Unit 2 Health and Fitness
活动1：Think and discuss.思考讨论
活动2：Read and choose.阅读课文，判断文章的主要写作目的。
A. List the health problems modern people have.
B. Complain that people are less active nowdays.
C. Explain the benefits of exercise.
活动3：Listen and learn 听读课文，细节学习
完成11-13题
重点单词：
active public transport washing machines manual work physical effort
重点词组：
1.使生活变得更轻松 make life easier
2.有...要做... there be...to do
3.体力劳动 manual work
4.结果 as a result
5.到处走动 move around
6.烧尽；消耗 burn off
7.健康问题 health problem
8.身体积极 physically active
9.过...生活 lead a ...life
10.做某事的机会更少 have fewer chances to do sth
11.长期的 long-term
12.心脏病 heart disease
13.遭受 suffer from
重点语句：
1. People are less active nowadays, partly because technology has made our lives easier.
现今，人们没有这么活跃了，部分原因是因为科技让我们的生活更轻松了。
2. There is public transport for us to take. There are washing machines to wash our clothes.
有公共交通让我们搭乘，有洗衣机洗我们的衣服。
3. Fewer people are doing manual work, and most of us have jobs that involve little physical effort.
越来越少的人干体力活，我们大多数人的工作几乎不涉及体力劳动。
4. As a result, we move around less, burn off less energy, and have more health problems.
结果，我们动的更少，消耗更少的能量，而健康问题却更多。
5. what should we do to handle this modern problem?
我们应该做什么来解决这个现代化问题？
6. being physically active can help you lead a healthier and happier life 身体积极能帮助你能帮助你过上更加健康，快乐的生活。
7. People who exercise often have fewer chances to develop many long-term illnesses such as heart disease and cancer.
经常运动的人患长期疾病，如心脏病和癌症等的几率更低。
8. What is more, physical activity can also boost self-respect, mood, sleep quality and energy, as well as reduce your risk of suffering from stress and depression.不仅如此，身体活动不但可以增强自尊，情绪变好，改善睡眠质量，增加能量，还可以减少遭受压力和患抑郁症的风险。
Reading 课文内容
Words 单词
active /ˈæktɪv/ adj. 好动的；活跃的
actually /ˈæktʃuəli/ adv. 事实上
boost /buːst/ v. 使增长；使兴旺
cancer /ˈkænsə(r)/ n. 癌症
cure /kjʊə(r)/ n. 药物；疗法
depression /dɪˈpreʃ(ə)n/ n. 抑郁
develop /dɪˈveləp/ v. 患（病）；发展
effort /ˈefət/ n. 气力；努力
energy /ˈenədʒi/ n. 精力
fitness /ˈfɪtnəs/ n. 健康
handle /ˈhændl/ v. 处理；应付
ignore /ɪɡˈnɔː(r)/ v. 忽视；不理睬
illness /ˈɪlnəs/ n. 疾病
manual /ˈmænjuəl/adj. 靠劳力的；手工的
physical /ˈfɪzɪkl/ adj. 肉体的；身体的
reduce /rɪˈdjuːs/ v. 使变小
sadly /ˈsædli/ adv. 令人遗憾地；不幸地
self-respect /ˌself rɪˈspekt/ n. 自尊（心）
stress /stres/ n. 精神压力；压力
suffer /ˈsʌfə(r)/ v. 经受（痛苦）；遭受
Expressions 短语
as a result 结果
burn off 燃尽；烧掉
give sb a hand 帮忙
look well 看上去健康；显得不错
lose one’s temper 发脾气
move around 走来走去
public transport 公共交通
recover from 恢复
suffer from 忍受；遭受
washing machine 洗衣机
what is more 而且
Translation 英译汉
这是一篇关于健康问题和倡导积极锻炼的文章，具体描述了现代生活中人们普遍存在的健康问题及积极锻炼的益处。
A Great Cure, Sadly Long Ignored
一个绝佳的疗法，可惜被长期忽视
People are less active nowadays, partly because technology has made our lives easier. There is public transport for us to take. There are washing machines to wash our clothes. We enjoy ourselves in front of a screen. Fewer people are doing manual work, and most of us have jobs that involve little physical effort. As a result, we move around less, burn off less energy, and have more health problems.
如今，人们变得缺乏运动，部分原因是科技让我们的生活变得更加轻松。我们可以乘坐公共交通工具，用洗衣机洗衣服，在屏幕前尽情享受自我。从事体力劳动的人越来越少，我们大多数人的工作几乎不需要体力劳动。结果，我们走动少了，消耗的能量少了，健康问题也多了。
So, what should we do to handle this modern problem? Exercise is a great cure we have always had, but sadly we have ignored it for too long.
那么，我们应该怎么做来处理这个现代问题呢？锻炼是我们一直拥有的一种很好的治疗方法，但遗憾的是，我们已经忽略了它太久了。
Evidence shows that whatever your age, being physically active can help you lead a healthier and happier life. People who exercise often have fewer chances to develop many long-term illnesses such as heart disease and cancer. What is more, physical activity can also boost self-respect, mood, sleep quality and energy, as well as reduce your risk of suffering from stress and depression. “If exercise were a pill, it would be one of the best medicines ever invented,” says a health expert.
证据表明，无论你的年龄多大，积极锻炼身体都能帮助你过上更健康、更幸福的生活。经常锻炼的人很少有机会患上心脏病和癌症等长期疾病。此外，体育活动还可以增强自尊、情绪、睡眠质量和精力，并降低患压力和抑郁的风险。一位健康专家表示：“如果运动是一种药丸，它将是迄今发明的最好的药物之一。”
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