SHADOWING English: Speaking Practice for Fluency, Pronunciation and Flow · English Coach Chad
通过影子跟读练习，提升英语口语流利度、发音和语感。适合练习英语听说能力，尤其适合想改善发音和语流的学习者。
workout.
锻炼；健身训练。
Speaking of work out, how about you and I work out our English speaking muscles
说到锻炼身体，我们俩一起来锻炼一下我们的英语表达能力怎么样？
with some shadowing practice.
通过一些阴影绘制练习（即学习如何利用光线和阴影来塑造物体轮廓的技巧），就可以掌握了。
Let's shadow.
我们一起去跟踪那个人吧。
Shadow me, baby.
跟着我吧，宝贝。
Here we go.
开始吧。
Let's jump right into it.
我们直接开始吧。
At the start of the year, repeat after me.
在年初的时候，请跟我一起重复这句话。
At the start of the year, I decided it was finally time
在年初，我决定：是时候行动了。
to really work out more and take better care of my health.
我需要更加努力地锻炼身体，并更好地照顾自己的健康。
All right, now let's shadow say it together with me.
好的，现在让我们一起跟着我说这句话吧。
Ready?
准备好了吗？
Here we go.
开始吧。
At the start of the year, I decided it was finally time to really work out more and take better care of my myself.
今年年初，我决定终于该更加认真地锻炼身体，更好地照顾自己了。
I said self of my health.
我说的是关于我自己的健康状况。
Take care of my health.
请照顾好我的健康。
Let's try it again.
我们再试一次吧。
Here we go.
开始吧。
[sighs and gasps] At the start of
（叹气、喘息）在……开始的时候
the year, I decided it was finally time to really work out more and take better care of my health.
那一年，我终于决定是时候更加认真地锻炼身体，更好地照顾自己的健康了。
Health.
健康。
Can you say that word?
你能说出那个词吗？
Health.
健康。
How is your health?
你的健康状况怎么样？
Is it good?
这东西好吗？
Maybe you need to work out more.
也许你需要多锻炼锻炼身体。
All right, let's jump to the next one.
好吧，我们直接进入下一个话题吧。
I was tired of feeling sluggish.
我受够了那种无精打采、行动迟缓的状态。
Sluggish is slow moving.
Sluggish”意为动作缓慢（或进展迟缓）。
You're moving really slow.
你的动作实在太慢了。
You're sluggish.
你行动迟缓、反应迟钝。
I was tired of feeling sluggish.
我受够了那种无精打采、行动迟缓的状态。
And out of shape.
而且身体状况也很差（即身体素质不佳）。
Out of shape.
身体状况很差（或：身体不健康）。
That just means you're you're not very healthy, you're not very strong, you're weak, you're fat.
这只能说明你的身体状况不太好：要么身体虚弱，要么比较肥胖。
So, I signed up for a gym membership
所以我报名参加了一家健身房的会员服务。
and put together a simple weekly plan, a plan that I thought I could actually stick to.
然后我制定了一份简单的每周计划，我认为自己确实能够坚持执行这份计划。
Now, if you stick to something, that means you continue doing it.
现在，如果你坚持做某件事，那就意味着你会一直持续去做它。
Stick to it.
坚持下去。
Keep doing it.
继续这样做吧。