of course.
2. You’ve got that right, yes.
3. Sorry, what was that last bit ?
4. That’s useful to know .
5. Makes sense.
6. Sure we do.
7. Let me get this straight .
8. OK, why don’t I do that.

1.

Discussion

What do you look for in a gym?
您在健身房寻找什么？

Vocabulary

shower

• 简易

  英/ˈʃaʊə(r)/美/ˈʃaʊər/
  n.淋浴器，花洒；淋浴间，淋浴室；淋浴，洗澡；阵雨，阵雪；（落下的东西）一大批，一阵； 流星雨；<美>（为即将结婚或分娩的女子举行的）送礼聚会；<英，非正式> 一群乌合之众，一群笨蛋

  v.淋浴，洗澡；洒落，（使）纷纷降落；朝……阵雨般地扔（大量小东西）（shower sb. with）；大量给予，慷慨给予

  初中 | 高中 | CET4 | CET6 | 考研 | TOEFL | 商务英语
  复数showers第三人称单数showers现在分词showering过去式showered过去分词showered

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  shower/ˈʃaʊə/|CET4 TEM4
  showering showered showers

  1. N-COUNT A shower is a device for washing yourself. It consists of a pipe which ends in a flat cover with a lot of holes in it so that water comes out in a spray. 淋浴器
     • She heard him turn on the shower.
     她听见他拧开了淋浴器。

2. N-COUNT A shower is a small enclosed area containing a shower. 淋浴间
   • Do you sing in the shower?
   你在淋浴间里唱歌吗？

3. N-COUNT The showers or the shower in a place such as a gym is the area containing showers. (体育馆等的) 浴室
   • The showers are a mess.
   那些浴室一片狼藉。

4. N-COUNT If you take a shower, you wash yourself by standing under a spray of water from a shower. 淋浴
   • I think I’ll take a shower before dinner.
   我想晚饭前我要来次淋浴。

5. V-I If you shower, you wash yourself by standing under a spray of water from a shower. 洗澡
   • There wasn’t time to shower or change clothes.
   没时间洗澡或换衣服了。

6. N-COUNT A shower is a short period of rain, especially light rain. 阵雨
   • There’ll be bright or sunny spells and scattered showers this afternoon.
   今天下午将放晴，间有零星阵雨。

7. N-COUNT You can refer to a lot of things that are falling as a shower of them. 大量下落
   • Showers of sparks flew in all directions.
   无数火星儿向四处飞溅。

8. V-T If you are showered with a lot of small objects or pieces, they are scattered over you. 抛撒
   • They were showered with rice in the traditional manner.
   人们按照传统习俗朝他们抛撒大米。

9. N-COUNT A shower is a party or celebration at which the guests bring gifts. 送礼会
   • …a baby shower.
   …为婴儿举行的送礼会。

10. N a derogatory term applied to a person or group, esp to a group considered as being slack, untidy, etc 懒散邋遢鬼

11. N a large number of particles formed by the collision of a cosmic-ray particle with a particle in the atmosphere 镞射粒子

shower/ˈʃəʊə/
N a person or thing that shows 演出者; 展示物品

lunchtime

• 简易

英/ˈlʌntʃtaɪm/美/ˈlʌntʃtaɪm/
n.午餐时间

复数lunchtimes

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lunchtime/ˈlʌntʃtaɪm/
N-VAR Lunchtime is the period of the day when people have their lunch. 午餐时间
• Could we meet at lunchtime?
我们能在午餐时间见个面吗？

drizzle

• 简易

英/ˈdrɪz(ə)l/美/ˈdrɪz(ə)l/
v.下毛毛雨，下蒙蒙细雨； （毛毛雨似的）洒落；（毛毛雨似的）洒落

n.毛毛细雨，蒙蒙细雨；（烹）（浇在食品上的）液态调料细流

GRE | GMAT
第三人称单数drizzles现在分词drizzling过去式drizzled过去分词drizzled

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drizzle/ˈdrɪzəl/|CET6+ TEM4
drizzling drizzled drizzles

1. N-UNCOUNT Drizzle is light rain falling in fine drops. 毛毛雨
   • The drizzle had now stopped and the sun was breaking through.
   细雨已经停了，太阳露出了脸。

2. V-I If it is drizzling, it is raining very lightly. 下毛毛雨
   • Clouds had come down and it was starting to drizzle.
   云压了下来，开始下起了毛毛雨。

foggy

• 简易

英/ˈfɒɡi/美/ˈfɑːɡi/
adj.有雾的，雾气茫茫的；迷糊的，朦胧的；模糊的，糊涂的

高中 | CET4 | CET6 | SAT
比较级foggier最高级foggiest

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foggy/ˈfɒɡɪ/|CET4 TEM4
foggier foggiest

1. ADJ When it is foggy, there is fog. 有雾的
   • It’s quite foggy now.
   现在雾很大。

2. PHRASE If you say that you haven’t the foggiest or you haven’t the foggiest idea, you are emphasizing that you do not know something. 压根儿不知道
   • I did not have the foggiest idea what he meant.
   我压根儿不知道他是什么意思。

coast

• 简易

英/kəʊst/美/koʊst/
n.海岸，海滨；（车辆的）滑行

v.（人，车辆）滑行；毫不费力地做，（尤指）轻松获胜；不够努力，应付；沿海航行

【名】 （Coast）（英、美）科斯特（人名）

初中 | 高中 | CET4 | CET6 | 考研
复数coasts第三人称单数coasts现在分词coasting过去式coasted过去分词coasted

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coast/kəʊst/|CET4 TEM4
coasting coasted coasts

1. N-COUNT The coast is an area of land that is next to the sea. 海岸

   • Campsites are usually situated along the coast, close to beaches.
   宿营地通常都在海岸边，靠近沙滩的地方。

2. V-I If a vehicle coasts somewhere, it continues to move there with the motor switched off, or without being pushed or pedalled. (车辆的) 惯性滑行

   • He pushed in the clutch and coasted to a halt.
   他踩下离合器，滑行了一会儿便停下来了。