一年三千块
Chinese words for exercise: my New Year gym card
Name: ________________ Date: ________
一月一号。新年快乐！今天，我去楼下的健身房买了一张卡，一年三千块。我对自己说：“今年，我每天都要运动一个小时！”
第一个星期，我每天都去。我跑步，游泳，打篮球，还骑车。第三天，我哪儿都疼，走路也很慢，可是我很高兴。
第二个星期，我去了三次。天气太冷了，早上我不想起床。
第三个星期，我去了一次。我穿着运动的衣服，在里面拍了很多照片，发给朋友看。朋友们说：“你真棒！”我没有告诉他们，我只在那儿站了十分钟。
第四个星期，我一次也没有去。工作太忙了，晚上回家只想睡觉。
二月一号。我对自己说：“不能这样了！”我穿上运动鞋，走到了健身房门口。
门上有一张纸：“对不起，我们以后不开门了。”
我站在门口，想着我的三千块。我很生气，就从那儿跑步回家了。
三公里，二十分钟。这是我这个月运动得最多的一天。
Key words
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 月 | yuè | moon |
| 今天 | jīntiān | today |
| 去 | qù | to go |
| 买 | mǎi | to buy; to purchase |
| 年 | nián | year |
| 块 | kuài | lump; chunk |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to say |
| 今年 | jīnnián | this year |
| 小时 | xiǎoshí | hour |
| 星期 | xīngqī | week |
| 天 | tiān | heaven; God |
| 运动 | yùndòng | sports; exercise; to exercise; to move about |
English (for the teacher)
1 January. Happy New Year! Today I went to the gym downstairs and bought a card: three thousand yuan for the year. I told myself, “This year I’m going to exercise for an hour every day!”
The first week, I went every day. I ran, I swam, I played basketball, and I cycled too. On the third day everything hurt and I walked very slowly, but I was happy.
The second week, I went three times. It was too cold, and in the mornings I didn’t want to get up.
The third week, I went once. I wore my gym clothes, took lots of photos inside and sent them to my friends. My friends said, “You’re amazing!” I didn’t tell them I only stood there for ten minutes.
The fourth week, I didn’t go once. Work was too busy, and when I got home in the evening all I wanted was sleep.
1 February. I told myself, “This can’t go on!” I put on my trainers and walked to the gym door.
There was a piece of paper on the door: “Sorry, we are closed for good.”
I stood at the door, thinking about my three thousand yuan. I was so angry that I ran all the way home from there.
Three kilometres, twenty minutes. It was my best day of exercise all month.