(单词翻译:单击)
听力文本
Sit As Long As You Like--Just Exercise, Too
想坐多久坐多久——这也是一种训练
Sitting all day long can shave years off your life—at least that’s what we’ve been told.
经常听别人说,整天坐着的话会缩短寿命 。
Now, researchers from the University of Exeter and University College London are coming to sitting’s defense
而现在,来自埃克塞特大学和伦敦大学学院的研究人员正在就这一说法进行辩驳
they say we’ve got it backwards.
他们认为这种观点是错误的 。
According to Fusion.com, the researchers argue in a new study that sitting is not the problem--lack of exercise is.
据Fusion网站报道,研究人员在一份新的报告中声明:久坐是没有危害的,关键是缺乏锻炼 。
Richard Pulsford is from the University of Exeter and is lead author of the study.
理查德来自埃克塞特大学,他是这项研究的主要作者 。
He said in a press release that the findings suggest reducing sitting time might not be quite as important for mortality risk as previously publicized.
在一次新闻演讲稿中他称:就像之前所发布的,研究发现减少坐着的时间可能对降低死亡风险来说没有多大的影响 。
Rather, "encouraging people to be more active should still be a public health priority."
相反,“鼓励人们积极地锻炼身体才是公共健康事业的重中之重 。”
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词语解释
1.as long as 只要,像...一样长
例句:We must stay with the task as long as we can.
这个任务我们能坚持多久就坚持多久
2.all day long 整天;全天
例句:All day long the army of the Persians was kept at bay.
整整一天,波斯军队被牵制住不能前进一步
。3.shave off 剃掉;刮掉
例句:Why don' t you shave off your beard?
为什么你不刮胡子?
4.got it backwards 弄错了;颠倒
例句:You've got it backwards.
你把事情弄颠倒了
。