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Preparing for the Ironman Race

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ID: 1911 Upper Intermediate
This lesson is for our boldest, hardiest, and most probably craziest users out there. We're listening in today as one such athlete discusses ironman triathlons in Mandarin Chinese; if you're like us, you'll probably relate much more to the astonished listener than the competitor! Learn how to talk about triathlons and the intensive preparation they require in today's upper-intermediate lesson.
Fri Apr 13 2012 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
铁人三项赛 tiěrén sānxiàngsài ironman triathlon
碳水化合物 tànshuǐ huàhéwù carbohydrates
镁 měi magnesium
粗粮 cūliáng coarse grains
Gareth,一起吃午饭吧。
Gareth ,yīqǐ chī wǔfàn ba 。
Gareth, let's have lunch.
不了。我在准备铁人三项赛，很多东西不能吃。
bùliǎo 。wǒ zài zhǔnbèi tiěrén sānxiàngsài ，hěn duō dōngxi bùnéng chī 。
I can't. I'm preparing for the ironman triathlon. There's a lot of stuff that I can't eat.
哎哟，你太厉害了！那你现在吃什么？
āiyōu ，nǐ tài lìhai le ！nà nǐ xiànzài chī shénme ？
Wow, you're really incredible! Then what do you eat now?
我吃碳水化合物和镁高的东西、比如粗粮、坚果还有香蕉。
wǒ chī tànshuǐ huàhéwù hé měi gāo de dōngxi 、bǐrú cūliáng 、jiānguǒ háiyǒu xiāngjiāo 。
I eat foods that are high in carbohydrates and magnesium, like coarse grains, nuts and bananas.
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