VOA慢速英语:'Working Out' on Words to the Wise

短语讲解：

1.We're going to get a workout today thanks to Learning English fan Raphael Duarte.

thanks to 幸亏， 多亏， 由于
例句：My heartfelt thanks to you all.
我谨向各位表示衷心的感谢。

2.Right, and there are also private gyms. People pay money to belong to them.

belong to 属于
例句：Earls, princes, and kings belong to the nobility.
伯爵、亲王和国王属于贵族。

3.It is made up of a verb as well as a preposition, adverb or both.

be made up of 由…组成
例句：I want my staff to be made up of excellent workers.
我希望我的员工都非常出色。

4.As you might be able to guess, this means the act of repeating the same exercise a number of times.

be able to 能够; 能，会
例句：They may be able to help with childcare so that you can have a break
他们可以帮忙照料孩子，这样你就可以歇一歇了。

5.I can think of another phrasal verb that relates to what you should do after you work out.

work out 解决; 作出; 锻炼
例句：He couldn' t work out the equation, his sister helped him out.
他解不出那个方程式，他姐姐帮他算了出来。