时差N小时 运动的另一个原因

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。

The theory is that humans are genetically⁷ programmed by evolution to be physically⁸ active.

该理论认为人类的身体活动决定自身的基因进化。

After all, our ancestors spent millions of years hunting and gathering⁹ and only the last few thousand years as cultivators.

毕竟,我们的祖先花了数百万年进行狩猎和采摘,而只有过去的几千年才作为庄稼人。

So cushy office jobs aren't natural?

那轻松的办公室工作不自然吗?

Right. So today, when we think of the average person, we think of someone who doesn't exercise.

是这样的。所以今天,当我们想到一般人,我们认为这是一个不运动的人。

And what these scientists are saying is that the biological norm is a person who is very active.

而这些科学家们想表明的是生理正常的人是非常有活力的人。

I'm not sure I see your point.

我不太我明白你的意思。

So instead of saying that exercising decreases your risk for certain health problems, it's more correct to say that not exercising increases your risk for those problems.

与其说锻炼会降低你患上特定疾病的风险，不如更准确的说不锻炼会增加患病的风险。

Your body expects you to exercise, and when you don't, your body is more likely to break down.

你的身体期望自身去锻炼，如果不锻炼身体会垮掉。

So when you do nothing, you're actually making things worse.

所以当你什么也不做的时候，其实是在让事情变得更糟。

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。

7 genetically   

adv.遗传上

参考例句：

• All the bees in the colony are genetically related. 同一群体的蜜蜂都有亲缘关系。
• Genetically modified foods have already arrived on American dinner tables. 经基因改造加工过的食物已端上了美国人的餐桌。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 基因与食物

8 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。

9 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。