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加入健身房

Joining a gym
约 11 分钟 B2
📌 先看这里:这一课讲什么
  • 顾客走进健身房前台,一路问预算、营业时间、私人教练、免收费条款,把"办健身房会员前该问清楚的问题"几乎问了个遍。
  • 训练的是听懂销售/咨询场景里前台如何回应顾虑:怎么用"我们没有隐藏收费""价格保证更低"这类说法建立信任。
  • 会听到"sign-up fees""cancellation fees""personal trainer"这类健身房场景高频词,是去健身房办卡问价的实用听力素材。
  • 听完能听懂销售场景里"顾客一个个问题抛出、前台一个个化解疑虑"的完整节奏,也能学会自己去办健身卡时该问哪些问题。

重点内容


听力原文 / 对话稿

Receptionist: Hello, welcome to Shake it Off Fitness. How can I help you?

Customer: Yes, thanks. I've been meaning to come in and find some information about here for some time. I was wondering if you could help me?

Receptionist: Sure, of course. What would you like to know?

Customer: I saw on the sign outside that you have the best budget membership in the city. Is that right?

Receptionist: You've got that right, yes. If you find a better rate, then we'll match it. Also, we don't have any sign-up fees or cancellation fees.

Customer: Sorry, what was that last bit?

Receptionist: Cancellation fees. Some gyms charge you money if you leave before a minimum number of months or something like that. We don't do that.

Customer: That's useful to know. Ummm, what times do you have?

Receptionist: We open at 5 a.m. and close at midnight.

Customer: Not 24 hours then, I see.

Receptionist: No. Almost, though! We tried doing the 24-hour thing, but there really weren't a lot of people who wanted to do exercise at 2 in the morning.

Customer: Makes sense. Another question: do you have trainers? Like, will you do a personalised evaluation of me?

Receptionist: Sure we do. As we say on our brochure, we can show you what to do, how to do it and why you're doing it. Have you worked with a personal trainer before?

Customer: Err, no. No, I haven't. No.

Receptionist: So, it's very easy. For your first visits we'll assign you one of our expert personal trainers. He or she will design an exercise plan that's just right for you and show you exactly what to do. We even include nutrition advice in the plan.

Customer: Let me get this straight. All of this is included in the price?

Receptionist: Yes, it is. If you want to continue with your trainer after the first few classes, we can talk about that. It does cost extra though. OK?

Customer: Yeah. Sounds ... great.

Receptionist: Do you have any other questions?

Customer: Hmmm, yeah. Um, OK. Why should I choose here instead of any of the other gyms in the city?

Receptionist: What, you mean apart from our competitive rates and personalised attention?

Customer: Yeah, I guess.

Receptionist: Listen, here's a free day pass. Why don't you drop by and see for yourself? That way you can talk to other members, see the facilities and our staff.

Customer: OK, I'll do that. Thanks very much!

[顾客说话里多处犹豫词(Ummm、Err、Hmmm)和自我确认句("Let me get this straight"),是真实咨询场景里边听边消化信息的自然反应]

中文翻译
前台:您好,欢迎来到 Shake it Off Fitness,有什么可以帮您?
顾客:是,谢谢。我一直想进来问一些资料,想了有一段时间了。能麻烦你帮我一下吗?
前台:当然可以,您想知道什么?
顾客:我看到外面招牌写你们有全城最实惠的会员价,是真的吗?
前台:没错。如果你找到更便宜的价格,我们会给你比价。而且我们没有任何注册费或取消会员的费用。
顾客:不好意思,最后一句是什么?
前台:取消费用。有些健身房如果你在满一定月数之前退出,会收你一笔钱之类的。我们不会这样。
顾客:这个信息很有用。嗯……你们的营业时间是?
前台:我们早上 5 点开门,午夜关门。
顾客:那不是 24 小时营业啊,我明白了。
前台:不是,不过差不多了!我们试过 24 小时营业,但真的没什么人想在凌晨两点运动。
顾客:也合理。再问一个问题:你们有教练吗?就是,会不会帮我做一个个人化的评估?
前台:当然会。就像我们手册上写的,我们会告诉你要做什么、怎么做、为什么这样做。你以前有跟私人教练合作过吗?
顾客:嗯,没有,没有过,没有。
前台:那很简单。你前几次来的时候,我们会给你安排一位专业私人教练,他/她会为你设计一个专门的运动计划,准确告诉你该怎么做。我们甚至在计划里包含营养建议。
顾客:我确认一下,这些全部都包含在价格里?
前台:对,都包含。如果你上完前几节课之后想继续跟这位教练,我们可以再谈,那部分是要另外收费的,好吗?
顾客:好,听起来……不错。
前台:还有其他问题吗?
顾客:嗯,有。那,为什么我该选这里,而不是城里其他健身房?
前台:你是说除了我们更有竞争力的价格和个人化的关注之外吗?
顾客:嗯,我猜是的。
前台:这样吧,这是一张免费的一日通行证,你何不来体验看看?这样你可以跟其他会员聊聊,看看设施和我们的员工。
顾客:好,我会去的,非常感谢!


关键句 & 生词

英文中文
budget membership实惠的会员价
match a rate(价格)给予比价/跟价
sign-up fees注册费
cancellation fees取消会员费
personalised evaluation个人化的评估
assign someone a trainer为某人安排一位教练
nutrition advice营养建议
Let me get this straight我确认一下(复述以确认理解)
competitive rates有竞争力的价格
drop by顺路过去看看
free day pass免费的一日通行证

听力技巧

  • 顾客的问题基本是"预算→时间→专业服务→为什么选这里"的固定咨询顺序,听销售/咨询场景对话时,先在心里搭好这个问题清单,能帮你预判接下来大概会问/答什么。
  • 留意前台化解疑虑时的句式("We don't do that." / "It does cost extra though."),这类简短的肯定/否定句往往藏着最关键的价格信息,容易在长句之间被忽略,要单独留心。
  • 顾客的确认句("Let me get this straight" / "Sorry, what was that last bit?")本身就是很好的听力策略示范——遇到没听清或不确定的信息,用类似句子请对方重复或确认,这也是可以直接模仿的实用口语技巧。

Sources

Blog / Website:

  1. Joining a gym – LearnEnglish (British Council)