interactions listening/speaking 高级英语听说（ 1 ）. chapter 7 health

Interactions

Listening/Speaking

高级英语听说（ 1 ）

Chapter 7

Health

“Laughter is the best medicine.”

一笑治百病。

— Proverb

Part 1 Conversation: Touring a Health Club

Kenji and Peter at the gym


tour to visit a place or area, looking round and learning about it

We spent an hour touring the library.

The president toured US military bases yesterday.


Adel: Hi, I’m Adel. … Let me show you around.

show sb around 带领……参观

Let me know when you're coming to Xi’an and I’ll show you around.A guide showed us round the exhibition.


lift weights 举重cardio class 锻炼心肺功能的健身课


Adel: … you should do it at least three times a week if you want to be in good shape. in good shape in good condition, or state of health;

The outside of the house was in good shape. “How are you?” “Oh, I’m in great shape.”

She runs six miles every day to help keep herself in shape.


jog 慢跑 boxing 拳击yoga 瑜伽


Kenji: I’d like to take lessons from her!

take lessons 学习课程give lessons 讲授课程

She has never taken any acting lessons.

He gives French lessons.

Part 2 A Doctor’s Advice


Barbara is at the university health service. Listen to her conversation with her doctor.

upset stomach If you have an upset stomach, you feel slightly ill, especially because of something you have eaten or drunk

sore throat 嗓子疼 sore painful and uncomfortable because of injury, infection or too much use

All the dust has made my eyes sore.My feet were sore with all the walking.


swollen (swell, swelled)

肿胀的 larger than usual

a swollen face

The stream is swollen because of the heavy rain.


case 病症，病例

a light case of tuberculosis 轻度的肺结核症an emergency case 急症病例


Doctor: Do you eat right, and do you get enough sleep?

eat right eat the right foods

Sayings about eating:

Eat little, sleep sound.

Eat right, exercise regularly, die anyway.


prescription 处方

These drugs are only available on prescription (= with a prescription from a

doctor).

Could you give me a prescriotion for my depression?

Part 3 Strategies

Conversation 1

Part 3 Strategies

B: I’d like a a salad with low-fat cottage cheese; no dressing, please.

low-fat 低脂的 low-fat milk low-fat yogurt

dressing 调料，调味汁

Part 3 Strategies

M: … before you ordered that cake, I thought you were on a diet.

on a diet 节食 when someone is on a diet, he/she eats less food, or only particular types of food, because they want to become thinner or for medical reasons

I’m going on a diet next week and hope to lose two kilos before Christmas.

Part 3 Strategies

Conversation 2

Part 3 Strategies

workout 锻炼 a period of physical exercise

a set of tennis 一盘网球比赛sit-up 仰卧起坐 push-up 俯卧撑

Part 3 Strategies

Conversation 3

Part 3 Strategies

M: You were sleeping quite a while. I think you should cover up and get into the shade.

cover up 盖住，裹住It’s so cold that she covered her baby up with a blanket.

shade 荫，阴凉处The sun was hot, and there were no trees to offer us shade.The children played in/under the shade of a large umbrella.

Part 3 Strategies

Conversation 4

Part 3 Strategies

M: I don’t get it. You’re complaining about how stressed out you are, but you don’t even want some time to relax!

I don’t get it. 我没听明白你的话。

get sth = understand sth

He never gets any of my jokes.

Part 4 Real-World Tasks


Conversation 1

Dental Clinic 牙科诊所A: Dr Jones can probably take you at around two o’clock. How’s that?

take = accept, have 接待，接受Do they take credit cards here?

Do you take milk in your tea?

Which newspaper do you take (= regularly buy)?

I take the/your point (= accept the argument), but I still don't think you should have done that.


Conversation 2

instruction 用药说明instruction = advice and information about how to do or use

something, often written in a small book or on the side of a container

The cooking instructions say bake it for half an hour.

You obviously didn't read the instructions properly.

They need clear instructions on what to do next.

Part 4 Real-World TasksConversation 3

break down If a machine or vehicle breaks down, it stops working

Our car broke down and we had to push it off the road.

break down If a system, relationship or discussion breaks down, it fails because there is a problem or disagreement.

break down to be unable to control your feelings and to start to cry

When we gave her the bad news, she broke down and cried.

Revision

Part 1tour 参观 show sb around 带领……参观lift weights 举重cardio class 锻炼心肺功能的健身课in good shape 处于良好状态

Revision

Part 1jog 慢跑boxing 拳击yoga 瑜伽take lessons 学习课程

Revision

Part 2

upset stomach 胃不舒服sore throat 嗓子疼swollen 肿胀的case 病症，病例prescription 处方

Revision

Part 3low-fat 低脂的dressing 调料，调味汁on a diet 节食workout 锻炼set 盘（网球）sit-up 仰卧起坐cover up 盖住，裹住shade 荫，阴凉处

Revision

Part 4

dental 牙科的take 接受instruction （用药）说明break down 出故障

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