Sweat it out – in a bath! 泡热水澡等于做运动

你想要一个轻松的减肥方法吗？既不用去健身房锻炼，也不需要在游泳池里游无数个来回？一项研究在比较了运动锻炼和泡热水澡的相对益处后发现，通过泡热水澡消耗的卡路里和快步走消耗的热量是一样，而且，饭后泡澡比运动能更多地降低血糖含量。在本期《凯哥聊英语》里，我们探讨为什么泡个热气腾腾的澡对你的健康有益。

测验与练习

1. 阅读课文并回答问题。

1. True or false? Having a hot bath is not good for your health.
2. What was the difference between the first and second time the experiment was carried out?
3. How much energy did participants use up when they sat in a hot bath?
4. Why are high levels of sugar in the blood bad for you?
5. What idiom expresses the idea of not doing any more exercise?

2. 请你在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处 。

1. Where the river rushes _________ through the narrow gorge, it is impossible to navigate.

slowly furiously peacefully profusely

2. The high _________ of fat and salt in takeaways is a serious cause of concern for health

campaigners.

extent increase level output

3. The last-minute withdrawal of last year’s winner from the race was totally _________.

inexpected surprised unexpected expected

4. The traffic is being _________ onto minor roads due to an accident on the stretch of motorway between junctions 5 and 6.

detoured avoided distracted diverted

5. Shall we _________ a bite to eat at the theatre cafe as we won’t have time

to make anything at home?

buy grab grasp take