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Jessica:

Kate, how do you normally spend your evenings?

Kate:

I've joined the gym here, so I go and exercise and go for a swim.

Jessica:

Swim. How long do you stay each time?

Kate:

About 2 hours.

Jessica:

Wow. So what do you do during those two hours?

Kate:

So we go to the gym for about an hour and then have a swim for half an hour and then sauna for about ten minutes and then finish off with a massage.

Jessica:

Really, a massaging chair?

Kate:

A massaging chair!

Jessica:

Wonderful, and so who do you go with?

Kate:

I go with Nicola.

Jessica:

And Nicola is?

Kate:

She's another teacher and she's who I live with, so.

Jessica:

Alright, good, good, good, good. Now when you're in the gym, do you do weights? Do you do cardio? Aerobics? Running? Walking?

Kate:

We do everything really. Aerobics and weights.

Jessica:

Aerobics and weights are the best.

Kate:

The gyms here are much better than back home.

Jessica:

Oh, yeah. What's the biggest difference?

Kate:

They have games on the machines so if you're cycling, you're also playing a game where you have to blow up the other cyclists so it makes it a bit more interesting than just exercising.

Jessica:

Uh-huh! So it passes the time by. Yeah, lot quicker. And then why are you exercising? Do you have a certain reason, a goal in mind?

Kate:

Yeah, because I put on a lot of weight when I was in Australia because I was eating too much pizza and, good breakfast, and drinking far too much beer.

Jessica:

So you just want to shed those extra pounds.

Kate:

Yeah, that I put on and get back to the original weight that I was.

Jessica:

Well, good luck to you.

Kate:

Thank you.

 Словарь

do weights

When you're in the gym, do you do weights?

В данном случае английское выражение "do weights" означает "поднимать тяжести, работать с тяжестями". Примеры с выражением "do weights":

·         I never have the patience to do weights.
У меня никогда не хватает терпения для работы с тяжестями.

·         He does weight five times a week.
Он работает с тяжестями пять раз в неделю.

blow up

We play a game where you have to blow up the other cyclists.

Английский фразовый глагол "blow up" в данном контексте имеет смысл "взрывать" (синоним - explode). Примеры с фразовым глаголом "blow up":

·         They are going to blow up that old building by the river.
Они собираются взорвать то старое здание на берегу реки.

·         The car blew up after the accident.
Автомобиль взорвался после аварии.

goal in mind

Do you have a certain reason or a goal in mind for exercising?

Английское выражение "goal in mind" означает "иметь представление о том, чего хочешь достичь", "цель, к которой стремишься". Примеры с выражением "goal in mind":

·         Before you make a fitness plan you have to have a goal in mind.
Прежде чем составить фитнес-план, вы должны определиться с целью занятий.

·         Did you have a goal in mind when you started this whole thing?
Представляли вы себе конечную цель, когда начали всё это дело?

put on weight

I put on a lot of weight when I was in Australia.

Английское выражение "put on weight" означает "толстеть, располнеть". Примеры с выражением "put on weight":

·         Eat three times as much and you never put on any weight.
Ешь не более трёх раз в день, и ты не наберёшь вес.

·         I think I am putting on a little weight. I had better go on a diet.
Я думаю, что я немного располнел. Мне лучше сесть на диету.

shed pounds

I have to shed those extra pounds I put on when I was in Australia.

Английское выражение "shed pounds" является неформальным способом сказать "похудеть", "избавиться от лишнего веса". Примеры с выражением "shed pounds":

·         It's hard to shed pounds if you keep eating terrible food.
Трудно сбросить лишний вес, если продолжать есть эту ужасную еду.

·         She worked hard to shed some pounds after she had her baby.
Она упорно занималась, чтобы сбросить лишний вес после того, как родила ребёнка.