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Attractive Gym Trainer

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ID: 4009 Intermediate
  Despite the howling wind and torrential rain, today's character is still braving the elements to go to the gym for a bit of personal training. The flatmate tries to get to the bottom of why she is really going.
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
狂风暴雨 kuángfēng bàoyǔ howling wind and torrential rain
出门 chūmén to go out
健身 jiànshēn to do exercise; to work out
有效 yǒuxiào to be effective
今天狂风暴雨的你还出门
jīntiān 今天kuángfēng 狂风bàoyǔ 暴雨de 的nǐ 你hái 还chūmén 出门
There's a raging storm outside and you're still going out?
我得去健身啊教练说了运动要有效一定要每天做不能偷懒
wǒ 我děi 得qù 去jiànshēn 健身ā 啊jiàoliàn 教练shuō 说le 了yùndòng 运动yào 要yǒuxiào 有效yīdìng yào 一定要měitiān 每天zuò 做bùnéng 不能tōulǎn 偷懒
I have to go to the gym! My trainer says that if you want to work out effectively, you have to do it every day, and that you can't slack off.
你们那是什么教练呀这样的天气还让你们去运动这是谋财害命吧
nǐmen 你们nà 那shì 是shénme 什么jiàoliàn 教练ya 呀zhèyàng 这样de 的tiānqì 天气hái 还ràng 让nǐmen 你们qù 去yùndòng 运动zhè 这shì 是móucáihàimìng 谋财害命ba 吧
What kind of trainer is that, making you go to work out in this kind of weather? This sounds like a scam to kill you and take your money!
话可不能这么说教练是为了我好
huà 话kě 可bùnéng 不能zhèmeshuō 这么说jiàoliàn 教练shì 是wèile 为了wǒ 我hǎo 好
You can't say that. My trainer is trying to help me!
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