(单词翻译:单击)
听力文本
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report.
In the United States we love to try new ways to exercise. And when an exercise program promises to help us lose weight or get fit, it can become very popular, very quickly. It becomes an exercise trend.
One such popular exercise trend is CrossFit. The number of CrossFit centers, or gyms, has doubled every two years. And not just in the United States.
There are more than 8,500 CrossFit gyms worldwide. People who practice CrossFit live in South America, across Europe and Asia too.
But what is CrossFit? CrossFit is a whole body workout. And it is not easy. CrossFit is known as one of the hardest training programs in the exercise world. A good word to describe that is -- hardcore.
So who are these hardcore Crossfitters? They include the U.S. Marines, professional sports teams, fire departments, and police forces. But it is also popular with office workers.
CrossFit uses weight training and basic movements like running and jumping. The movements are simple but intense.
Kate Garufi is a trainer at District CrossFit in Washington, D.C. She says the main goals are to get stronger and to improve cardio – or the rate the heart performs.
“So you can have powerlifting movements, you can have Olympic lifting movements, you can have body weight stuff. We can have what we call single modal, running, rowing, swimming, anything can be thrown into a workout with CrossFit.”
Most CrossFit gyms are filled with men. But women also practice this extreme workout. Samantha Rapoza has been doing CrossFit for about six weeks with the goals of losing weight and gaining strength.
“I think there are so many things that I didn’t know I could do, and I am already making progress that I didn’t expect to make as quickly as I made it. So I think I am going to have to revise my goals a little bit.”
Something else is different about CrossFit -- people train together in groups. CrossFit members say they begin to feel like a family.
There is also pressure as a result. Members say they do not want to fail their group.
But critics say CrossFit has a high rate of injury. Members can experience muscle damage, especially shoulder injuries.
CrossFit athletes, however, say that a good trainer can help people work out safely and avoid injuries.
And that’s the Health Report from VOA Learning English. How do you exercise? Is CrossFit a good workout for you? Let us know in our comment section! For video reports about health, visit our website at learningenglish.voanews.com. I’m Anna Matteo.
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词汇解释
1.workout n. 锻炼;练习;试验
Give your upper body a workout by using handweights.
用哑铃锻炼一下你的上半身 。
2.powerlifting n. 力量举重
Wear the strap on your waist when powerlifting.
举重时,在腰上缠紧三角绷带 。
3.rowing n. 划船;赛艇运动 v. 划;使成行;争吵(row的现在分词)
They are rowing down the river.
他们正在向下游划去 。
内容解析
1.CrossFit athletes, however, say that a good trainer can help people work out safely and avoid injuries.
work out 解决;算出;实现;制定出;消耗完;弄懂;锻炼
I really think that this interesting scheme will work out.
我确实认为这个有趣的方案可能成功 。
These athletes work out at the gym for two hours every day.
这些运动员每天都要在体育馆锻炼两个小时 。
参考译文
这里是美国之音慢速英语健康报道
。在美国我们喜欢寻找锻炼身体的新方法,如果一种锻炼项目声称能帮你减肥或健身,就会很快流行起来,变成一种健身趋势
。全面健身(CrossFit)就是这样一种流行的锻炼方式,这种全面健身中心每两年都要翻一番,不仅仅在美国是这样
。全世界有8500多所全面健身中心,全面健身锻炼者分布在南美洲、欧洲各地和亚洲
。什么是全面健身呢?全面健身是一种全身锻炼方法,并不容易做
。全面健身是健身界最难的一种训练项目之一,“强悍”一词可以很好地描述这种健身方式 。那么这些强悍的健身者都是些什么人呢?有美国海军陆战队、专业运动团、消防部门和警察,不过在上班族中也很流行
。全面健身采用负重训练和跑、跳这样的基本运动来训练,这些运动虽然简单,但却很激烈
。凯特·加鲁菲是华盛顿特区的地区全面健身教练,她说其主要目标是变得更强壮并提高心率
。“可以采用举重运动,用奥林匹克举重运动或体重项目,可以采用我们所说的单一模式,比如跑步、划船、游泳,以及任何可以加入全面健身的项目
。”大多数全面健身运动馆里都是男人,但妇女也在进行这种极限运动
。Samantha Rapoza已经练了6周的全面健身,她想减肥并增加力量 。“我不知道自己可以做这么多事,我已经在提高了,我没想到会进步得这么快,我想我得稍微修改下我的目标了
。”全面健身和其他运动的不同之处是,人们是集体进行训练的
。全面健身会员称他们开始感觉像是家人了 。这样也会造成压力,有的会员说不想让团队失望
。但批评者称全面健身运动的受伤率很高,会员可能会出现肌肉损伤,尤其是肩膀会受伤
。然而全面健身运动员称,一个训练有序的教练可以帮助人们安全锻炼,避免受伤
。这就是美国之音慢速英语健康报道,你平时健身吗?你适合全面健身吗?欢迎在评论区告诉我们你的答案
。登陆learningenglish.voanews.com获得有关健康的视频,我是安娜·马泰奥 。