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有沒有哪個人或哪個事物能給你 “想要開始健康生活的動力”？有一個常見于社交媒體上的英語合成詞就可以用來描述這類人或事物。聽對話，學習 “fitspiration” 的含義和用法。

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（關于臺詞的備注: 請注意這不是廣播節目的逐字稿件。本文稿可能沒有體現錄制、編輯過程中對節目做出的改變。）

Rob
Welcome to Authentic Real English, with me, Rob.

Jiaying
And me, Jiaying.

Rob
Are you a fitness fanatic? Well, this new word might be useful to you – it's 'fitspiration'. It's when something or someone motivates you to get fit.

Jiaying
That sounds interesting. 單詞 “fitspiration” 的前半部分是 “fit（健康的）”，它來自名詞 “fitness（健康）”。Rob，那 “fitspiration” 的后半部分 “spiration” 來自哪個詞呢？

Rob
Well, that comes from the word 'inspiration' which describes an enthusiasm to do something after seeing someone else do it. So, fitspiration relates to being inspired to get fit. It's an example of two words combined to make one – we call that a portmanteau word.

Jiaying
原來，合成詞 “fitspiration” 是由 “fitness” 的前半部分和 “inspiration（鼓舞，啟發）” 的后半部分 “spiraton” 組成，意思就是 “想要鍛煉、健身的動力”。比如說：我的智能手表可以告訴我我跑得多快，燃燒了多少卡路里。那我可不可以說：“My smartwatch gives me fitspiration.”？

Rob
Yes. Anything that encourages you to improve your fitness. But I don't use technology, I prefer a personal trainer to tell me what to do and how to do it.

Jiaying
請私人 “健身教練（personal trainer）” 指導你健身。唉，效果好嗎？

Rob
Yes. I completed a half marathon recently – so you could say I achieved it because of fitspiration.

Jiaying
Congratulations! Let's hear some examples.

Examples
Watching the Olympics on TV has given me the fitspiration to start running again.

I've got a new app on my smartphone that has given me the fitspiration to eat more healthily.

I've found a great instructor who's given me the fitspiration to improve my swimming technique.

Jiaying
你正在收聽的是 BBC英語教學的 “地道英語” 節目。剛剛我們介紹了合成詞 “fitspiration” 的來源、含義和用法。我們用 “fitspiration” 來談論一個人或事物激起了我們 “想要通過鍛煉身體來改善身體狀況的動力”。

Rob
You might see images or videos on social media that inspire you to get fit or to eat healthier. These are all examples of fitspiration.

Jiaying
記住，“fitspiration” 是合成詞，由 “fitness（健康）” 的前半部分 “fit” 和 “inspiration（鼓舞，激勵，啟發）” 的后半部分 “spiration” 組成，也有人使用它的縮略形式 —— “fitspo”。

Rob
And it's a very informal word.

Jiaying
Well, all this talk of fitness has inspired to me to go the gym. See you next time!

Rob
Oh, don't forget your phone – you might need it for some fitspiration.

Jiaying
Thanks. Bye.

Rob
Bye-bye.