肥胖的危害
A sedentary lifestyle is a lifestyle that involves little or no physical activity.
久坐的生活型態是一種不需要太多體能或無體能活動的生活方式。
involve(v.)涉及;牽涉physical(adj.)生理上的;身體上的
A person living a sedentary lifestyle is often sitting or lying down for much of the day while socializing online, watching television, playing video games, or reading on a mobile device.
一個過著久坐生活的人大部分時間常坐著或躺著使用社交媒體、看電視、打電動或用行動裝置閱讀。
socialize(v.)社交
It may seem harmless, but this kind of lifestyle can lead to ill health and preventable causes of death.
這可能看似無害，但這樣的生活型態可導致健康問題以及可預防死因，
harmless(adj.)無害的harmful(adj.)有害的lead to=造成;導致ill(adj.)惡劣的;不良的prevent(v.)預防;防止preventable(adj.)可預防的
For instance, obesity owing to a lack of exercise is one of the main causes of preventable deaths worldwide.
如：因為缺乏運動而導致的肥胖是全球可預防死因的頭號殺手之一，
obesity(n.)肥胖overweight(adj.)超重的;肥胖的owing to=because of=由於;因為a lack of sth.=缺乏…
Other risks associated with a sedentary lifestyle are heart disease, anxiety, depression, diabetes and certain types of cancer.
其他跟久坐的生活型態有關的風險是罹患心臟疾病、焦慮症、憂鬱症、糖尿病及某些癌症。
be associated with=跟…有關聯
In today’s society, adults and children spend long periods of time sitting in the workplace and at school.
在現今的社會中，成人與孩童長時間坐在辦公室與教室。
spend time V-ing=花時間做某事workplace(n.)職場
To combat this, some workplaces are allowing employees to stand as they work, while teachers are trying to make their lessons more active.
為改善這種生活型態，有些公司允許員工站著辦公，而老師也試著讓教學變得更活潑。
combat(n.)搏鬥(v.)與…搏鬥;打擊;制止allow sb. to RV=允許某人做某事make sth. adj.=使某事物變得…active(adj.)活躍的
Although our modern lifestyles require a lot of time sitting and staring at a screen, we can always find ways to add a little extra movement to our daily lives.
雖然現代生活型態需要長時間久坐並盯著電腦螢幕看，但我們總是可以找到方法，增加日常生活中活動的機會。
stare at=盯著…看add sth. to=為…添加…movement(n.)運動;行動;活動