Dialog Between a Massagist Who Does Foot Massage and a Customer Who Does Office Work in USA

New Words:

1 awesome [ˈɔːsəm] 太棒了
2 coworker [‘kəʊˌwɜ:kə] 同事
3 accounting [əˈkaʊntɪŋ] 会计

4 tight [taɪt] 紧的
5 dress shoes [dres ‘ʃu:z] 职业鞋
6 sneakers [‘sni:kəz] 运动鞋
7 leather [ˈleðər] 皮革
8 sole [səʊl] 鞋底
9 cushion [ˈkʊʃn] 垫子
10 specific [spəˈsɪfɪk] 特定的，明确的
11 spot [spɒt] 斑点；点
12 definitely [ˈdefɪnətli] 一定，确定地
13 heel [hiːl] 脚后跟
14 sore [sɔːr]疼痛，酸痛
15 especially [ɪˈspeʃəli] 尤其; 特别
16 extra [ˈekstrə] 额外的
17 arch [ɑːtʃ] 足弓，足背
18 pressure [ˈpreʃər] 压力
19 tolerance [ˈtɒlərəns] 容忍
20 thumb [θʌm] 大拇指
21 tension [ˈtenʃn] 紧张，拉力；拉紧
22 intense [ɪnˈtens] 强烈的
23 knot [nɒt] 结
24 knuckle [ˈnʌkl] 指关节
25 fascia [ˈfeɪʃə] 筋膜
26 calf [kɑːf] 小腿肚
27 recommend [ˌrekəˈmend] 推荐
28 effective [ɪˈfektɪv] 有效的
29 stretch [stretʃ] 伸展
30 bend [bend] 弯曲
31 stiff [stɪf] 僵硬的
32 wrap [ræp] 包，裹
33 amazing [əˈmeɪzɪŋ] 令人惊奇/惊喜的
34 seriously [ˈsɪəriəsli] 严肃地; 认真地
35 flush out [flʌʃ aʊt] 驱走；冲掉

Lisa: Hi! I’m Lisa. How are you doing today?
丽莎：嗨！我是丽莎。你今天好吗？

Jake: Hey Lisa, I’m good, thanks. A little tired, but this warm water is already helping.
杰克：嘿，丽莎，我很好，谢谢。有点累，但这温水已经有所帮助了。

Lisa: Awesome! That’s what we like to hear. Is this your first foot massage with us?
丽莎：太棒了！这就是我们喜欢听到的。这是你第一次来我们这里做足部按摩吗？

Jake: Yeah, it’s my first time ever, actually. A coworker told me I should try it because my feet are always killing me.
杰克：是的，事实上，这是我第一次。一位同事告诉我，我应该试试，因为我的脚总是疼得要命。

Lisa: Oh, I get that. What kind of work do you do?
丽莎：哦，我明白了。你做什么工作？

Jake: I’m in accounting. I sit at a desk for like 8 or 9 hours a day.
杰克：我从事会计工作。我每天坐在办公桌前大约8到9个小时。

Lisa: (nodding) Okay, that explains a lot! Sitting all day can actually make your feet really tight.
丽莎：（点头）好吧，原来如此！整天坐着实际上会让你的脚很紧。

Jake: Really? I think you are right.
杰克：真的吗？我想你是对的。

Lisa: Do you wear dress shoes or sneakers to work?
丽莎：你上班穿正装鞋还是运动鞋？

Jake: Dress shoes. Leather soles, not much cushion.
杰克：正装鞋，皮制鞋底，鞋垫不厚。

Lisa: Yeah, that doesn’t help either. We’ll get those feet feeling better today. So, tell me—any specific spots that bother you the most?
丽莎：哦，那对脚也没帮助。今天我会让你的脚感觉更好些。请告诉我——你的脚有没有具体哪里感到不舒服？

Jake: Definitely my heels. They feel sore and kind of tight, especially in the morning when I first get out of bed.
杰克：当然是我的脚后跟，脚后跟总是感到疼痛和有点紧，尤其是在早上我起床的时候。

Lisa: We see that a lot with desk workers. I’ll spend some extra time on your heels and your arches today. How’s your pressure tolerance? Do you like it firm or gentle?
丽莎：我们经常在办公室工作人员身上看到这种情况。今天我会多花点额外的时间帮你按摩足跟和足弓。你的压力承受能力如何？你喜欢用点力还是轻一点？

Jake: I can handle firm.
杰克：用点力没问题。

Lisa: Alright! I’ll start light and work my way deeper. Just let me know if it’s too much, okay?
丽莎：好吧！我先轻一点，然后慢慢过渡到重一点。如果太重了请告诉我，好吗？

Jake: Deal.
杰克：好。

(Lisa dries Jake’s left foot and applies lotion. She begins with long strokes from heel to toe.)
（丽莎擦干杰克的左脚，涂上乳液。她从脚跟到脚趾方向开始按摩。）

Lisa: How’s that?
丽莎：怎么样？

Jake: Oh, that’s nice. Really smooth.
杰克：噢，太好了。真的很舒服。

Lisa: Good. Now I’m going to use my thumbs to dig into your arch a little. This is where all the tension lives from sitting in a chair all day with your feet flat on the floor.
丽莎：很好。现在，我要用我的拇指在你的足弓上点按。这就是整天坐在椅子上，双脚平放在地板上的所有紧张感所在。

(She presses firmly into his arch.)
（她用力按压足弓。）

Jake: Whoa! Right there. That’s… that’s intense.
杰克：哇！就那里。…好疼！

Lisa: Is that okay? Or do you want me to ease up?
丽莎：可以吗？还是你想让我轻一点？

Jake: No, keep it. It hurts but my foot feels like it’s waking up, you know?
杰克：不，继续。很疼，但我的脚感觉好像更舒服了，你知道吗？

Lisa: Yeah, that’s exactly what’s happening. You’ve got some knots in here. Try to breathe through it and relax your foot. Don’t tense up against me.
丽莎：是的，要的就是这样。这里有些结，试着深呼吸、放松你的脚。别紧张。

(Jake takes a deep breath and exhales.)

