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ID: 0630 Upper Intermediate
You may be so busy studying Chinese that your exercise program has gone the way of the rickshaw. Don't wait until the situation degenerates to the point of your robust belly drawing comparisons to a piece of tofu. Listen to this podcast, and learn in Mandarin about exercise programs to suit everyone out there. Heck, you could even try the rickshaw, it's great for trimming love handles.
Thu Sep 06 2007 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
系统性 xìtǒngxìng systematically
仰卧起坐 yǎngwòqǐzuò sit-up
俯卧撑 fǔwòchēng push-up
引体向上 yǐntǐxiàngshàng chin-up
瞧你，肚子又大了一圈。跟我锻炼吧！
qiáo nǐ ，dùzi yòu dà le yīquān 。gēn wǒ duànliàn ba ！
Look at you, growing that spare tire. Exercise with me.
你不是最讨厌去健身房吗？
nǐ bù shì zuì tǎoyàn qù jiànshēnfáng ma ？
But don't you hate going to the gym more than anything?
锻炼又不是只有在健身房才能做。我每天系统性地做仰卧起坐、俯卧撑、 引体向上来塑造肌肉、保持体形。你看，效果真的不错！
duànliàn yòu bù shì zhǐyǒu zài jiànshēnfáng cáinéng zuò 。wǒ měitiān xìtǒngxìng de zuò yǎngwòqǐzuò 、fǔwòchēng 、 yǐntǐxiàngshàng lái sùzào jīròu 、bǎochí tǐxíng 。nǐ kàn ，xiàoguǒ zhēnde bùcuò ！
It's not like the gym is the only place you can exercise. Every day I systematically do sit-ups, push-ups, and chin-ups in order to tone my muscles and stay in shape. Look, the effects are not bad!
哦哟，搞了半天就是这些最基本的动作。这算什么锻炼呀？健身房里的器械练力量和耐力效果又快又好。而且还能看美女。
óyō ，gǎo le bàntiān jiùshì zhèxiē zuì jīběn de dòngzuò 。zhè suàn shénme duànliàn ya ？jiànshēnfáng lǐ de qìxiè liàn lìliang hé nàilì xiàoguǒ yòu kuài yòu hǎo 。érqiě hái néng kàn měinǚ 。
Oh, after all that it's just these basic exercises. This counts as a workout? The exercise machines in the gym work on strength and stamina and get fast, good results. Plus you can check out the girls.
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