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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.
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 瞧nǐ 你dùzi 肚子yòu 又dà 大le 了yīquān 一圈gēn 跟wǒ 我duànliàn 锻炼ba 吧
Look at you, growing that spare tire. Exercise with me.
你不是最讨厌去健身房吗
nǐ 你bù 不shì 是zuì 最tǎoyàn 讨厌qù 去jiànshēnfáng 健身房ma 吗
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 锻炼yòu 又bù 不shì 是zhǐyǒu 只有zài 在jiànshēnfáng 健身房cáinéng 才能zuò 做wǒ 我měitiān 每天xìtǒngxìng 系统性de 地zuò 做yǎngwòqǐzuò 仰卧起坐fǔwòchēng 俯卧撑yǐntǐxiàngshàng 引体向上lái 来sùzào 塑造jīròu 肌肉bǎochí 保持tǐxíng 体形nǐ 你kàn 看xiàoguǒ 效果zhēnde 真的bùcuò 不错
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 哦哟gǎo le bàntiān 搞了半天jiùshì 就是zhèxiē 这些zuì 最jīběn 基本de 的dòngzuò 动作zhè 这suàn 算shénme 什么duànliàn 锻炼ya 呀jiànshēnfáng 健身房lǐ 里de 的qìxiè 器械liàn 练lìliang 力量hé 和nàilì 耐力xiàoguǒ 效果yòu 又kuài 快yòu 又hǎo 好érqiě 而且hái 还néng 能kàn 看měinǚ 美女
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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