
口渴還是飢餓?
Are you drinking water the right way? Nowadays, people pay more attention to what they eat than to what they drink.
你有正確喝水嗎?現今人們比較在意吃什麼,對喝的反而沒有那麼在意。
nowadays(adv.)現今pay attention to sb or sth注意某人或某事
Drinking water is the most natural thing in the world, yet most of us tend to take it for granted and end up neglecting it in our lives.
水的攝取似乎很自然,但我們常常忽略它。
natural(adj.)自然的nature(n.)大自然yet(conj.)然而tend to RV傾向做某事take it for granted把⋯視為理所當然end up Ving結果變成⋯neglect(v.)=ignore(v.)忽略
Knowing when to drink water is important because it directly affects our health.
知道何時喝水很重要,因為它與我們的健康密切相關。
affect(v.)=influence(v)影響
So when should you ideally drink water?
那麼喝水的最佳時機是什麼時候呢?
ideally(adv.)理想狀態下ideal(adj.)理想的
Scientists suggest that drinking water right after you get up is a good start. A glass of water tells your body that it is time to get going.
科學家們建議, 起床後喝水是一個好的開始。醒來後,一杯水告訴你的身體是時候開始工作了。
suggest(v.)提出、建議get going=get moving開始工作、動身
Another good time to drink water is right before a meal. If you drink water right before eating, you feel fuller, which means you’ll be less likely to overeat.
喝水的另一個好時機是在用餐前,如果你在進食前喝水,你會感覺更有飽足感,也不會吃太多。
meal(n.)一餐full(adj.)滿的、飽的fuller(adj.)比較飽less likely比較不會overeat(v.)吃過多pig out大吃一頓
If you are hungry between meals, just pour yourself a glass of water first to see if you are dehydrated.
如果你在兩餐之間感到飢餓,先給自己倒一杯水,看看你是否缺水。
pour(v.)倒(水)dehydrated(adj.)缺水的hydrated(adj.)水份充足的
Sometimes people think they are hungry when really, they’re just thirsty.
有時人們認為他們餓了,但其實真的只是口渴。
really(adv.)=in fact事實上hungry(adj.)飢餓的hunger(n.)飢餓thirsty(adj.)口渴的thirst(n.)口渴
Most importantly, don’t just drink water when you feel thirsty.
最重要的是,不要只在感到口渴時喝水。
By the time you are thirsty, your body is already dehydrated.
當你真的覺得口渴時,你的身體已經早已呈現脫水狀態。
By the time等到⋯的時候
So if you are one of those people who don’t drink water regularly, you should stop right now and just pour yourself a glass of cool water, and drink the entire glass.
所以如果你沒有定時補充水分的習慣,不妨給自己倒一杯清涼的水,然後喝完它吧!
regularly(adv.)=on a regular basis規律地regular(adj.)規律的entire(adj.)全部的=whole(adj.)