
看小便顏色懂喝水
Everyone knows it is important to care of our health.
我們平時都懂得注意身體健康很重要,
However, to take really good care of yourself, it’s often helpful to go back to the basics.
但如何才能真的照顧好自己,則必須要從最基本的觀念做起。
basics(n.)基礎
Doctors say that we should drink a glass of water before sleeping and after waking up.
醫生建議,應該「晨起一杯水,睡前一杯水」,
What’s even more important is to pay attention to the color of your urine when you wake up in the morning.
更特別要注意早晨醒來時的第一次尿色,
pay attention to注意⋯⋯urine(n.)尿液
Light yellow indicates that the body is properly hydrated.
淡黃清亮表示體內水分充足,
indicate(v.)顯示properly(adv.)正確地、合適地hydrate(v.)補充水分
If the amount of urine is little and the color is dark yellow, the body has become dehydrated and you should drink plenty of fluids right away.
如量少、顏色深黃,表示體內水分不足,應及時補充,
urine(n.)尿液dehydrated(adj.)脫水的fluid(n.)液體
However, that doesn’t mean a swig of cold beer or ice-cold water will do the trick. In fact, it could even give you a heart attack.
但是切忌大口豪飲冰啤酒、冰水,因為這是常被民眾所忽略的急性心肌梗塞誘因,
swig(n.)大口地喝(啤酒)heart attack心臟病
Other ways you can look after your health include eating light foods, increasing the amount of fruits and vegetables in your diet, having smaller meals more often and living a regular lifestyle.
另外,選擇清淡的飲食、多吃新鮮蔬菜水果,少量多餐,並讓生活規律等都很重要。
look after=take care ofdiet(n.)飲食regular(adj.)規律的
It is getting hot now, so many of us are spending more time in air-conditioned rooms where we hardly sweat.
現在天氣漸熱,大家變得更常待在冷氣房裡,很少流汗,
hardly(adv.)幾乎不sweat(v.)流汗
This causes our metabolism to slow down.
身體新陳代謝也因此而趨緩,
metabolism(n.)新陳代謝
At times like these it’s important to take extra care of your health.
所以我們更要注重身體的健康,
Remember, besides maintaining good eating habits and lifestyle, it’s also important to keep yourself hydrated.
所以要記得,除了維持良好的飲食習慣及作息,更要注意水分的補充。
maintain(v.)維持hydrate(v.)補充水分