特里：通常两个高手之间的对弈能让旁观者都感到紧张。你必须得不停地思考才能保证你不会输掉。
simon: yeah. terry, could you teach me some rules about chinese chess? i'm very interested in it.
西蒙：说的对。特里，你能教我一点象棋的规则吗？我很感兴趣。
terry: no problem. as long as you don't mind that i'm a green hand.
特里：没问题。只要你不嫌弃我还是个菜鸟。
notes
1. love me, love my dog 爱屋及乌
2. rookie ['ruki] n. 新手，菜鸟
3. to be honest 诚实地说，说实话
4. spectator [spek'teit?] n. 旁观者，观众
5. guarantee [?g?r?n'ti:] v. 保证，担保；n. 保证；保证书
6. be interested in sth. 对……感兴趣
7. as long as 只要
小贴士
in chinese chess, there are a total of 32 pieces and are played in a 9-by-9 board. the horse can move along the diagonal of a double-gieds square; bishops can move along the diagonal of a square whichposed by 4 grids; rooks goes straight; cannons only can eat one piece by passing another piece.
在中国象棋中，总共有32个棋子，9*9个格子。马走的路线是一个“日”字，走对角；象走的路线是一个“田”字，也是对角；车可以走直线，前后左右都可以；炮要隔一个子才能吃到对方的棋子。
电视伙伴
dialogue
taylor and anny are talking about the plot of the tv show last night.
泰勒和安妮正在谈论昨天晚上的电视剧剧情。
taylor: hey, anny, did you see that tv series last night?
泰勒：嘿，安妮，昨天晚上的电视剧你看了吗？
anny: sure. every night i go to bed after watching this tv series. what's up? didn't you see it yesterday?
安妮：当然了。每天我都是看完这个电视剧才睡觉的。怎么？你昨天没有看吗？
taylor: alas, my husband wanted to watch the basketball match between the lakers and the bulls. so i watched the match all night.
泰勒：哎，昨天晚上我先生要看湖人对公牛的篮球赛。所以我看了一个晚上的篮球。
anny: what a pity! the plot was very exiting.
安妮：那可真遗憾。昨天的剧情十分精彩。
taylor: it doesn't matter. i can see the rebroadcast.
泰勒：没关系，我还可以看重播。
anny: in fact, i am one of kobe bryant's fans. how about the result? does the lakers win?
安妮：说起来，我还是科比的粉丝呢。比赛结果怎么样？湖人完胜吧？
taylor: 128:117. the match was intense and the lakers won the game difficultly. and…
泰勒：128:117。比赛很激烈，湖人打得也很艰难。还有……
anny: shhh…the boss ising…
安妮：嘘，老板来了……
notes
1. rebroadcast [ri:?br?:dkɑ:st] n. 转播，重播的节目；v. 重播，转播
2. fan [f?n] n. 扇子；狂热爱好者，迷
3. intense [in'tens] adj. 紧张的；激烈的，强烈的
小贴士
如今穿越剧、谍战剧充斥着银屏，面对那么多类型繁多的电视剧，我们要如何表达呢？
romantic show 言情剧
urban show 都市剧
archaic show 古装剧
idol show 偶像剧
ethical show 伦理剧
war show 战争剧
fantasy show 奇幻剧
historical show 历史剧
suspense show 悬疑剧
time-travel show 穿越剧
毕业之后还要上的10堂英语课 02 体育锻炼 02 体育锻炼
健身房里流汗忙
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ashley and megan are discussing to take exercise in a gymnasium on sunday.
艾希莉和梅根正在讨论在周日到健身房锻炼身体。
ashley: hey, is there much work?
艾希莉：嘿，工作多吗？
megan: yes, i am afraid so, but when i think tomorrow is the weekend, i would be excited.
梅根：恐怕是的，但是想到明天就是周末了，我就很兴奋。
ashley: me, too. we have been too busy these days. how about your case?
