美語情景對話 第775期:Weight Lifting 舉重

Todd: Mike, I thought we would talk about weight training. You're kind of an expert. I see you in the gym a lot. You're always, you know, lifting weights. How did you get involved in weight training?

託德：邁克，我們來談談重量訓練。在這方面你可以說是專家。我經常在健身房看見你。你經常做舉重訓練。你是怎麼開始做重量訓練的？

Mike: Well, I started in high school. I've played sports since I was little and once I got to high school, we had to start weight training for our team.

邁克：我從高中開始做重量訓練。我從小開始進行體育運動，上高中以後，爲了團隊我們要開始進行重量訓練。

Todd: OK, and so did you just start with like, you know, the basics, like free weights or did you do like the machines?

託德：那你是從基礎的槓鈴開始還是從器械訓練開始的？

Mike: Yeah, well, we had a weight lifting coach so we did both machines and free weights and he made sure that our form was correct and we did everything properly, so.

邁克：我們有一名舉重教練，我們既做器械訓練也做槓鈴訓練，他要確保我們動作正確，練習適量。

Todd: Right, now, actually which did you prefer, the machines or the free weights?

託德：好，那你是更喜歡器械訓練還是更喜歡槓鈴訓練？

Mike: I prefer free weights. Yeah, I think machine is a little bit more restrictive than free weights so if you know how to... if you have proper guidance, then free weights are better.

邁克：我更喜歡槓鈴訓練。我認爲相比槓鈴訓練，器械訓練的限制更多，如果有正確的指導，槓鈴訓練更好。

Todd: So, actually you play soccer. Is that correct?

託德：你踢足球，對吧？

Mike: Yes.

邁克：對。

Todd: See, that's interesting cause I wouldn't think that soccer players would be into weight training.

託德：這很有意思，因爲我認爲足球運動員不會對重量訓練感興趣。

Mike: Yeah, that's the usual way of thinking for a lot of people, but actually now people into playing soccer are doing a lot more weights.

邁克：對，這是許多人的通常思維，不過現在喜歡踢足球的人也會做很多重量練習。

Todd: But when you lift weights, don't you feel that you're more tight? Or you're tighter? That you're not flexible?

託德：你舉重的時候，有沒有覺得你的身體很緊？不是那麼靈活？

Mike: Yeah, but that means that you have to stretch. Do a lot of stretching as well.

邁克：有，這表明你要進行伸展訓練。要做大量的伸展運動。

Todd: So, stretching is just as important as the weight training?

託德：伸展訓練和重量訓練同樣重要嗎？

Mike: Yes.

邁克：對。

Todd: OK, well, you don't play soccer anymore, do you?

託德：好，你現在不踢球了吧？

Mike: No, after college I've retired from competitive sports.

邁克：不踢了，大學畢業以後，我就不再進行競技體育活動了。

Todd: So, do you still follow the same regiment that you did with your soccer training?

託德：那你現在的訓練計劃還和進行足球訓練那時一樣嗎？

Mike: No. Weight lifting when you're not playing sports is different than when you are playing sports, so now I just lift to keep fit and not actually for sports performance.

邁克：不一樣。不再進行體育運動時做的重量訓練和從事體育運動時的不一樣，現在我進行重量訓練的目的是保持健康，而不是爲了提高運動表現。

Todd: Well, that's interesting. Like, what is different about doing weight training for sports and doing it just to be fit?

託德：這很有趣。爲了運動成績進行的重量訓練和爲了保持健康進行的重量訓練有什麼不同？

Mike: The exercises vary a lot. If you're doing, for sports, you do things that you need to do a lot of explosion work so that you can move faster or better and... whereas if you're just staying fit, you just do more to get exercise and you know, to keep your shape.

邁克：練習方式有很大不同。從事體育運動時，要進行大量的爆發力訓練，使自己的速度加快，如果只是爲了保持健康，那就要進行更多可以鍛鍊身體、保持身材的練習。

譯文屬僅供學習交流使用，未經許可請勿轉載

重點講解：
1. kind of 稍微；有幾分；有點兒；
例句：She wasn't beautiful. But she waskind ofcute.
她不漂亮。但她有幾分可愛。
2. get involved in 參與的；與…有密切關聯的；
例句：Sometimesgetting involved inan activity can take your mind off your problems.
有時候參與一種活動能讓你忘卻煩惱。
3. start with （從…）開始；（從…）着手；
例句：He advised me tostart withsomething easy.
他建議我從容易的事做起。
4. be into sth. 對…很感興趣；極喜歡；
例句：Theyare intovegetarianism.
他們對素食很感興趣。
5. as well 也；還；
例句：The question of available space is not only within the laboratory, but within office areasas well.
可用空間的問題不僅在實驗室內，也存在辦公室區域內。