夏说英语新闻晨读 第534期:假期结束该减肉啦!

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If you ask almost any fitness professional how to lose your love handles, they will tell you two things: No amount of abdominal¹ crunches³ will make a difference if you don't first improve your diet and exercise regimen. Love handles, the pinchable fat on both sides of your stomach that leads to a "muffin top" appearance, are especially stubborn. Gunnar Peterson, who trains Hollywood actors and professional athletes, advocates a comprehensive lifestyle approach that includes clean eating, adequate sleep, stress management, plenty of hydration, and high-intensity interval⁴ training.

fitness professional: 健身专业人士
love handle: 腰间赘肉
abdominal: adj. 腹部的
abdomen⁵: n. 腹部
abdominal crunch²: 仰卧起坐，卷腹
regimen: n. 养生之道，生活规则
pinchable: adj. 能捏到的
muffin top: 腰间赘肉
stubborn: adj. 顽固的
Gunnar: n. 贡纳；冈纳（人名）
hydration: n. 水合作用
high-intensity interval training: 高强度间歇性训练（HIIT）

1 abdominal   

adj.腹（部）的，下腹的；n.腹肌

参考例句：

• The abdominal aorta is normally smaller than the thoracic aorta.腹主动脉一般比胸主动脉小。
• Abdominal tissues sometimes adhere after an operation.手术之后腹部有时会出现粘连。

2 crunch   

n.关键时刻；艰难局面；v.发出碎裂声

参考例句：

• If it comes to the crunch they'll support us.关键时刻他们是会支持我们的。
• People who crunch nuts at the movies can be very annoying.看电影时嘎吱作声地嚼干果的人会使人十分讨厌。

3 crunches   

n.（突发的）不足( crunch的名词复数 )；需要做出重要决策的困难时刻；紧要关头；嘎吱的响声v.嘎吱嘎吱地咬嚼( crunch的第三人称单数 )；嘎吱作响；（快速大量地）处理信息；数字捣弄

参考例句：

• I can't bear the way she crunches the sugar. 我简直看不惯她嚼糖的那副样子。 来自辞典例句
• Crunches with a twisting motion (to hit obliques) are excellent. 做仰卧起坐时加上转体动作更好。 来自互联网

4 interval   

n.间隔，间距；幕间休息，中场休息

参考例句：

• The interval between the two trees measures 40 feet.这两棵树的间隔是40英尺。
• There was a long interval before he anwsered the telephone.隔了好久他才回了电话。

5 abdomen   

n.腹，下腹(胸部到腿部的部分)

参考例句：

• How to know to there is ascarid inside abdomen?怎样知道肚子里面有蛔虫？
• He was anxious about an off-and-on pain the abdomen.他因时隐时现的腹痛而焦虑。