读写译教师用书Unit-Two-Life-Style-and-Health.docVIP

PAGE PAGE 12 Unit Two Lifestyle and Health The Text Introduction Due to the advancement of science and technology, many modern devices make it much easier for people to perform their daily tasks both in workplace and at home. As a result, people have become more and more sedentary, that is, they do much of their work and they entertain themselves just sitting there, with much less physical activity involved. But a sedentary lifestyle is very harmful to people’s health. Numerous studies have shown that there is a correlation between a person’s physical activity and his health, and lack of physical activity can affect not only physical health but also psychological well-being of an individual. This article focuses on the problem of sedentary lifestyle in the workplace, and it also mentions the problem at home and in school. By citing many research findings, the author warns us of the harmful consequences of adopting a sedentary lifestyle. What’s more, he suggests what should be done on the part of both individuals and employers to eliminate the negative effects of sedentary habits on people’s health. Language Points sedentary a. (Par. 1): characterized by much sitting and little physical exercise e.g. If you have a sedentary job, you must try to set aside time to take exercise. Students are subjected to long periods of being immobile, and they lose concentration because of it. (Par.1): Because students have to sit there for long periods of classes being unable to move, they can’t concentrate on their studies. subject v.: (often passive) to cause to experience or suffer e.g. He was subjected to torture in prison. We have to take it into consideration that we may be subjected to extreme weather. correlation n.(Par.2): a shared connection of cause and effect e.g. The statistics indicate that there is a high correlation between unemployment and crime. obese a. (Par.3 ): unhealthily fat e.g. The doctor asked the obese patient to go on a diet and exercis