19-12-11【地道美语126】过个养生冬：不长胖，还要健健康康 Staying shape in winter

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dialogue 1

Jingjing: Mark, it looks like you've ------------ you had last week.

Mark:  I'm nolonger ------ all the time, thank goodness.  But I still haven't gotten --------it.

Jingjing:  ------of yourself. -------are the most important, if you want to avoid --------------withsomething again.

Mark:  Idefinitely want to-------.  Jingjing, what's your advice about----------duringthe winter?  I get lots of ------------, but in winter,-----------------

Jingjing:  Isee you've ----------------

Mark:  Yeah,and I feel ---------------------

Jingjing: Well, the days are------------.  So, it's no surprise people areless -----------------

Mark:  Yeah,I'm ------------every spring and fall.  Winters are --------------for me.

Jingjing: You're --------.  Anyway, you asked about ---------.  Have youthought about ------------ again?

Mark:  Youknow me, Jingjing.  I'd pay for--------, go a few times, and then ---------------forthe remaining months.

Jingjing:  --------------,Mark.  I bet you could ---------------the habit.

Mark:  Butwinter is the---------- for that, especially for swimming.  That's like --------------inthe pool.

Jingjing: So, that might be the right time to---------, when it's most difficult,and becomes------------ in the months that follow.

Mark:  Well,I'll ----------.  There are -------------- near where I live.

Jingjing: You could go have a look.  Hey, my----------- is in another hour. We could talk more then.

Mark:  OK. If any more ideas------------, I'd be happy to hear them then.

Jingjing: See you soon.

dialogue 2

Jingjing: There you are again, Mark.  Now I've got--------- to chat. What was it we were talking about?

Mark:  Ah,just ------- in winter.  It's hard to get -------------.

Jingjing: Oh, right.  Well, you could do like me and-----------.  I gothere once or twice a week and get a ---------------.

Mark:  That's----------than a gym for me, I'm afraid.  Besides--------on one of my few freeafternoons, it's-------- for me to show others how----------- I am.  

Jingjing:  Yourparents should have put you in more--------------when you were a kid.

Mark:  Oh,they did!  I was in --------ports clubs and teams.  I wasn't a total-----------,but I was pretty ----------------

Jingjing: Did you ever try --------------

Mark:  Yeah,I did, and I--------- pretty quickly.  Hey, that's actually a good idea,especially now that I'm living in the-------------------

Jingjing:  Haha.  Well, it still might not be easy to find a -------------. Perhaps as a -----------, you could try Tai-Chi.  Thereare a lot of -------------------------

Mark:  Ha ha. That'd be a-------------- of my elderly years.

Jingjing: Seriously, it'd be best if you learned -----------or Tai-Chi sometimesoon.

Mark:  Hmm,yoga, eh?  That's something I could --------------

Jingjing: Sure, ------------ to do that.  But there's no ------------, or evena run.

Mark:  You'reright, Jingjing.  Once I get outside for a walk, I usually ----------andend up getting-------- of ------------ exercise.  I should-------- on myfree mornings at the same times I -------------- most days.

Jingjing: That's a great idea.  It's what I do.

Mark:  Thanksfor talking with me about this, Jingjing.

Jingjing: I'm glad to help.  Hey, -------.  Winter is a great time ----------home. You should set a time once a week to-------------------

Mark:  That'dbe something to look forward to, rather than feeling----------------

Jingjing: Yeah. --------yourself well.  I'm expecting to see that -------------

new words andphrases

from dialogue 1

coming down withsomething  gettingsick, usually for seasonal illness rather than serious diseases

it's/that'sanother story  it's very different from what I just described (a point ofcontrast)

put on a littleweight  becomesomewhat fat

think better of<someone>  believe in someone more than others do, or more than theperson believes in himself/herself

think it over  considersomething carefully before deciding

from dialogue 2

jock  someonewho plays lots of sports

martial arts  kungfu, karate, taekwondo – sports that train people to fight

pot belly  a bigbelly (while the person is not fat overall)