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.. 外语系2014-2015年春季学期电台广播第七、八周听力原文 Couch-potatoes have short lives 久坐不动势必短命 Lack of exercise could be causing as manydeaths around the world as smoking, according to an article in the sciencemagazine The Lancet. As thousands of Olympic athletes prepareto push their bodies to the limit, most of us sit inactive for hours in front of a TVset. But the scientists say they are not suggesting difficult gym sessions. As Pamela Das from The Lancet puts it: It is not about running on a treadmill, whilst listening to your iPod. The aim is to encourage everyone to think about fitness and build physical ac