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A Walk of Life 走向健康

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Max and Nerida are cousins catching up at a family function:  马克斯和倪瑞达是表兄妹，在家庭聚会中聊近况：

N: That gut of yours reminds me of the universe!

你那肚子总是让我联想到宇宙。

M: Why’s that?

为什么？

N: It seems to be constantly expanding.

它似乎不断在膨胀。

M: Well, the older you get, the harder it is to control your weight by simply watching what you eat, you know?

没办法啊。人愈老就愈难光靠注意饮食就控制体重的。

N: Have you tried exercising at all?

你试过多运动吗？

M: Gyms aren’t my scene. I’d jog more often, but it hurts my knees.

我不喜欢上健身房。我宁愿多跑步，但跑步对我的膝盖不好。

N: How about walking? Walking is gentle on the knees, and a brisk half-hour walk can burn almost two hundred and fifty calories.

散步呢？散步对膝盖的施压较微，而且半小时的轻快散步就几乎可以燃烧二百五十大卡的热量。

M: Really? That’s about a tenth of a man’s average daily calorie intake.

真的吗？差不多相当于一个成人每日的卡路里摄取量的十分之一。

N: Yes, it is. In addition, walking strengthens the heart, bones and muscles, lower blood pressure, and reduces the risk of heart attack and stroke.

正是。此外，散步可以强化人的心脏、骨骼、肌肉，降低血压，减少罹患心脏病和中风的危险。

M: It’s probably as effective as any other exercise. After all, the heart is a muscle, and anything that makes blood flow faster through a muscle helps keep that muscle in good shape.

散步或许和其他运动一样有效。毕竟心脏也是由肌肉组成的，任何运动只要能促进血液加速流经肌肉，都有助于保持肌肉强壮。

N: A half-hour stroll, at a reasonably vigorous pace, five or six times a week, is all it takes to improve your fitness level.

每周五或六次，以适当有精神的步伐散步半小时，就可以提升你的健康水平。

M: Will three ten-minute walks a day deliver the same benefits?

若一天散步三次，每次十分钟，效果是否相同？

N: Certainly. In terms of preventative health care, nothing tops a daily walk.

当然。以预防医学的眼光看来，每日散步是再好不过了。

－by Roland Leghorn

Vocabulary

单词发音

catch up 了解近况; 叙旧

gut [gʌt] n. 肠，肠子; 肚子

scene [sin] n.【俚】爱好

brisk [brɪsk] adj. 轻快的，快的

strengthen [ˋstrɛŋθən] v. 加强；增强；巩固

stroke [strok] n.（病）突然发作；中风

stroll [strol] n. 散步；闲逛

vigorous [ˋvɪgərəs] adj. 强有力的; 积极的; 精力充沛的

Sentence of the Day

That's how to get a step ahead.

这样就可以有进步。