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A Piece of Cake ACT I
I am exhausted. My new exercise class is so hard.
Your new exercise class?
Yeah. My new advanced exercise class.
Why advanced?
My instructor thought that
the beginner's class was too easy for me.
Too easy for you?
Don't laugh. In the beginner's class,
they give you a chance to rest between exercises.
So?
The advanced class is nonstop.
I lift weights every morning for sixty minutes
without stopping.
No problem.
Listen, Richard,
doing aerobics for an hour is a lot different than lifting weights.
Yeah. Quite a bit different.
I think aerobics is easy.
I could work out in your class with no problem.
You think so?
Oh, without a doubt.
When's the next class?
Tomorrow morning at ten o'clock. Try it.
Tomorrow morning after lifting weights,
I'll try aerobics.
It's a nap. Tomorrow morning at ten o'clock.
Aren't you going to the aerobics class this morning?
Of Course. Easy. No sweat.
You are not going to be able to move
after this and the aerobics class.
Are you kidding me?
It's going to be a piece of cake.
You want to bet?
Yeah. What's the bet?
I bet I can go one hour in your class this morning
and not feel a thing!
The bet is -- I win, and you cook dinner for the entire family.
Or you win, and I cook dinner for the entire family.
It's a bet.
Ok. Call my instructor, Jack Davis, right now.
His number is 555-8842.
The advanced class starts at ten o'clock.
Well, it's eight twenty now.
It only takes eight minutes by bicycle to the aerobics class.
Give him a call.
Davis Aerobics Center for Good Health.
Jack Davis, please.
This is Jack Davis.
Hello. This is Richard Stewart.
My wife, Marilyn Stewart, is a member of your program.
I'd like to come to
the ten o'clock advanced class this morning.
Oh, fine, fine. Be here a few minutes early.
You need to complete some forms before the class.
Thanks. I'm on my way over.
Good-bye.
Bye-bye. It's all set. I'm going.
Bye.
See you later.
Good luck.
Don't forget about the bet.
Dinner for the entire family.
And that includes Susan.
Don't you forget.

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exhausted：very tired. 筋疲力尽的，很累的。
advanced：more difficult. 高级的，高难度的。例如：John goes to an advanced class in French。
instructor：a person who teaches you something.教员，教练。
nonstop：without stopping. 连续不停地。
teases：makes fun of. 取笑，跟……逗趣儿。
lift weights：举重。
No problem. =It's easy. 没问题，小事一桩。
aerobics：exercises for good breathing and a strong heart. 健身操，健美操，韵律操。
different than：The better form is different from. Like Marilyn, some Americans use than after the word different. 用 different from更规范，但有些美国人跟Marilyn一样，在different之后使用than。
I could…=It is possible for me to…我可以……。Richard说这话的意思是，假如有机会一试的话，即可证明我的能力。
work out：to exercise. 锻炼，尤指健身、健美训练。例如：She works out in a dancing class three hours a week.
without a doubt：sure; of course. 当然，毫无问题。
It's a snap. This expression means“It's easy. ”
Aren't you going to the aerobics class this morning?今天上午你不是要去上健身课么？
No sweat. 不成问题，一点儿不费劲。
kidding：joking with. 开玩笑，取笑。 Richard说：“Are you kidding me?”的意思是：“你真是开玩笑？”。
a plece of cake：easy. 不费吹灰之力。
You want to bet?= Do you want to bet? 你想打赌？bet(verb)：to agree to pay or do something, as in a game. 打赌（动词）。 In Do you… questions, it is common not to say Do. Also, Richard pronounces want to as wanna. This is a common informal pronunciation. 在 Do you…这种句型中，不说Do的情形很普遍。Richard在说 want to时，把发音连成 wanna，这是非正式场合口语中常用的发音。
bet(noun)：an agreement between two persons to pay or do something if one person is wrong.赌（名词）。此时的Marilyn胸有成竹地接受挑战，说：“Yeah, What's the bet?”，意思是赌就赌，你说赌什么吧？
I can go…=I can exercise…此处 go指“锻炼”。注意发音：I can [读k+n] go，当 can后面跟动词时，我们常不必重读它，这句正是如此。
entire：whole. 整个，全部。
call：to telephone. 给……打电话
right now：immediately. 立刻，马上。
Well, it's eight twenty now. 这里的 Well表示说话人的犹豫。Richard推说现在已是8点20分了，是想好歹赖过这一次。
It only takes…= You only need…Marilyn不依不饶，对Richard说骑车到健身中心只需8分钟。例如：It will take him several weeks to finish the work。
Davis Aerobics Center for Good Health. = This is…Health. 这里是Davis健身训练中心。
Jack Davis, please. =May I speak to Jack Davis, please. 请问 Jack Davis在不在？
My wife… is a member of your program. 我妻子……是您班上的一名学员。
Oh, fine, fine. 哦，好哇，好哇。
complete：to fill out. 填写。
forms：pieces of paper with questions on it. 表格。
on my way over：leaving for a place. （我）这就过来。
hangs up：挂断电话。
set：arranged. 安排妥当。
And that includes Susan. 把 Susan也算上。 Susan是Richard的妹妹，她没跟父母住在一起，她自己的住处在位于Manhattan的一幢公寓楼里。
Don't you forget. 你自己别忘喽。Marilyn把 you 念重，意在让Richard明白，他一定会输的

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