彭蒙惠英语：Finding the Energy

Finding the Energy

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Eat well

Susan Kleiner, a registered dietician, says you need a nutrition plan as much as you need a financial plan. “The concept of energy is not just physical, but mental, too,” she says. “Theright foods at the right time provide that feeling of energy. What we eat affects the chemistry of our brain.” The food that enhances the chemistry often consists of healthy carbohydrates¹ such as whole grains, fruits and vegetables, beans, nuts and the like. And don’t forget protein and the right fats, like omega-3 sources, she says.

 

Kleiner, who has worked with the NBA team, the Seattle SuperSonics, also works with clients who want to lose weight. Invariably, they have made the mistake of not eating enough calories, which makes them fatigued³ and inhibits⁴

calorie-burning workouts.

 

“What is required is a paradigm⁵ shift,” she says. “Weight loss has to be an outcome, not a goal. That way you can more easily see food as fuel, not something you should avoid.”

 

Don’t forget about water. Kleiner says many of us are under-hydrated, which leads to less blood to your brain and a state of fatigue². Six to eight glasses a day is generally recommended.

 

Energy is a state of mind

 

Jayne Lancaster, a Portland-based fitness trainer says negativity, depression and grief have profound effects on energy. Conversely, a positive attitude is a lasting⁶ energy booster.

 

I think this could be the most important advice of all. For three decades, I worked out six days a week. I did it for the pure joy of it. Then I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), an energy-sapping disease. Instead of a joy, exercise became a chore; something I whined⁷ about and delayed doing. But with the encouragement of my MS counselor⁸, I’ve learned to once again love movement and challenge through exercise. Joy brings energy.

 

Vocabulary Focus

paradigm shift (n phr) a change in the usual and accepted way of doing or thinking about something

conversely (adv) [5kRnvE:sli] in an opposite way

sap (v) [sAp] to gradually make something weak

 

Specialized⁹ Terms

dietician (n) 营养学家 a person who scientifically studies and gives advice about food and eating

omega-3 (n) 多元不饱和脂肪酸 any of several polyunsaturated fatty acids that are found especially in fish, fish oils, vegetable oils, and green leafy vegetables

multiple sclerosis [MS] (n phr) 多发性硬化症 a serious progressive disease of the central nervous system associated especially with partial or complete paralysis¹⁰ and jerking muscle tremors¹¹

 

如何精力充沛

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均衡的饮食

有执照的营养师苏珊·克琳纳表示，你的营养计划跟财务计划一样重要。“能量的概念不只是生理上的，同时也是精神上的，”她说：“在适当的时间摄取正确的食物可以产生能量感。我们所吃的食物会影响大脑的化学作用。”会提升该化学作用的食物通常是有益健康的一些碳水化合物，像全谷类、水果、蔬菜、豆类、坚果类……诸如此类。克琳纳也补充说，别忘了蛋白质和适当的脂肪，像是能提供多元不饱和脂肪酸的脂肪。

克琳纳曾经与 NBA 的一支球队“西雅图超音速队”合作过。她也帮助一些需要减肥的客户。不变的是，他们都犯了相同的错误，也就是没有摄取足够的卡路里，这不但会使他们感到疲倦，而且抑制了卡路里的燃烧。

“我们需要的是转换思维模式，”她说：“减肥应该是一个结果，而不是目标。用这样的方式你才能把食物视为燃料，而不是避之惟恐不及的东西。”  

 也别忽略了水。克琳纳说，许多人体内并没有足够的水分，因而没有足够的血液进到脑部，于是产生疲倦。通常建议每天饮用6~8杯水。   

 

能量是一种心理状况   

主要在波特兰工作的健身教练珍兰卡斯特说，消极、沮丧和悲伤对于能量有很深的影响。相反地，正面积极的态度是保持精力充沛的助推器。

我认为这是最重要的一项建议。30年来，我每周运动6天，纯粹为了兴趣。但当我被诊断出患有一种精力耗弱的疾病多发性硬化症（MS）时，运动不再是乐趣，反而变成一件不做不行的例行工作；有时候我会发牢骚，甚至一再拖延。不过在我的MS顾问的鼓励之下，我重拾对运动的喜爱，并且爱上运动带来的挑战。快乐会带给我们能量。

1 carbohydrates   

n.碳水化合物，糖类( carbohydrate的名词复数 )；淀粉质或糖类食物

参考例句：

• The plant uses the carbohydrates to make cellulose. 植物用碳水化合物制造纤维素。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• All carbohydrates originate from plants. 所有的碳水化合物均来自植物。 来自辞典例句

2 fatigue   

n.疲劳，劳累

参考例句：

• The old lady can't bear the fatigue of a long journey.这位老妇人不能忍受长途旅行的疲劳。
• I have got over my weakness and fatigue.我已从虚弱和疲劳中恢复过来了。

3 fatigued   

adj. 疲乏的

参考例句：

• The exercises fatigued her. 操练使她感到很疲乏。
• The President smiled, with fatigued tolerance for a minor person's naivety. 总统笑了笑，疲惫地表现出对一个下级人员的天真想法的宽容。

4 inhibits   

阻止，抑制( inhibit的第三人称单数 )； 使拘束，使尴尬

参考例句：

• A small manufacturing sector inhibits growth in the economy. 制造业规模太小有碍经济增长。
• His bad English inhibits him from speaking freely. 他英语学得不好，这使他不能表达自如。

5 paradigm   

n.例子，模范，词形变化表

参考例句：

• He had become the paradigm of the successful man. 他已经成为成功人士的典范。
• Moreover,the results of this research can be the new learning paradigm for digital design studios.除此之外，本研究的研究成果也可以为数位设计课程建立一个新的学习范例。

6 lasting   

adj.永久的，永恒的；vbl.持续，维持

参考例句：

• The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
• We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。

7 whined   

v.哀号( whine的过去式和过去分词 )；哀诉，诉怨

参考例句：

• The dog whined at the door, asking to be let out. 狗在门前嚎叫着要出去。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• He whined and pouted when he did not get what he wanted. 他要是没得到想要的东西就会发牢骚、撅嘴。 来自辞典例句

8 counselor   

n.顾问，法律顾问

参考例句：

• The counselor gave us some disinterested advice.顾问给了我们一些无私的忠告。
• Chinese commercial counselor's office in foreign countries.中国驻国外商务参赞处。

9 specialized   

adj.专门的，专业化的

参考例句：

• There are many specialized agencies in the United Nations.联合国有许多专门机构。
• These tools are very specialized.这些是专用工具。

10 paralysis   

n.麻痹(症)；瘫痪(症)

参考例句：

• The paralysis affects his right leg and he can only walk with difficulty.他右腿瘫痪步履维艰。
• The paralysis affects his right leg and he can only walk with difficulty.他右腿瘫痪步履维艰。

11 tremors   

震颤( tremor的名词复数 )； 战栗； 震颤声； 大地的轻微震动

参考例句：

• The story was so terrible that It'sent tremors down my spine. 这故事太可怕，它使我不寒而栗。
• The story was so terrible that it sent tremors down my spine. 这故事太可怕，它使我不寒而栗。