跑步散步
01 she didn't have to learn how to run; she's a natural.
她不用学跑步技巧，她天生就擅长跑步。
解析 ▲ natural作可数名词，表示“（对某角色/职业/活动等）适合的人”，通常用作a natural(for)；也可以用作形容词，作名词定语，表示“（指人）（某种技能/能力等）生来就有的
学学这样说
1. a beginner should try to run at a pace that suits him.
初学者应当用适合自己的速度来跑步。
2. my sister does some running after getting up. 我妹妹起床后会跑步。
3. all the students had to take part in the running. 所有的学生都得参加跑步。
4. i began jogging last winter. 我去年冬天开始慢跑。
5. how long have you been running? 你已经开始跑步多久了？
6. this jog warmed me. 跑步使我暖和一些了。
补充短语
at a (good/fast/slow/walking) pace 以（很快的/快的/慢的/步行的）速度
02 he has broken the record in the 100-meter dash.
他打破了100米短跑的纪录。
语法tips
break the record为固定词组，意为“打破记录”；the 100-meter dash意为“百米短跑”，相当于the 100-meter sprint；长跑则是用long-distance running/run/race表示。
学学这样说
1. i ran as fast as my legs could carry me. 我尽量快些跑。
2. all the pupils ran about on the playground. 所有的小学生都在操场上跑步。
3. she panted heavily after running. 她在跑步之后重重地喘着气。
4. calisthenics is recommended for relaxing the muscle before a run.
建议在跑步之前做一下体操来放松一下肌肉。
5. when i was running, i twisted my ankle. 我跑步的时候扭到了脚踝。
6. for a long distance runner, stamina is the most important.
对长跑运动员来说，耐力是最重要的。
7. in p.e. class we had the long-distance running. 体育课上，我们要进行长跑。
应用对话
lily: he has broken the record in the 100-meter dash.
steven: really? let's go to congratulate him.
莉莉：他打破了100米短跑的纪录。
史蒂文：真的吗？我们去祝贺他吧。
03 a bad leg ruled him out of the long distance running.
他的腿伤使他不能参加长跑。
常用单词
distance ['d?st?ns] n. 距离
running ['r?n??] n. 赛跑，运转
随机测验
a: a bad leg ruled him _____ the long distance running.
b: it's a pity.
a. out of b. off c. in d. without
翻译
a：他的腿伤使他不能参加长跑。
b：真可惜。
答案：a
提示：rule...out (of.../as...) 为固定词组，意为“排除……”；rule...off (from...)意为“在下面/周围等处画线将某部分隔开”。
04 he runs like a streak of lightning.
他跑得非常快。
解析 ▲ like a streak of lightning为固定词组，意为“很快”，通常用于口语中，相当于like(greased) lightning，as quick as lightning，with lightning speed。
学学这样说
1. the three miles' run left us all out of breath. 3公里长跑让所有人都上气不接下气。
2. jogging gives me such a high old time! 慢跑让我觉得很过瘾！
3. i find jogging very addictive. 我觉得慢跑很使人着迷。
4. he is a fanatic jogger. 他是一个极喜欢慢跑的人。
5. she likes running every morning. 她喜欢每天早晨跑步。
补充短语
(be) out of/short of breath 呼吸急促，喘不过气来，上气不接下气
have/give sb a high old time 玩得很痛快
05 before running, he stretches his arms and legs to loosen up.
他在跑步之前做了一些伸展运动来活动筋骨。
常用单词
stretch [stret?] v. 伸展，张开
loosen ['lu:sn] v. 放松，松开
语法tips
stretch可以作及物动词或是不及物动词，意为“伸长/舒展（四肢或身体某部分）”；loosen (...) up为固定词组，意为“（使……）放松”。
应用对话
steven: before running, he stretches his arms and legs to loosen up.
sarah: it's indeed wise of him to do so.
史蒂文：他在跑步之前做了一些伸展运动来活动筋骨。
莎拉：他这样做确实是明智的。
06 i jog two kilometers every day, rain or shine.
无论晴雨，我每天都跑两公里。
语法tips
jog作不及物动词，意为“慢跑，不平稳移动，颠簸”；作及物动词，意为“轻推，轻碰”。其过去式和过去分词形式均为jogged。(come) rain or shine为固定词组，意为“不论晴雨，不管发生什么事情”，相当于come rain, come shine。
学学这样说
1. i exercise by jogging every morning. 我每天早上都慢跑。
2. i jog every day unless bad weather stops me.
除非坏天气作梗，否则我每天都慢跑。
3. he has been doing long-distance running for a long time.
他练长跑已经有不少日子了。
4. i go jogging at half past six every day. 我每天早上6点半去跑步。
5. he keeps running every day to keep fit. 为了保持健康，他每天坚持跑步。
6. she jogs every morning to lose weight. 为了减肥，她每天早晨慢跑。
7. jogging is a kind of good exercise to get slim. 慢跑是一项变苗条的好运动。
8. her daily run keeps her slim. 她每天坚持跑步，这使她一直保持苗条的身材。
补充短语
go jogging 去慢跑
keep fit 保持身材，保持健康
get slim 变苗条
07 i do not feel like having a walk now.