（杰克深吸一口气。）

Jake: Okay. That’s better.
杰克：好吧。好多了。

Lisa: Great. Now I’m going to work on your heel. I’ll use my knuckles here to break up that tight fascia.
丽莎：太好了。现在我要按摩你的脚后跟。我会用我的指关节来揉散紧绷的筋膜。

(She uses her knuckles to apply circular pressure on his heel.)
（她用指关节环形按压他的脚跟。）

Jake: Oh man. That’s really deep. I can feel it all the way up my calf.
杰克：哦，天哪。很给力。我感到串到我的小腿上了。

Lisa: That’s totally normal. The heel and the calf are connected. Actually, I’d recommend you get a little tennis ball and roll it under your foot while you’re sitting at your desk. Do that for 5 minutes a day and it’ll help a ton.
丽莎：对，脚跟和小腿是相连的。事实上，我建议你拿一个小网球，办公时放到脚下用脚来回压滚。每天做5分钟，会很有帮助。

Jake: Really? A tennis ball?
杰克：真的吗？网球？

Lisa: Yep! Cheap and effective. Just keep it under your desk and roll your foot over it during work.
丽莎：是的！便宜又有效。办公时放到脚下来回压滚。

Jake: I’ll try that. Anything else?
杰克：我试试。还有别的办法吗？

Lisa: Yeah — try to get up and walk around every hour. Even just for one minute. It keeps the blood flowing.
丽莎：有 —— 办公时试着每隔一小时走一走，哪怕就一分钟，也有助于血液循环。

Jake: That I can probably do.
杰克：我也许能做到。

(Lisa moves to his toes and gently stretches them.)
（丽莎轻轻地伸展他的脚趾。）

Lisa: Okay, last thing. I’m going to stretch your toes. This gets the blood moving after all that sitting.
丽莎：好的，最后，我要伸展你的脚趾。坐了这么久，血液就开始流动了。

Jake: (laughs) I didn’t even know my toes could bend like that!
杰克：（笑）我甚至不知道我的脚趾会弯成那样！

Lisa: (smiling) They can! They’re just stiff from being in shoes all day.
丽莎：（微笑）他们可以！他们只是整天穿着鞋子而变得僵硬。

(She finishes with light tapping on the bottom of his foot.)
（她轻轻拍打他的脚底。）

Lisa: Alright, left foot is done! Let me wrap it in a warm towel and we’ll do the right one.
丽莎：好的，左脚做完了！我用温暖的毛巾把左脚包起来，我们现在做右脚。

Jake: Man, that was amazing. I already feel lighter.
杰克：真的，太神奇了。我已经感觉轻松了很多。

Lisa: I’m glad! The right foot will probably feel similar. Same spots?
丽莎：很高兴（你的脚轻松了）！右脚可能会有类似的感觉。同样的痛点？

Jake: Probably. My right heel always hurts worse.
杰克：也许吧。我的右脚跟总是疼得更厉害。

Lisa: Got it. We’ll take good care of it. Just relax and enjoy.
丽莎：知道了。我会给你好好按摩的。放松享受吧。

(Lisa repeats the same process on his right foot. A few minutes pass in comfortable silence.)
（丽莎以同样的手法按摩右脚。舒适地沉默数分钟。）

(After finishing both feet, Lisa wraps them both in warm towels.)
（做完双脚后，丽莎用温暖的毛巾把它们包起来。）

Lisa: All done, Jake! How do they feel?
丽莎：都做完了，杰克！感觉如何？

Jake: (stretching his legs out) Like I’m walking on clouds. Seriously, I didn’t realize how much tension I was carrying down there.
杰克：（伸开双腿）就像我在云端行走。说真的，我没有意识到我在那里承受了多大的压力。

Lisa: Desk work does that. Just remember that tennis ball trick and take those little walking breaks, okay?
丽莎：案头工作就是这样。记住足底压滚网球和每隔1小时走一走，好吗？

Jake: I will. Thanks so much, Lisa.
杰克：我会的。非常感谢，丽莎。

Lisa: You’re welcome! Take your time getting up. Drink some water today—it helps flush out the tightness. I’ll see you at the front desk when you’re ready.
丽莎：不客气！慢慢起来吧。喝点水，有助于缓解紧绷感。等你准备好了，我在前台等你。

Jake: Sounds good. Thanks again!
杰克：好的。再次感谢！

(Lisa smiles and walks away. Jake wiggles his toes under the warm towels and grins, already planning his next visit.)
（丽莎微笑着走开了。杰克的脚趾在温暖的毛巾下扭了扭，咧嘴一笑，已经在计划下一次按摩了。）