Y: (Breathing heavily) I can’t run anymore.
P: Yang, Chen, we’ve only run a half mile. We have four and a half miles to go before we finish!
Y: (Stopping) 还有4个半英里?我要累死了。
P: I wonder why are you so tired. What did you do last night. Shopping again?
Y: Macy’s had a great sale.大降价。
P: But that still doesn’t explain your terrible performance today. Yang Chen, let me ask you some questions. Did you stretch before the race?
Y: No.
P: Did you have a meal with plenty of carbohydrates?
Y: 碳水化合物? 没有。I didn’t eat anything.
P: I can’t believe this. Did you have any water or sports drinks before the race?
Y: Coffee!
P: You did everything wrong. Everything. First of all, your body needs carbohydrates (carbs) for the energy that you will use to run.
Y: 下次跑步之前先补充carbs，吃块儿面包。
P: Also, you drank the WRONG liquid, Yang Chen.
Y Why?
P Your body needs to be hydrated – meaning having enough water – Coffee is a diuretic, so it actually makes you dehydrated – which means you don’t have enough water in your body.
Y: Patrick, I’m not going to quit 前进!
P: Let’s stop today. You are totally dehydrated. And how many cups of coffee did you have today?
Y: I had five.
P: I think it’s time to go to the hospital, Yang Chen. 救护车。