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Unit 2 Sports culture
1．In most people the first signs show up(出现) in their 50s or early 60s.
2．“In the beginning，it is flexible，but put it in a drawer for 20 years and it will become
dry and easily broken(祈使句＋and＋陈述句)，” says Dr. Ben Levine...
3．Fortunately(adv.幸运的是) for those in midlife，Levine is finding that even if you haven’t
been an enthusiastic exerciser，getting in shape(强身健体) now may help improve your aging
heart.
4．After two years，the second group saw remarkable(adj.非凡的；显著的) improvements in
heart health.
5．But the study was small and needs to be repeated with far larger groups of people to determine
exactly which aspects of an exercise routine make the biggest difference(影响最大；起最大作
用)．
①make a difference to对……有作用/有影响
make some/no/little difference (to...) (对……)有一些/没有/几乎没有作用或影响
②tell the difference (between...and...) 辨别/区分(……与……)
6．Making day-to-day activities more intense(adj.十分强烈的；激烈的) for a few minutes—
such as briefly stepping up(增加，提高) the pace of a walk—could offer(v.提供) people who
don’t exercise some of the health benefits(n.益处) that exercisers enjoy，according to(根据) a
new study of roughly 25,000 adults who reported no exercise in their free time.
7．Those who include three one- to two-minute bursts(熟词生义：n.突发；迸发) of intense
activity per day saw a nearly a 40 percent drop in the risk of death from any cause compared
with(与……相比) those without such activity.
8．The simplest one is maximizing(vt.使……最大化) walking pace for a minute or two during
any regular walk.
9．The largest population health gains(熟词生义：n.益处；改进) will be realized by finding
ways to get the least physically active people to move a little more.
10．But with our busy schedules(n.时间表；日程安排)，finding the time to work out(锻炼)is
often easier said than done.
11．Risk of death from heart disease was also around 40% lower，while(表“对比”) risk of
death from all types of cancer was around 18% lower compared to those who were inactive.
12．But they also found that spreading your workouts throughout the week was associated
with(与……相关) the greatest benefits for your health.
13．It suggests the more exercise you do，the more beneficial it is to your health.(the＋比较级．..，the＋比较级．..意为“越……，越……”)
14．It’s well-known that(众所周知)exercise improves our heart fitness.
15．Shocked and confused，I was unaware of(未意识到) how severely I had been injured.
16．I owe big thanks to(非常感谢) Baduanjin as it offers a much better lifestyle.
