外國(guó)人最想和你聊的文化話題：健身房

     Steve: I'm going over to the gym. I want to do some running.
     史蒂夫：我要去健身中心，我想要跑步。
     Joseph: Why don't you run outside?
     約瑟夫：你為什么不在戶外跑？
     Steve: Are you kidding? Do you know how cold it is today?
     史蒂夫：你開(kāi)玩笑吧？你知道今天有多冷嗎？
     Joseph: Yeah, I suppose. I guess it isn't healthy to run in this weather.
     約瑟夫：對(duì)，我相信。我認(rèn)為在這種天氣下跑步也不健康。
     Steve: No, it's not. Not at all. I'd probably freeze my lungs.
     史蒂夫：當(dāng)然，一點(diǎn)也不健康。一點(diǎn)也不。我的肺很可能都會(huì)結(jié)凍。
     Joseph: Wait for me a minute. I'll go over to the gym too.
     約瑟夫：等我一下。我跟你一起去健身中心。
     Steve: You?
     史蒂夫：你？
     Joseph: Yes, why not? Just let me get my gym clothes together.
     約瑟夫：對(duì)，為什么不？ 讓我把運(yùn)動(dòng)服帶上。
     Steve: I didn't know you could exercise.
     史蒂夫：我并不知道你做運(yùn)動(dòng)。
     Joseph: What do you mean by that? Everyone can exercise!
     約瑟夫：你是什么意思？ 每個(gè)人都可以運(yùn)動(dòng)啊！
     Steve: Yeah, I know. But you? I always thought you were only good at lifting beer bottles to your mouth.
     史蒂夫：對(duì)呀，我知道。但是你？ 我一直認(rèn)為你只會(huì)把啤酒瓶放進(jìn)你的嘴巴。
     Joseph: No, not at all. I was on the swimming team in high school. And I'd like to do some weight training. They have decent equipment at that gym.
     約瑟夫：不，才沒(méi)有。我在高中的時(shí)候參加過(guò)游泳隊(duì)。我也喜歡做一些舉重運(yùn)動(dòng)。健身中心有很好的設(shè)備。
     Steve: You're going to lift weights? Hah!
     史蒂夫：你要舉重？哈！
     Joseph: Are you laughing at me?
     約瑟夫：你在笑我嗎？
     Steve: I'm sorry. I just can't imagine you lifting weights.
     史蒂夫：當(dāng)然不，我只是無(wú)法想象你舉重。
     Joseph: Maybe not. But I want to start. I need to get in shape. I feel these past couple months that my energy is low.
     約瑟夫：或許沒(méi)有，但我想要開(kāi)始。我需要保持住身材。我感到這過(guò)去的幾個(gè)月我的體能差了許多。
     Steve: It's true. If a person doesn't exercise, they get sluggish. That's why I keep running. Even in the winter.
     史蒂夫：是真的。如果一個(gè)人不運(yùn)動(dòng)，他們會(huì)變得很懶。那就是為什么我堅(jiān)持跑步，甚至在冬天也是這樣。
     Joseph: So I need to do something too.
     約瑟夫：所以我也需要做點(diǎn)什么。
     Steve: But lifting weights isn't the best thing. You should do some kind of aerobic exercise.
     史蒂夫：但舉重并不是最好的。你可以做一些健身操。
     Joseph: I know. But I want to start today with a little weight lifting. Then I'm going to buy a new swimming suit and goggles, and every other day I'm going to go swim laps in the pool. How does that sound?
     約瑟夫：我知道。但我今天想開(kāi)始做一點(diǎn)舉重。然后我要去買一件新的泳衣及一副蛙鏡，每隔一天我就可以在泳池游來(lái)游去了。聽(tīng)起來(lái)不錯(cuò)吧？
     Steve: It sounds like a good plan to me. I'm still... I mean...
     史蒂夫：聽(tīng)起來(lái)真是一個(gè)很好的計(jì)劃。我還是......我的意思是......
     Joseph: What?
     約瑟夫：怎么了？
     steve: I'm still just surprised you really want to do it. It doesn't seem to go with your character.
     史蒂夫：我還是很驚訝你真的要這樣做。這真的跟你的個(gè)性不合。
     Joseph: Well, if that's true, then maybe I need to change my character, don't I? I don't want to become a fat slob.
     約瑟夫：嗯，如果那是真的，或許我是要改變一下我的個(gè)性，對(duì)嗎？我可不想變成一個(gè)癡肥。