我现在不想散步。
解析 ▲ feel like doing为固定词组，意为“想要做某事”；have/go for/take a walk意为“去散步”，相当于go walking，go for/have a stroll，go for a wander等。
学学这样说
1. what about a walk? 去散步怎么样？
2. what about going for a walk? 去散步怎么样？
3. let's go for a walk. 我们去散步吧。
4. do you feel like having a walk with me? 你愿意和我一起去散步吗？
5. i want to go for a walk. 我想去散步。
6. he proposed that we should go for a walk. 他提议我们去散步。
7. how about a hike along the lake? 我们到湖边去散步怎么样？
8. i am afraid i can not go for a walk with you. 恐怕我不能和你去散步。
补充短语
propose that... 建议……
08 we went for a stroll through the village.
我们散步穿过村庄。
语法tips
stroll作可数名词，通常用作单数形式，意为“散步，漫步，闲逛”，可以用作go for/have a stroll；作不及物动词，用作stroll (around) in...。
学学这样说
1. they are strolling inside the park. 他们正在公园里散步。
2. she went out to stretch her legs after lunch. 她午饭后出去散步了。
3. i really like to go for walking in the rain. 我真的喜欢雨中散步。
4. tourists walk on the beach. 旅行者在海滩上散步。
5. she took the dog for a walk. 她带着狗去散步。
6. let's have a walk round the deck. 我们去甲板上散步吧。
7. i always walk in the night. 我总是在夜深人静时散步。
8. we were all ravenously hungry after walk. 我们散步之后都饿极了。
应用对话
dora: where did you go at sunset?
steven: we went for a stroll through the village.
朵拉：黄昏时，你们去了哪里？
史蒂文：我们散步穿过村庄。
09 i would like to ramble (around/about) in the seaside town.
我想在这个海滨小镇漫步。
常用单词
ramble ['r?mbl] v. 漫步，漫游，闲逛
seaside ['si:sa?d] adj. 海边的
随机测验
a: what do you want to do tomorrow?
b: i would like to ramble _____ in the seaside town.
a. along b. around c. up d. aside
翻译
a：你明天想做什么？
b：我想在这个海滨小镇漫步。
答案：b
提示：ramble (around/about) in...为固定词组，意为“在……漫步”；ramble也可以作可数名词，如go for/on a ramble（去漫步）。
10 fine weather tempted me to go out for a walk.
好天气诱使我出去散步。
解析 ▲ tempt sb to do为固定词组，意为“吸引/诱使某人做某事”，相当于tempt sb into.../ into doing（劝说/鼓动某人做某事）。
学学这样说
1. we went for a walk at sunset. 我们在日落时分出去散步。
2. he astonished us by taking a stroll at midnight. 他在午夜散步这件事使我们惊异。
3. she enjoys lounging around the pool. 她喜欢绕着水池漫步。
4. he likes to wander through the countryside. 他喜欢在乡间漫步。
5. he is now taking a walk outdoors. 他正在户外散步。
6. he roamed through the old section of the city. 他漫步在老城区。
7. i like to walk along the seashore. 我喜欢沿着海滨散步。
补充短语
at midnight 在午夜
lounge about/around 闲逛，漫步
11 they were walking along the beach shoulder to shoulder.
他们肩并肩沿着海滩散步。
常用单词
shoulder ['???ld?(r)] n. 肩膀，肩部
语法tips
walk along...为固定词组，意为“沿着……走/散步”；shoulder to shoulder意为“肩并肩，并肩地”，相当于side by side。
应用对话
dora: what were they doing then?
steven: they were walking along the beach shoulder to shoulder.
朵拉：那时候，他们在做什么？
史蒂文：他们肩并肩沿着海滩散步。
12 walk has sharpened my appetite.
散步增进了我的食欲。
语法tips
sharpen one's appetite为固定词组，意为“增进某人的食欲”；appetite可作可数名词，常用结构如have a good/poor appetite（食欲好/不好），lose/spoil one's appetite（食欲不振/影响食欲），loss of appetite（食欲不振），with a good appetite（津津有味地）。
学学这样说
1. they were walking on the beach in bare feet. 他们正光着脚在沙滩上漫步。
2. it is good for you to stroll every day. 每天散步对你有益。
3. there is nothing like walking as a means of keeping fit. 保健之道莫过于散步了。
4. walking is also a form of exercise. 散步也是一种运动。
5. a brisk walk in cool weather is invigorating.
在凉爽的天气里散步令人心旷神怡。
6. walking is good for health. 散步有益于健康。
补充短语
in/with bare feet 光着脚
it's useful to do 做某事是有用的