时差N小时 我们为什么要锻炼身体?(上)

Don--Don, we're on the air.

嘿，唐,我们正在直播哦。

Sorry, Yael, just getting in some jumping jacks¹ before work.

抱歉,雅艾尔, 只是在工作之前做些跳跃运动。

I don't want to be one of the quarter million Americans who die prematurely² each year from conditions like diabetes³, heart disease, and obesity⁴.

我可不想成为身患糖尿病、心脏病、肥胖症每年过早死的那25万名美国人其中之一。

Oh brother, another segment about the benefits of exercise.

哦，兄弟,运动的好处还有另一个原因。

What's the big deal?

还有什么大不了的呢?

Isn't there medicine that takes care of these diseases?

药物不能治疗这些疾病吗?

Well, medication is great for stabilizing⁵ existing conditions,

嗯,药物有利于稳定现有的身体状况,

but it doesn't solve the underlying⁶ problems-and everybody knows that exercising is good for you.

但并不能解决根本问题,而且每个人都知道锻炼有好处。

Yes, but now scientists suggest that exercise is even more than that.

是的,但是现在科学家们表明运动还有更广泛的益处。

1 jacks   

n.抓子游戏；千斤顶( jack的名词复数 )；（电）插孔；[电子学]插座；放弃

参考例句：

• Hydraulic jacks under the machine produce the movement. 是机器下面的液压千斤顶造成的移动。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The front end is equipped with hydraulic jacks used for grade adjustment. 前瑞安装有液压千斤顶用来调整坡度。 来自辞典例句

2 prematurely   

adv.过早地，贸然地

参考例句：

• She was born prematurely with poorly developed lungs. 她早产，肺部未发育健全。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• His hair was prematurely white, but his busy eyebrows were still jet-black. 他的头发已经白了，不过两道浓眉还是乌黑乌黑的。 来自辞典例句

3 diabetes   

n.糖尿病

参考例句：

• In case of diabetes, physicians advise against the use of sugar.对于糖尿病患者，医生告诫他们不要吃糖。
• Diabetes is caused by a fault in the insulin production of the body.糖尿病是由体內胰岛素分泌失调引起的。

4 obesity   

n.肥胖，肥大

参考例句：

• One effect of overeating may be obesity.吃得过多能导致肥胖。
• Sugar and fat can more easily lead to obesity than some other foods.糖和脂肪比其他食物更容易导致肥胖。

5 stabilizing   

n.稳定化处理[退火]v.（使）稳定， （使）稳固( stabilize的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The disulfide bridges might then be viewed primarily as stabilizing components. 二硫桥可以被看作是初级的稳定因素。 来自辞典例句
• These stabilizing design changes are usually not desirable for steady-state operation. 这些增加稳定性的设计改变通常不太符合稳态工作的要求。 来自辞典例句

6 underlying   

adj.在下面的，含蓄的，潜在的

参考例句：

• The underlying theme of the novel is very serious.小说隐含的主题是十分严肃的。
• This word has its underlying meaning.这个单词有它潜在的含义。