Fewer than 5,000 steps a day enough to boost health?

長(zhǎng)久以來(lái)，人們一直認(rèn)為要保持身體健康，需要達(dá)成 “每天一萬(wàn)步” 這個(gè) “神奇的” 目標(biāo)，但一項(xiàng)新的研究表明，每天走不到5000步可能就足以給健康帶來(lái)好處。

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For years, thousands of us have been?pounding the?pavements, trying to reach that?magic?goal?of 10,000 steps a day to stay fit and healthy, but new research has found that walking just half of that could also save lives.

多年來(lái)，成千上萬(wàn)的人不停地奔走，試圖達(dá)到 “每天一萬(wàn)步” 這個(gè)被視為有奇妙功效的目標(biāo)，從而保持身體健康，但一項(xiàng)新的研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，每天走路的步數(shù)只要達(dá)到這個(gè)數(shù)字的一半就有益于生命健康。

pounding the?pavements?1．步行旅行；走路或跑步??2．勤奮地進(jìn)行宣傳活動(dòng)；尋求某些東西，如業(yè)務(wù)、就業(yè)或答案

magic?goal?有奇妙功效的目標(biāo)

Researchers from the Medical University of Lodz in Poland and John Hopkins University School of Medicine in the US followed 227,000 people for seven years to?complete?their study.

為完成研究，波蘭羅茲醫(yī)科大學(xué)和美國(guó)約翰霍普金斯大學(xué)醫(yī)學(xué)院的研究人員們對(duì)22.7萬(wàn)人進(jìn)行了為期七年的跟蹤調(diào)查。

What they found was that walking at least 2,300 steps a day was really good for the heart and?blood vessels, and the more people walked, the more they reduced the risk of dying from?cardiovascular disease.

他們發(fā)現(xiàn)，每天至少走2300步對(duì)心臟和血管都有很大的好處，而且走得越多，死于心血管疾病的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)就越低。

blood vessels 血管
cardiovascular disease 心血管疾病

And every 1,000 steps above the 4,000 steps?mark,?brings down?the risk of dying early by 15%.

調(diào)查還顯示，當(dāng)達(dá)到4000步的指標(biāo)后，每多走1000步，過(guò)早死亡的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)就降低15%。

mark n. 目標(biāo)，指標(biāo)
brings down 降低

總結(jié)：

pounding the pavements 走路
magic goal 被視為有奇妙功效的目標(biāo)
complete 完成
blood vessels 血管
cardiovascular disease 心血管疾病
mark 目標(biāo)，指標(biāo)
brings down 降低

閱讀理解：請(qǐng)?jiān)谧x完上文后，回答下列問(wèn)題。

1. Why have thousands of people been 'pounding the pavements' for years??

2. How long did the study last?

3. What is really good for the heart and blood vessels??

4. True or False??At 2,300 steps, the risk of dying early is lowered by 15%.

答案

1. Why have thousands of people been 'pounding the pavements' for years?

Because they are?trying to reach that magic goal of 10,000 steps a day to stay fit and healthy.??

2. How long did the study last?

It took researchers seven years to complete their study.

3. What is really good for the heart and blood vessels??

They found that walking at least 2,300 steps a day was really good for the heart and blood vessels.

4. True or False??At 2,300 steps, the risk of dying early is lowered by 15%.

False. Every 1,000 steps above the 4,000 steps mark, brings down the risk of dying early by 15%.

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