
有效地燃燒脂肪
Jerry and Lucy are friends. They are jogging in the park together.
傑利和露西是朋友,他們一起在公園慢跑。
Jerry: Did you know that a recent study in the UK found that exercising between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. can help you live longer?
傑利:你知道最近英國有項研究發現,在早上11點到下午5點之間運動有助於延長壽命嗎?
recent(adj.)最近的、最新的
Lucy: Really? That’s interesting. What can exercising in the afternoon do to you?
露西:真的嗎?真有趣。下午運動對身體有什麼好處啊?
Jerry: Those who work out in the afternoon have a lower risk of dying from heart disease or other causes. It works even better for men and the elderly.
傑利:下午運動的人心臟病或其他疾病的死亡風險會降低。而且對男性和老年人的效果尤其明顯。
work out鍛煉身體、健身risk(n.)風險(v.)冒風險disease(n.)疾病cause(n.)原因、起因elderly(n.)老人、上了年紀的人(adj.)年老的、年紀較大的
Lucy: Ha. I definitely want a longer life. But what if I don’t exercise at all?
露西:哈,我確實是想活久一點。但如果我完全不運動呢?
definitely(adv.)肯定、當然、毫無疑問
Jerry: Well, the study showed that exercising at any time is better than not exercising at all.
傑利:嗯,研究顯示,不論何時運動都比完全不運動好。
Lucy: Is there a specific type of exercise we should do?
露西:那有沒有我們需要特別做的運動?
specific(adj.)特定的、特有的type(n.)類型、種類
Jerry: The study found that any type of exercise is good, so it’s more important to exercise regularly than to worry about the specific type.
傑利:研究發現,任何類型的運動都是有好處的,所以不必擔心做什麼類型的運動,規律運動比較重要。
regular(adj.)經常的、有規律的regularly(adv.)經常地、規律地
Lucy: What if I want to burn more fat during my workout?
露西:那如果我想在運動時燃燒更多脂肪呢?
workout(n.)(身體)鍛煉、訓練
Jerry: The study suggests that exercising before noon may work better for burning fat.
傑利:研究顯示,在中午之前運動可以更有效地燃燒脂肪。
suggest(v.)提議、建議
Lucy: Oh well, next time we should probably work out before noon to burn off the calories.
露西:喔好吧,下次我們應該在中午之前運動來燃燒卡路里。
probably(adv.)很可能、大概、應該burn off燃燒(卡路里)
Jerry: Yes, but just remember that the most important thing is to make your exercise a habit.
傑利:是啊,但記住最重要的還是要養成運動習慣。
habit(n.)習慣