I'm on a diet

Open Class Chinese - Daily Mandarin-

不知从何时开始，很多人都開始注重健康了，開始兴起了全民運動的热潮，為了要拥有一个强健的身体，运动和均衡饮食是分不开的。

Some time ago, more and more people started to care about their health. Started the national health, exercise trend. To possess a strong and healthy body, exercising and balanced diet goes hand in hand.

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美食当前, 你能抵挡住诱惑吗? 我们今天的主角李玉, 为了让身体更加健康, 她想把多余的体重减掉, 想知道她到底用什么方法减重吗, 我们一起看看视频吧!

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Can you resist yourself in front of delicious dishes? Li Yu, our main character, wants a healthier body and wants to shed off some excess weight. You like to know what is her dieting method? Let’s have a look at the video!

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David invited Li Yu to a newly opened cake shop near by his home for cake. However Li Yu declined immediately, that’s because …

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李玉，我家附近新开了一家蛋糕店，

lǐ yù ，wǒ jiā fù jìn xīn kāi le yì jiā dàn gāo diàn ，

Li Yu, a new cake shop opened near my home,

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我们去吃蛋糕吧！

wǒ men qù chī dàn gāo ba ！

Let's go have some cake!

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不行，我正在减肥，要节食，

bù xíng ，wǒ zhèng zài jiǎn féi ，yào jié shí ，

No, I am on a diet to lose weight.

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一直在吃减肥餐呢，不能吃蛋糕。

yì zhí zài chī jiǎn féi cān ne ，bù néng chī dàn gāo 。

I am following a diet plan, can’t have cake.

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只节食不运动吗？

zhǐ jiéshí bú yùn dòng ma ？

Are you only dieting and not doing any exercise?

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没有，我报了健身房，一会儿就去运动。

méi yǒu ，wǒ bào le jiàn shēn fáng ，yí huìr jiù qù yùn dòng 。

No, I just joined a gym and will go exercise soon.

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加油！

jiā yóu ！

Keep up the hard work!

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嗯，我会的。

en ，wǒ huì de 。

Yes, I'll do my best.

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蛋糕 [ dàn gāo ] (n)

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Cake

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我喜欢吃各种各种样的蛋糕。

wǒ xǐ huan chī gè zhǒng gè zhǒng yàng de dàn gāo 。

I like to eat all kinds of cakes.

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正在 [ zhèng zài ] (adv)

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Be being

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他正在看电视。

tā zhèng zài kàn diàn shì

He is watching TV.

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节食 [ jiē shí ]

On a diet

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减肥需要节食吗？

jiǎn féi xū yào jiē shí ma ？

For weight loss do I need to diet?

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减肥餐 [ jiǎn féi cān ] (n)

Diet meal

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我不喜欢吃减肥餐。

wǒ bù xǐ huan chī jiǎn féi cān 。

I don't like to eat the dieting meal.

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健身房 [ jiàn shēn fang ] (n)

Gym

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我去健身房做运动了。

wǒ qù jiàn shēn fáng zuò yùn dòng le 。

I went to workout at the gym.

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I'm on a diet

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Listen to conversation

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Content

Vocabulary to know

蛋糕 [ dàn gāo ] (n)

我喜欢吃各种各种样的蛋糕。

wǒ xǐ huan chī gè zhǒng gè zhǒng yàng de dàn gāo 。

正在 [ zhèng zài ] (adv)

他正在看电视。

tā zhèng zài kàn diàn shì

节食 [ jiē shí ]

减肥需要节食吗？

jiǎn féi xū yào jiē shí ma ？

减肥餐 [ jiǎn féi cān ] (n)

我不喜欢吃减肥餐。

wǒ bù xǐ huan chī jiǎn féi cān 。

健身房 [ jiàn shēn fang ] (n)

我去健身房做运动了。

wǒ qù jiàn shēn fáng zuò yùn dòng le 。

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I'm on a diet

Warm Up

Listen to conversation

Play the audio track

Content

Vocabulary to know

蛋糕 [ dàn gāo ] (n)

我喜欢吃各种各种样的蛋糕。

wǒ xǐ huan chī gè zhǒng gè zhǒng yàng de dàn gāo 。

正在 [ zhèng zài ] (adv)

他正在看电视。

tā zhèng zài kàn diàn shì

节食 [ jiē shí ]

减肥需要节食吗？

jiǎn féi xū yào jiē shí ma ？

减肥餐 [ jiǎn féi cān ] (n)

我不喜欢吃减肥餐。

wǒ bù xǐ huan chī jiǎn féi cān 。

健身房 [ jiàn shēn fang ] (n)

我去健身房做运动了。

wǒ qù jiàn shēn fáng zuò yùn dòng le 。

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