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On the Run 男生女生向前跑

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Getting Started

So you’ve decided you need some exercise and you’re considering taking up running. Good choice! Running is popular for several good reasons: It’s one of the best forms of cardiovascular exercise around, which means it can help you both look and feel great. It also doesn’t require you to join any gyms or clubs. Before you begin, however, there are a few things you need to do.

你已经决定要作一点运动，而且正在考虑要跑步了吗？很棒的选择！跑步会如此受欢迎有几个原因：它是对心血管极佳的一种运动，那意谓着可以使你气色好、感觉舒服。你也无须加入任何的健身中心或俱乐部。不过在你开始之前，有几件事情是你必须做的。

First of all, you need to get a physical examination. It doesn’t matter if you’re young and in apparent good health; even high school athletes get checkups before they hit the track. If you are overweight, a former smoker, or have a history of heart disease in your family, it’s even more crucial. Don’t be too casual with your health: Get a checkup.

首先，你得做个体能测试。虽然你可能很年轻，身体看起来很健康，但即使是在念高中的运动员在跑步之前也得接受身体检查。如果你体重过重，曾经是个瘾君子或是家族里有心脏疾病的病史，身体检查就更显重要了。别太过轻忽你的健康，做个健康检查吧。

You can, however, be casual about your running clothes. Yes, you’ve seen runners in fancy gear, but you don’t have to be a fashion plate when you go running. Regular T-shirts, shorts, and sweats for cold days will suffice.

不过跑步时你倒是可以随意穿着。你可能也看过穿着花俏的跑步者，但跑步时实在没有必要穿着时髦流行。一般的T恤、短裤以及冬天的吸汗衣物就已足够。

Your running shoes, on the other hand, are an important investment. Use your judgment: You need shoes that feel good and support your feet, and they don’t need to cost an arm and a leg; don’t let anyone tell you that you must have the latest technological wonder in shoes.

另一方面，你的慢跑鞋则是个重要的投资。要运用你的判断，你需要的是能让你感觉舒适且能支撑双脚的鞋子，不一定得花大钱才买得到。别听信任何人说你的鞋子得是最新的科技产品。

The only other necessity is a jogging bra; this only applies if you are a woman, naturally, but if it gets cold in your area, then a stocking cap is a necessity for everybody. Presto! You’re ready to run!

另外一项必要的配备则是运动内衣，当然只有女性才需要。然而，如果你所在的区域天气非常寒冷，那么一顶针织帽是人人都需要的。快点！要准备跑步了！

Vocabulary

单词发音

take up 做, 喜欢上; 接受 to develop an interest in or devotion to

casual [ˋkæʒʊəl] adj. 随便的; 非正式的

gear [gɪr] n.（尤指特种用途的）衣服

fashion plate 【美】穿着很时髦的人 a person who consistently wears the latest fashions

suffice [səˋfaɪs] v. 足够

cost an arm and a leg  耗资不菲；付出高昂的代价  to be very expensive

stocking cap 绒线帽 a close-fitting knitted cap that resembles a stocking and often has a long tapering tail with a tassel attached.

presto [ˋprɛsto] adj. & adv. 赶快

Sentence of the Day

I was run off my feet today.

我今天忙得焦头烂额的。

课文讲解

Keeping It Up

You start running so that you’d look and feel better. Now you’re limping, your whole body hurts, and you feel terrible. What went wrong?

你开始跑步之后，气色及感觉都好了许多。但是现在你却不良于行，全身酸痛，而且感觉糟透了。到底出了什么问题？

Many beginning runners injure themselves and give up; they decide that running was a mistake. But the mistake is usually in the way they run, not in the fact that they are running. You can have a long and successful running career just by avoiding some common pitfalls.

许多跑步新手受伤后便放弃了，他们发觉选择跑步是个错误。但其实错误的通常是他们跑步的方式，而不是跑步本身。只要避免一些普遍易犯的错误，你就可以拥有长远且成功的跑步生涯。

Many beginning runners are injured for the same reasons: They are either not used to exercise, are used to a different kind of exercise, or they overdo it. Everyone has heard that they should start slowly and not run too far or too fast in the beginning, but people get impatient; they want to see results!

大部分刚开始跑步的人会受伤都有几个相同的原因：他们或许是没有运动的习惯，或是习惯做其他的运动，不然就是运动过量。大家或多或少听过一开始应该缓慢地跑步，不要跑太远或跑太快。但是人们都会变得没有耐心，他们想要看到成果！

The desire for quick results quickly results in injury, but this does not have to be the end of your running days. If you have muscle pain after running, remember the acronym RICE: Rest the injury, apply Ice, apply Compression, and Elevate the injury above your heart. Later, after the pain has lessened, you can apply heat to speed up healing by improving circulation.

想要尽早看到成果，则越容易造成运动伤害，但即使受伤也不表示你就得终止跑步。假使你在跑步之后肌肉疼痛，记住RICE这个英文缩写：让患部休息、冰敷、紧压以及抬高患部使其高于心脏。稍后当疼痛减少以后，你可以热敷患部，藉由改善血液循环来加速患部痊愈。

When you do return to running, don’t make the same mistake twice! Start slowly and treat yourself gently. The results will come soon enough.

当你恢复跑步之后，千万别再重蹈覆辙！慢慢地开始，对自己温和些。相信成果很快就会出现的！

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Vocabulary

单词发音

limp [lɪmp] v. 一瘸一拐地走，跛行

pitfall [ˋpɪt͵fɔl] n. 易犯的错误

impatient [ɪmˋpeʃənt] adj. 无耐心的，不耐烦的

acronym [ˋækrənɪm] n. 首字母缩略字

compression [kəmˋprɛʃən] n. 压缩，压挤

elevate [ˋɛlə͵vet] v. 举起；抬起

lessen [ˋlɛsn] v. 减轻

Sentence of the Day

Keep your chin up.

振作起来!