Dialogue 1

Xiao Gao: Hey, Jingjing. Geez, are you gonna sit there and watch TV all day? You're becoming a real couch potato.
小高：嗨，京晶，天哪，你就打算一直坐在那儿看一整天电视吗？你都快变成不折不扣的懒骨头了。
Jingjing: Hey, lay off buddy! I just got back from Kung Fu practice and I wanna relax.
京晶：老兄，你能不能不损我呀，我刚刚练完功夫回来，我想要放松一下。
Xiao Gao: Kung Fu practice? Wow, that's a shocker.
小高：你练功夫？太让我人吃惊了。
Jingjing: What? You didn't know girls practiced martial arts too?
京晶：难道你不知道女孩子也有练功夫的吗？
Xiao Gao: No I guess not, especially you.
小高：我还真不知道，尤其不知道你会练功夫。
Jingjing: Do you study any martial arts? I bet you'd really get a kick out of it, no pun intended.
京晶：你学过什么武术吗？我敢说你肯定会喜欢的。真的，没有要损你的意思啊。
Xiao Gao: I don't see the point.If someone wants to scrap with me, I'll just run away.
小高：我觉得没有必要，如果有人想打我的话，我跑不就得了。
Jingjing: Self-defense isn't the only reason why people practice martial arts. I like it because it teaches me self-discipline,helps me relax, and gives me a great work out.
京晶：自我防御并不是人们学习武术的唯一理由，我喜欢武术是因为它能教我怎么自律，帮我放松精神，并且强身健体。
Xiao Gao: Really? Well, maybe I better starts tudying martial arts too.
小高：真的吗？那看来我也该开始学学武术了。
Jingjing: Why not? It can't hurt!
京晶：为什么不呢？又没有坏处。

习语短语
1. couch potato =
2. lay off =
3. shocker =
4. get a kick out of something =
5. no pun intended =
6. scrap =