艾希莉：我也是，这些日子我们太忙了，你的那个案子怎么样了？
megan: it meets the bottleneck. i don't know how to deal with it.
梅根：遇到了瓶颈了，我都不知道怎么处理呢。
ashley: oh, don't worry. you can work it out.
艾希莉：噢，别担心，你可以解决的。
megan: thanks for yourfortable words.by the way, would you like to take exercise? i have found a new gymnasium.
梅根：谢谢你的安慰，顺便问一下，你想要去锻炼身体吗？我找到一个新的健身房。
ashley: oh? how about the equipment?
艾希莉：是吗？健身房的设备怎么样？
megan: the equipment is introduced from overseas.
梅根：它的设备是从国外引进的。
ashley: great. i love taking exercise. is it ok on sunday?
艾希莉：太好了，我喜欢锻炼，星期天可以吗？
megan: ok, we can meet at the gate of thepany. the gymnasium is near ourpany. i heard that the nude fitness is pop now. have you ever taken part in it?
梅根：好的，我们可以在公司门口碰面，那个健身房离公司不远。我听说现在很流行裸体健身，你参加过吗？
ashley: i can not accept it.
艾希莉：我觉得我不能接受。
megan: many people think nude fitness is very normal.
梅根：很多人认为裸体健身很正常啊。
ashley: yes, i know, and there are quite a lot of nude fitness clubs.
艾希莉：是的，我知道，现在已经有很多裸体健身俱乐部了。
megan: yeah. at ski resort of austria there is actually a nude skiing.
梅根：嗯。听说奥地利的滑雪胜地竟然有裸体滑雪项目。
ashley: are you kidding? not cold?
艾希莉：你开玩笑吧？不冷吗？
megan: how on earth!
梅根：鬼才知道！
ashley: by the way, is that gymnasium nude?
艾希利：顺便问一下，那家健身馆是裸体健身俱乐部吗？
megan: of course not.
梅根：当然不是了。
notes
1. gymnasium [d?im?neizi?m] n. 健身房
2. bottleneck [?b?tl?nek] n. 瓶颈；（尤指工商业发展的）瓶颈，阻碍，障碍
3. deal with 处理
4. nude fitnes 裸体健身
小贴士
1. hello, i would like to join your gym. could you tell me something about the services you offer?
您好，我想加入你们健身俱乐部。你能告诉我你们都提供什么服务项目吗？
2. we offer many kinds of services, including massage, bodybuilding and yoga.
我们提供多种服务，包括按摩、美体，还有瑜伽。
3. i just got a membership of this gym.
我刚刚获得了这家健身房的会员资格。
4. if you want to tone up your legs, i suggest using the treadmill.
如果想锻炼腿部，我推荐你使用跑步机。
勤练瑜伽身材好
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many women are especially interested in practicing yoga now.
现在很多女士都很热衷于练习瑜伽。
wendy: nancy, you look like in perfect condition.
温迪：南希，你的气色真好。
nancy: that's because i go to the gym to keep fit every day.
南希：那是因为我每天都去健身房锻炼。
wendy: which sports do you participate in?
温迪：你参加了什么运动啊？
nancy: i've been doing yoga for a long time.
南希：我已经练习瑜伽很久了。
wendy: really? how do you feel when you practice yoga?
温迪：是吗？你练习瑜伽的感觉怎么样？
nancy: i feel really tired and sweat a lot.
南希：感觉特别累，出了好多的汗。
wendy: but it will help you keep fit.
温迪：但是这样有利于你保持健康。
nancy: sure. yoga is used to promote people's physical, intellectual and mental harmony and health. but more importantly, i can keep my mind peaceful.
南希：是啊。瑜伽可以促进身体、心智以及精神的和谐与健康。更重要的是，它能让我心绪平和。
wendy: well, not bad. we have high work pressure. i read a strange piece of news about yoga several days ago.
温迪：嗯，真不错。我们的工作压力太大了。我前几天刚看了一篇奇怪的报道，是关于瑜伽的。
nancy: what did it say?
