奥运健儿在场上的表现是不是让你热血沸腾呢？适度的运动对身体是有大大的好处，不但有助健康、让你看起来更年轻，还可以给你一副羡煞旁人的好身材。当然我们没必要像运动员那样高强度的训练，但我们可以适当的参加一些户外运动，比如登山、徒步旅行什么的。

1. Mountaineering 登山

A: What’s the Mountaineering Club doing this weekend?

这个周末登山俱乐部有何活动？

B: We are going to climb a cliff¹ on the Colorado River.

我们将攀岩科罗拉多河旁边的一座悬崖。

A: How hard is the climb?

难度大吗？

B: It is a very difficult climb because there are not many places to put your hands and feet.

很大，因为悬崖上没有很多地方可以放手和脚。

A: What did you do last week?

你们上个星期做什么了？

B: We rappelled down the side of 300-foot cliff. It was very exciting.

我们从300英尺的悬崖攀爬而下。真是刺激。

A: Wow! That sounds like a lot of fun. I’m sorry I missed it.

哇，听起来很有趣。真是遗憾我错过了。

B: Well, you should come this weekend. I think you could do the climb.

噢，这个星期你可以来呀。我想你可以攀岩的。

A: Yeah, I will. See you then!

是的，我会的。到时候见 。

B: OK. See you.

好的，再见。

2. Hiking徒步旅行

A: Have any plans for the weekend, Tom?

汤姆，周末有什么计划吗？

B: Yeah, I’m going for a hike³ in the southern Rocky⁴ Mountains.

有啊。我打算去落基山脉南部徒步旅行。

A: Oh, do you go hiking² often?

哦，你经常徒步旅行吗？

B: I go as much as I can. I love hiking because you can really get in touch with nature.

尽可能经常去。我喜欢徒步旅行，因为这样你才可以真正接触大自然。

A: It would be nice to get out of the city. Do you want some company?

能够离开市区出去走走真不赖。你想有个伴吗？

B: Sure. But, it will be a long hike, 30 miles in three days. Have you been hiking before?

当然。但是，这是一次长距离的旅行，三天走30英里。你以前徒步旅行过吗？

A: Yeah, I go a lot too. I saw a bear and a mountain lion on my last hike.

是的，我也经常去旅行。我上次旅行还看见一只熊和一只美洲狮。

B: Wow! You must have been pretty far away from the city.

哇，那你就离市区很远了哦。

A: Yeah, my friend and I hiked⁵ in a very wild part of the national forest.

是的，那是我和我的朋友在国家森林的一个很偏僻的地方旅行。

B: Well, bring him along too. We’ll have a great time this weekend.

那么，把他也带上吧。这个周末肯定我们会玩得很开心。

A: Thanks, I’ll ask him.

谢谢，我会跟他说的。