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一年三千块

Chinese words for exercise: my New Year gym card

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一yī月yuè一号yīhào。新年快乐xīnnián-kuàilè!今天jīntiān,我wǒ去qù楼下lóuxià的de健身房jiànshēnfáng买mǎi了le一yì张zhāng卡kǎ,一yì年nián三千sānqiān块kuài。我wǒ对duì自己zìjǐ说shuō:“今年jīnnián,我wǒ每天měitiān都dōu要yào运动yùndòng一yí个gè小时xiǎoshí!”

第一dìyī个gè星期xīngqī,我wǒ每天měitiān都dōu去qù。我wǒ跑步pǎobù,游泳yóuyǒng,打dǎ篮球lánqiú,还hái骑车qíchē。第三dìsān天tiān,我wǒ哪儿nǎr都dōu疼téng,走路zǒulù也yě很hěn慢màn,可是kěshì我wǒ很hěn高兴gāoxìng。

第二dì’èr个gè星期xīngqī,我wǒ去qù了le三次sāncì。天气tiānqì太tài冷lěng了le,早上zǎoshang我wǒ不想bùxiǎng起床qǐchuáng。

第dì三sān个gè星期xīngqī,我wǒ去qù了le一次yícì。我wǒ穿chuān着zhe运动yùndòng的de衣服yīfu,在zài里面lǐmiàn拍pāi了le很hěn多duō照片zhàopiàn,发给fāgěi朋友péngyǒu看kàn。朋友péngyǒu们men说shuō:“你nǐ真zhēn棒bàng!”我wǒ没有méiyǒu告诉gàosù他们tāmen,我wǒ只zhǐ在zài那儿nàr站zhàn了le十shí分钟fēnzhōng。

第dì四sì个gè星期xīngqī,我wǒ一次yícì也yě没有méiyǒu去qù。工作gōngzuò太tài忙máng了le,晚上wǎnshang回家huíjiā只zhǐ想xiǎng睡觉shuìjiào。

二月èryuè一号yīhào。我wǒ对duì自己zìjǐ说shuō:“不能bùnéng这样zhèyàng了le!”我wǒ穿chuān上shàng运动鞋yùndòngxié,走zǒu到dào了le健身房jiànshēnfáng门口ménkǒu。

门mén上shàng有yǒu一yì张zhāng纸zhǐ:“对不起duìbuqǐ,我们wǒmen以后yǐhòu不bù开门kāimén了le。”

我wǒ站zhàn在zài门口ménkǒu,想xiǎng着zhe我wǒ的de三千sānqiān块kuài。我wǒ很hěn生气shēngqì,就jiù从cóng那儿nàr跑步pǎobù回家huíjiā了le。

三sān公里gōnglǐ,二十èrshí分钟fēnzhōng。这zhè是shì我wǒ这个zhège月yuè运动yùndòng得de最zuì多duō的de一yì天tiān。

Key words

WordPinyinMeaning
月yuèmoon
今天jīntiāntoday
去qùto go
买mǎito buy; to purchase
年niányear
块kuàilump; chunk
说shuōto speak; to say
今年jīnniánthis year
小时xiǎoshíhour
星期xīngqīweek
天tiānheaven; God
运动yùndòngsports; 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.