南希：报道上怎么说？
wendy: it said that a prison in india set a strange rule: the prisoners who take part in the yoga training for 3 months can getmutation pardon.
温迪：报道上说印度的一家监狱刚刚出台了一项奇怪的规定，参加瑜伽课程3个月的囚犯可以获得减刑的机会。
nancy: really? it is a strange rule, isn't it?
南希：真的吗？这个规定可真奇怪，不是吗？
wendy: yeah. they think the yoga can not only improve the prisoners' health, but also make them calmer and reduce the violence.
温迪：对啊。狱方认为，瑜伽不仅可以改善囚犯的健康状况，还能让犯人们变得更加冷静，以此来减少暴力倾向。
nancy: i believe it will be a good measure.
南希：相信这会是一个不错的方法。
notes
1. participate [pɑ:?tisipeit] v. 参与，参加
2. promote [pr??m?ut] v. 提升；发起；促进，推动
3. physical [?fizik?l] adj.物质的；身体的；自然规律的；物理学的
4.mutation [?k?mju?tei??n] n. 交换，折算，折合；减刑
5. pardon [?pɑ:d?n] v. 宽恕，原谅；赦免，特赦；n. 饶恕，原谅；赦免
6. reduce [ri?dju:s] v. 减少，降低；使衰退，缩减，减弱；约束，限制
7. violence [?vai?l?ns] n. 暴力；强烈；狂热，激情
小贴士
yoga vocabulary
瑜伽词汇表
sira 脉管
dhamani 经络
asana 姿势，体位
pranayama 呼吸节奏
pratyahara 梵语（意为制止感觉）
samadhi 快乐宁静的状态
dhyana 中译“禅那”（印度的静坐冥想）
yoga nidra 瑜伽休息术
ghagavad gita 薄伽梵歌（每一个修习瑜伽的人必读的一本书）
sun salutation 拜日式
drishtis 凝视法（指注视或集中在一点上）
ujjayi 胜利呼吸法（一种独特的呼吸技巧与方法）
hiranyagarbha 布茹阿玛，金胎（是从至尊的能量产生的最初的生物）
vinyasa yoga 流瑜伽
integral yoga 完整瑜伽
power yoga 力量瑜伽
ashtanga yoga 阿斯汤加瑜珈，又名power yoga（是哈达瑜伽中最讲求体力的）
hatha yoga 哈达瑜伽（瑜伽中的一支，是现今最流行亦最为人熟悉的瑜伽修炼方法）
iyengar yoga 近年西方最为人熟悉的哈达瑜伽学派（将瑜伽科学及医学化，借以改善个人生理及心理上的种种毛病）
jnana yoga 智者瑜伽，是一个探讨哲学，进行思辩（最终获得自知之明）的体系，它要求你研究自己关心的经文，并进行沉思。
你学跆拳道了吗
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jennifer is a fan of taekwondo.
詹妮弗是一个跆拳道迷。
nicole: hey, jennifer. is that true that you are learning taekwondo recently?
尼科尔：嘿，詹妮弗，听说你最近在学跆拳道，真的吗？
jennifer: yes. i have just attended a taekwondo class.
詹妮弗：嗯。我刚刚报了一个跆拳道班。
nicole: so cool. can you tell me some basic roles about it? i know nothing about it.
尼科尔：酷。你能告诉我一些跆拳道的基本知识吗？我还什么都不知道呢。
jennifer: my pleasure. taekwondo has roots in ancient korean martial arts. it emphasizes courtesy. a taekwondo matchprises three rounds lasting three minutes each. in taekwondo, both punching with fists and kicking with feet are allowed. that's all what i know.
詹妮弗：没问题。跆拳道是起源于韩国古代的一项武术，它讲究礼节。跆拳道比赛分3局，每局分3分钟。在跆拳道中，用拳打和用脚踢都是允许的。我只学了这么多。
nicole: sounds interesting. it is a good choice to protect ourselves.