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Posted on: Preparing for the Ironman Race

佳得乐 gatorade

计时芯片 timing chip

赛道 race course

尾随 draft

尾随区 draft zone

违规阻挡 blocking

蓄物架上 bike rack

被取消比赛资格 disqualified

海绵 sponge

I know this list isn't exactly what you're looking for, but it's a start:-)

Posted on: Preparing for the Ironman Race

Source: Ironman China 2008 Race Program. More to follow.

赛事物品准备清单 Prerace checklist

游泳帽 swim cap

潜水镜 swim goggles

防寒泳衣 wet suit

凡士林 vaseline

防晒油 sunscreen

游泳服 swim suit

换项区 transition area

头盔 helmet

太阳镜 sunglasses

自行车鞋 biking shoes

自行车服 bike clothes

备用外胎/内胎 spare tire / tube

CO 2盒 CO 2 cartridge

加气铜 pump

适配器 adapter

手把包 handlebar bag

营养补给品 race nutrition

腰包 fanny pack, bum bag

自行车水壶 Bike bottle

心跳表/码表 heart rate monitor / computer

链条润滑油 chain lube

工具 tools

鞋带扣 lace locks, stretch laces

号码系 number belt

非运动员操守行为 unsportsmanlike conduct

专业组 professional competition

分龄组 age-group competition

年龄组 age-group competitors

年龄段 age group, age bracket

分段时间 split times

赛号码 race number

Posted on: Preparing for the Ironman Race

Thanks hiewhongliang, you're very gracious. Unfortunately, the strength and timeliness of my apology is in direct proportion to my 屁股-ness。。。(would that be 我相似屁股的脾气？:-)

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floalvarez, thank you for de-escalating:-) And I think you begin to see my point. Actually, CP has done several world travel podcasts--visiting, for example, New York and London--and they did them well, presumably through research as well as personal experience. Actually, I'm not asking for specialized vocabulary, just a realistic scenario. If they're going to introduce protein into the lesson, why not take five minutes to research what an actual triathlete would say about it? That would lead to the phrase "balanced diet." It would not lead to the word magnesium. That's all I'm saying.

In the end, my harsh tone eclipsed my point. Allow me once again to humbly apologize to everyone, especially Chinese Pod.

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I wasn't complaining about the price--it is obviously quite fair. But it also implies an expected level of quality and integrity to the work. So if CP did a podcast on visiting Miami that was full of inaccuracies, you wouldn't be upset that they misrepresented your city? (If you were upset, I--not being familiar with Miami--wouldn't say your view is subjective.) If you asked them for a podcast on a medical procedure and they throw something together that's blatantly off the mark, you wouldn't question their preparation? If a reader asked for a lesson on Chinese chess and they create it without bothering to look up the rules, you don't think they would have done the reader a disservice?

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Mark, my aggregate time in China is 18 months; I'm not saying I'm a 中国通, just brushing off your shot. Also, I'm not looking to Chinese Pod for training tips--or sport-specific vocabulary, for that matter. I've got authentic material from the Beijing Olympics for that, and I've trained and raced in China in all thee events separately and together. 但是我不是一个冠军，铁人三项就是我的爱好。

What's controversial about triathlons?

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hiewhongliang, I've apologized for my harsh tone, but I stand by what I wrote. It was shoddy work, and I've offered evidence of that assessment. Your reply basically boils down to "No, it's not." I'll press you on that: What is your "evidence at hand" to the contrary?

Chinese Pod does Class A work; this dialogue should have been an easy one to write, and someone flubbed it. That's all. Admit it and drive on.

Or are you saying that at the upper intermediate level and for 125 bucks a year, I'm asking too much for a realistic dialogue? I'd even settle for a dialogue that is not misleading, if not quite realistic.

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When the lesson was first published, I offered to write a realistic scenario for them. Crickets.

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Sorry, pretzellogic (and all others), I didn't mean to put words in your mouth--I extrapolated that and agree with what you've written. Jenny, the ENTIRE scenario is wrong. No triathlete would have turned down dinner, though he might have suggested a different restaurant. A realistic scenario would have had him turn down a night of dancing because he has to be in bed by 9 pm...his diet is wrong, his training is wrong, the distances and times are wrong, even the curious friend's questions are wrong. You've actually done a disservice to the listener who suggested the lesson.

Look, I love you guys and I've been a paid subscriber for years. If this had been an elementary lesson I would have given you a pass. But this is tagged as upper intermediate.

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Three commenters have already called Chinese Pod out for their laziness on this lesson (Preztellogic, dave.chesson, and to a lesser extent, HuaPing). You and I have taken it an extra step and called their production of this podcast unprofessional--and I've offered a solution, that we loyal fans could easily script a realistic scenario for them. Our comments have gone unanswered.