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(Shirley sees her colleague reading a magazine)

Shirley: What are you reading?

Maria: Gee! You scared me!

Shirley: Aha, Fitness Consultant. Very good, Don’t you know about the rules in this office?

Maria: Yes, Ma’am. No magazines during the office hours. I’m sorry.

Shirley: Well, don’t do this again next time. What is it about, anyway?

Maria: It is about sports for white-collar workers, people like you and me.

Shirley: What kind of sports?

Maria: Aerobic sports, for example, jogging, yoga, skating…

Shirley: Interesting. What were you reading just now?

Maria: Stretching exercise after sitting a long time.

Shirley: Really? That sounds interesting!

Maria: Can I have my magazine back now?

Shirley: No. It’s confiscated for now. And I will return it to you after I finish reading it.

聽看學

(雪莉看到她的一個同事正在看雜志)

雪莉：你在看什么?

瑪麗亞：哎呀!你嚇我一大跳!

雪莉：啊哈，《健康顧問》。好極了，難道你不知道辦公室里的規矩嗎?

瑪麗亞：當然知道了。工作時間不準看雜志。對不起。

雪莉：下次可別再這么做。嘿，這是本什么雜志啊?

瑪麗亞：是關于上班族的運動的書，就是像你我這樣的。

雪莉：什么樣的運動啊?

瑪麗亞：有氧運動，比如，慢跑、瑜伽、滑雪……

雪莉：有意思。你剛剛在讀的是什么啊?

瑪麗亞：長期久坐后的伸展運動。

雪莉：真的嗎?有意思!

瑪麗亞：我現在能拿回我的雜志了嗎?

雪莉：不行。現在它被沒收了。我讀完了以后再還給你。

經典背誦 Recitation

Maria: I’m Maria, I’m Shirley’s colleague. I like reading magazines. It’s just part of my life. There is a rule in my working place which says no magazines during office hours. But sometimes I just can’t help it. There was one time I was caught reading Fitness Consultant, so it was confiscated. Stupid rules!

生詞小結

colleague n. 同事

fitness n. 健美，健康

consultant n. 顧問

rule n. 規定

white-collar n. 白領

yoga n. 瑜伽

stretch vi. 伸展

magazine n. 雜志