密歇根新闻广播 研究揭露了女性不愿意锻炼的原因

 

Ladies, does this sound familiar? You want to lose weight. So, you start an exercise program.

But the weight loss isn't anything like you'd been hoping for.

You feel bad about that, and your interest in that fitness¹ program withers². And then you feel bad about that too!

Michelle Segar, director of the University of Michigan's Sport, Health and Activity Research and Policy Center, has examined how to break that demoralizing and unhealthy cycle in new research funded by the National Cancer Institute.

Listen to the interview above.

1 fitness   

n.适合，适当，健康，健身

参考例句：

• They're doing exercises to improve their fitness.他们为增强体质而做体操。
• No one questions her fitness for the job.没人怀疑她能胜任这项工作。

2 withers   

马肩隆

参考例句：

• The girl's pitiful history would wring one's withers. 这女孩子的经历令人心碎。
• "I will be there to show you," and so Mr. Withers withdrew. “我会等在那里，领你去看房间的，"威瑟斯先生这样说着，退了出去。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