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What I really wanted to do was try out some of the things with SCREENS on them, like the treadmills and the elliptical machines. But people were hogging that equipment and staying on longer than they were supposed to. And even when I gave them a gentle reminder that it was time to let someone ELSE have a turn, nobody seemed to take the hint. PANT WHEEZE YOU'RE TWENTY SECONDS OVER THE TIME LIMIT! 45-MINUTE LIMIT PER USER While I was waiting to get on one of the machines, I passed the time by watching TV. But the TVs were all tuned to some boring business programme. 30

我其实最想试试那些带屏幕的器械，比如跑步机和椭圆机。 可是大家都占着这些器械，待得比规定时间久多了。 就算我好心提醒他们该轮到别人用了，也没人接我的暗示。 呼哧——呼哧！你已经超时二十秒啦！ 每人限用四十五分钟 我等着用器械的时候，就看电视打发时间。 可所有电视都停在无聊的财经节目上。 30

So I found the remote and changed the channel to something a little more INTERESTING. VROOM VROOM I guess everyone doesn't have the same taste in entertainment as me, because some lady got off the treadmill to change the channel. And, as soon as she stepped off the machine, I jumped at my chance. CLICK ZOW

于是我找到遥控器，换了个有意思多了的频道。 呜——嗡！我猜大家的爱好和我不一样，有位女士特意从跑步机下来换台。 她脚一离开跑步机，我立刻抓住了机会。 咔嗒 嗖

There was a big screen on the front of the treadmill, and you could choose between all these famous places to take your walk. PICK A ROUTE CAMINO DE SANTIAGO PACIFIC CREST TRAIL GREAT WALL OF CHINA CHAMPS- ELYSEES So I spent a few minutes trying to decide where I wanted to GO. НММ... 32

跑步机正面有个大屏幕，你能选著名景点，跟着路线散步。 选一条路线 圣地亚哥朝圣之路 太平洋山脊步道 中国长城 香榭丽舍大街 我花了好几分钟，琢磨我到底想去哪儿。 嗯…… 32

After I made my choice the treadmill started moving, and I felt like I was actually walking along the Great Wall of China. But I guess the Great Wall is STEEP, and I was having trouble keeping up. So after a while I put my feet on either side of the conveyor belt and took in the sights the EASY way. АННН... WHIRRR I realized I wasn't making the most of my time at the gym, and I started feeling a little guilty about it. But I didn't know what I should do NEXT, because I was running out of options. 33

选好之后跑步机启动了，我感觉自己真的走在中国长城上。 可长城确实太陡了，我跟不上脚步。 所以没过一会儿我就把脚踩到跑带两边，轻轻松松看风景。 啊……嗡嗡呼 我发现我没好好利用在健身房的时间，有点愧疚。 可我也不知道接下来该做什么，我都没别的器械可以试了。 33

That's when I heard some weird noises coming from the other room, and I went to investigate. GRUNNNT! GROANNN! It turns out there was a whole different area of the gym, and it looked like this was where all the SERIOUS people hung out. HRMMMMM! MMMRFF! 34

这时候我听到另一个房间传来奇怪的声音，就过去一探究竟。 唔呃！ 唔哦！ 原来健身房还有另一片区域，看起来这是认真健身的人待的地方。 哼嗯！ 唔嗯！ 34

I wanted to look like THESE guys, but I didn't know how to get started. And when I went around asking for advice I found out that nobody was in the mood for chit-chat. GROANNN! SO HOW MUCH WEIGHT IS ACTUALLY ON THIS THING? After a while, I realized the people in there weren't interested in helping a beginner like me, so I was on my OWN. And the first thing I had to decide was which muscles to start working on. I figured I should probably focus on my arms and chest, because those are the muscles that make you look like you're in shape. 35

我也想练得像这些人一样，可我不知道从哪儿开始。 我到处问他们经验，结果没人有空跟我聊天。 唔哦！ 所以……这玩意儿到底加了多重啊？ 过了一会儿我明白，这里的人都不想帮我这种新手，只能靠我自己了。 我第一件事要决定，先练哪块肌肉。 我觉得应该先练胳膊和胸，这几块肌肉最显好身材呀。 35