医学英语轻松学 第17期:行动起来

 As the days get longer and the weather warms, people of all ages will start to spring into action!

白昼变长，天气转暖，男女老少们行动起来！

Spring is a great time to breathe fresh air, stretch your arms and legs, and get physically¹ active outdoors.

春天是呼吸新鲜空气的好时光，伸伸胳臂伸伸腿，参加户外活动。

Lack of physical activity contributes to obesity², heart disease, stroke, and other chronic³ health conditions.

缺乏体育锻炼将导致肥胖、心脏病、中风以及其它慢性疾病。

Fortunately, many communities are making it easier and safer to be physically active.

许多社区正在为居民开展简单，安全的户外活动。

Neighborhoods across the country are working together to create more public spaces for walking, running, biking, and other physical activities.

全国的家庭社区正在为散步、跑步、骑车等其它体育活动提供场所。

Adults should get at least one hundred and fifty minutes of physical activity each week and children should get sixty minutes a day.

成人每周的活动时间至少在150分钟，儿童每天应在60分钟。

If you find it hard to walk to a local recreation center, park, or playground, learn how to make your neighborhood a place that makes healthy living easier.

若无法前往当地娱乐中心、公园或健身场所，那么就让你的社区变成健康生态场所。

1.recreation cente 娱乐中心

例句：In the US, the laser gun battle game is the nearly all family recreation center host hits the project.

在美国，激光枪战游戏是几乎所有家庭娱乐中心的主打项目。

2.physical activity 体育活动

例句：This means the vast majority of us are missing out on any kind of physical activity during the day.

这就是说，我们绝大多数人在一天中不进行任何形式的锻炼。

3.heart disease 心脏病

例句：Even scarier a fate than being dull and inefficient⁴ is the prospect⁵ of heart disease or an early death

相比缺乏创造力和效率低下，更悲惨的是有可能突发心脏病或早逝。

4.contribute to 导致

例句：Various factors contributed to his downfall.

多种因素的作用导致了他的倒台。

1 physically   

adj.物质上，体格上，身体上，按自然规律

参考例句：

• He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服，心绪也很乱。
• Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。

2 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。

3 chronic   

adj.(疾病)长期未愈的，慢性的；极坏的

参考例句：

• Famine differs from chronic malnutrition.饥荒不同于慢性营养不良。
• Chronic poisoning may lead to death from inanition.慢性中毒也可能由虚弱导致死亡。

4 inefficient   

adj.效率低的，无效的

参考例句：

• The inefficient operation cost the firm a lot of money.低效率的运作使该公司损失了许多钱。
• Their communication systems are inefficient in the extreme.他们的通讯系统效率非常差。

5 prospect   

n.前景，前途；景色，视野

参考例句：

• This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
• The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。