【走遍美国精讲笔记】第4课：没问题 ACT 3 - 2
ACT 3-2 “这是你生平第一回上健身操课吗？”
【故事梗概】
Marilyn和Richard一同去了高级健身课程。1个小时的课程让Richard精疲力尽，他承认了高级班的课程确实强度很大。Marilyn心疼他，主动提出帮他做晚饭。
Jack: Don't forget to breathe.
Instructor: Skip, hop, front. Twist…again…OK, now…scissors.
Richard: This is fun. It's a piece of cake.
Marilyn: Yeah. Just wait.
Instructor: 5, 6, 7, go right, 1, 2, back, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, pony, pony… 1, 2, 3, kick…1, 2, 3, kick…pony. And twist, twist.
Jack: OK. Let's pick up the pace.
Marilyn: How are you doing, Richard?
Richard: I can barely move.
Instructor: 2, 3, 4, front. Now we're going to run it off. Front… knees up, knees up.
Jack: OK. Finish off by jogging in place. OK. Keep those knees up. All right. That's it for today. Thank you, everyone. See you next week.
Richard: Thank you, Jack, but no thank you.
Marilyn: The advanced exercise class is not so easy, huh?
Richard: No, no, you were right. I was wrong.
Marilyn: Come on, Richard. Get up. Let's go. You have to cook dinner for the entire family.
Richard: Marilyn, I'm exhausted. I can't move.
Marilyn: Oh, you'll do it. It's a piece of cake.
Jack: Excuse me, Richard, Marilyn.
Richard: You are a terrific instructor, Jack.
Jack: Thanks. But I have a question. Is this your very first advanced aerobics class?
Richard: Yes. It is.
Jack: You are in great shape, Richard. Very few people last in this class for the full hour the very first time.
Marilyn: It's true. You are in great shape.
Richard: Thanks!
Marilyn: I think we'll cook dinner together.
【语言点精讲】
1. Don't forget to breathe.
别忘记（调整）呼吸。
本情景中出现了许多用于表述健身操的动作的短语，让我们来一起看一下：
exercising to music: 随着音乐做操，在音乐的伴奏下跳健身操。
skip, hop, front: 跳，蹦，向前。
twist: 扭腰。
scissors: 剪刀步。
go right: 向右。
back: 后退。
pony: 原义是“小马驹”，此处指“像小马一样跳跃，垫步”。
kick: 踢腿。
pick up the pace: 加快速度。pick up在这里的意思是“加速”。
Now we're going to run it off.: 好，我们加快跑动。
knees up: 膝盖抬高。
jogging in place: 原地慢跑。
2. That's it for today.
今天就到这儿。
3. No, no, you were right.
是，是，你说的对。这里的No, no指not so easy, 而不是用来否定Marilyn说的话。汉英之间这种表达习惯上的差异，请多加留心。
4. Is this your very first advanced aerobics class?
这是你生平第一回上健身操课吗？
very: 与最高级形容词或first，last等连用时也表示强调，意思是“就是…，确实是…”，或“绝对的，最最……的”。
5. You are in great shape.
in great shape 身体状况很好。这是一种非正式场合的用语。
