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HYROX — the 800-kuai sport you pay to suffer in
HYROX：花 800 块的「找虐」运动
Eight kilometres, eight gym stations, 799 yuan of your own money — and a medal that says more about your life than your legs.
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Sign up / sign inWords生词
Tap any dotted word for pinyin and meaning; the 英文 button on the right turns on the translation.
The dialogue is folded away — open it when you want to check
Culture文化
Four notes to open when you want them.
Language points语言点
All four come out of the text you just read.
Grammar
之所以……，是因为…… — the reason why … is that …
Grammar
不是……，而是…… — not A, but B
Grammar
与其……，不如…… — rather than A, better B
Grammar
就算……，也…… — even if …, still …
Pick the word from the bank练习一：选词填空
No pressure — just making it stick.
选词填空（老师课件原题 · 上）
Tap a word to fill the next gap; tap a filled sentence to clear it. Every word is used once.
Word bank
0/5选词填空（老师课件原题 · 下）
Tap a word to fill the next gap; tap a filled sentence to clear it. Every word is used once.
Word bank
0/5Picture check练习二：看图配词
No pressure — just making it stick.
看图配词：课件里的图（上）
Tap a picture, then choose its word. Picked wrong? Tap that picture and choose again. Match all the cards to finish.
看图配词：课件里的图（下）
Tap a picture, then choose its word. Picked wrong? Tap that picture and choose again. Match all the cards to finish.
看图配词：课件里的图（三）
Tap a picture, then choose its word. Picked wrong? Tap that picture and choose again. Match all the cards to finish.
The four patterns, in use练习三：语言点
No pressure — just making it stick.
这项赛事____这么火，是因为它很会做生意。
The reason this event is so hot is that it is good at business.
门槛低不是说轻松，____说动作简单。
A low threshold does not mean easy; it means the moves are simple.
____在家纠结，不如出去走一走。
Rather than agonising at home, go out for a walk.
____拿不到奖牌，能完赛也是一种胜利。
Even without a medal, finishing is a win.
他每周练四次，认真____了三个月。
He trained four times a week, three months of real preparation.
本来可以躺着，偏要花钱受累，网友叫它____。
You could have stayed on the sofa and instead you paid to suffer — the internet calls it manufacturing hardship.
True or false练习四：判断对错
No pressure — just making it stick.
HYROX 选手只要跑 8 公里，不用做别的项目。——这个说法____。
True or false, according to the text.
参加 HYROX 比赛要交报名费，照片也要另外花钱。——这个说法____。
True or false, according to the text.
课文说，门槛低的意思是这个比赛很轻松。——这个说法____。
True or false, according to the text.
健身房要交授权费，才能开 HYROX 的训练课。——这个说法____。
True or false, according to the text.
视频认为，运动也可能代表一个人的阶层。——这个说法____。
True or false, according to the text.
视频认为，网红运动通常死于没有人玩。——这个说法____。
True or false, according to the text.
After the reading练习五：读完回答
No pressure — just making it stick.
Answer from the whole passage, heard or read
HYROX 是一项什么样的比赛？
What kind of race is HYROX?
Answer from the whole passage, heard or read
课文给了三个「为什么这么火」的理由，是哪三个？
The text gives three reasons it took off. Which three?
Answer from the whole passage, heard or read
HYROX 靠什么赚钱？
Where does HYROX's money come from?
Answer from the whole passage, heard or read
为什么说「能去运动本身就说明你的生活不错」？
Why does the text say that being able to exercise already says something about your life?
Answer from the whole passage, heard or read
「很多网红运动不是死于没人玩，而是死于玩的人太多」是什么意思？
What does it mean that these sports die of too many players, not too few?
Speaking口语
Draw one and answer out loud.
Before you go课后回顾
- Retell: in 2–3 minutes, explain HYROX — what the race is, why it took off, and what people criticise about it. Use at least five words from today.
- Debate in two teams: worth the money vs. manufactured hardship. Three reasons each, two minutes to argue, then questions. Everyone uses 与其……不如…… or 就算……也…… at least once.
- Your turn: tell us about something you paid to suffer through — a course, kit, a race you signed up for. Was it worth it?