6 Minute English, where we vigorously discuss

6分鐘英語，在這裡我們大力討論了

a new topic and six related items of vocabulary.

一個新的話題和六個相關的詞彙項目。

Rob: And hello, I'm Rob. Today we're discussing

Rob：大家好，我是Rob。今天我們要討論的是

vigorous exercise – and whether adults take

激烈的運動--以及成年人是否採取

enough of it! Vigorous means using a lot of

夠了!活力是指使用大量的

energy to do something.

的精力去做事。

Neil: So how many steps do you do in a day, Rob?

尼爾：那麼你一天要做多少步，羅布？

Rob: How many steps? How should I know, Neil?

多少步？我怎麼知道，尼爾？

– It would be pretty hard to count them all.

- 要把它們全部數完，那是相當困難的。

Neil: Oh, come on! You can track steps on

哦，拜託！你可以追蹤步數

your phone! I do ten thousand a day – which

你的手機！我每天做一萬個 - 這

is the magic number for keeping fit

是保持身材的法寶

and healthy, apparently.

和健康，顯然。

Rob: Not if you saunter, Neil, surely? Sauntering

尼爾，如果你慢吞吞地走，就不會了。蹣跚而行

from the sofa to the fridge and back – Or

從沙發到冰箱，再回到沙發上---------------------------。

from the house to the car.

從家裡到車上。

Neil: Well I never saunter, Rob. Saunter means

好吧，我從來沒有漫步，羅布。Saunter意味著

to walk slowly. And you'd have to make a

要慢慢走。而你必須要做一個

lot of trips to the fridge to clock up ten

多次到冰箱裡去打卡十次

thousand steps. To get some vigorous exercise,

千步走。要做一些劇烈的運動。

you need to get out and about

你需要出去走走

– round the park at a brisk pace…

- 繞著公園快步走... ...

Rob: Brisk means quick and energetic – the

羅伯：輕快的意思是快速和精力充沛------------------------------------------------------。

opposite of sauntering. OK, well, perhaps

相反的漫步。好吧，好吧，也許

you can you tell me, Neil, how many people

你能告訴我，尼爾，有多少人...

aged between 40 and 60 do less than ten minutes

40歲至60歲的人做不到10分鐘。

brisk walking every month? Is

每個月快走？是

it… a) 4%,

a) 4%；

b)14% or c) 40%?

b)14%或c)40%?

Neil: I'm going to say… 4% because ten

我要說的是... 4%，因為十...

minutes is such a short amount of time!

分鐘是如此短暫的時間!

Rob: Indeed. Now, I've got another question

羅伯：確實如此。現在，我有另一個問題

for you, Neil. Why is exercise so important?

為你，尼爾。為什麼運動這麼重要？

Because it sounds pretty boring – counting

因為這聽起來很無聊 - 數

steps, going to the gym, running on a machine.

臺階，去健身房，在機器上跑步。

Neil: Well, when you exercise, you stimulate

好吧，當你運動時，你會刺激

the body's natural repair system. Your body

身體的自然修復系統。你的身體

will actually stay younger if you exercise!

其實運動的話會保持年輕!

Rob: That sounds good.

羅伯：這聽起來不錯。

Neil: Exercise also lowers your risk of developing

尼爾：運動還能降低你患的風險。

illnesses such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes.

心臟病、癌症和糖尿病等疾病。

Rob: Hmm. I'm getting a bit worried now,

羅伯：嗯。我現在有點擔心了。

Neil. But I don't have enough time to do

尼爾但我沒有足夠的時間去做。

a thousand steps every day… I'm far too busy!

日行千里，我太忙了!

Neil: Well, Rob. Now might be a good time

好吧，羅伯。現在可能是個好時機

to listen to Julia Bradbury. She's a TV

聽朱莉婭-布拉德伯裡。她是一個電視

presenter and outdoor walking enthusiast who

主持人和戶外徒步愛好者

will explain how she builds walking into her

將解釋她是如何將行走建立在她的

busy life.

忙碌的生活。

Julia Bradbury: I will walk to meetings instead of

茱莉亞-布拉德伯裡我會走路去開會，而不是

catching a bus, or getting a taxi or a car – into

趕上公車，或坐計程車或汽車--進入

meetings. And I will also, if I can't build

會議。我也會，如果我不能建立。

that into my working day, if it's a day

我的工作時間，如果是一天的話。

when I haven't got meetings and I'm

當我沒有得到會議，我是

maybe at home with the kids, I will take the

也許在家裡和孩子們在一起，我會採取。

time – I will take my kids out with the

時間 - 我會帶著我的孩子們一起出去。

buggy and I will definitely do 30-40 minutes

越野車，我一定會做30-40分鐘。

at least everyday. Going to the park, going

至少每天。去公園，去

to the shops, picking up my

去商店，拿起我的

things up en route, and really sort of building

的東西了，並真正建立了

it into my life. Taking the stairs and not

它進入我的生活。走樓梯而不是

taking lifts, all of these kinds of little

搭乘電梯，所有這些種類的小

decisions can incrementally build up to create

決策可以逐步積累到創造

more walking time in your

更多的步行時間在您的

day.

一天。

Rob: So if you build something in to your

Rob: 所以，如果你在你的網站上建立了一些東西。

day – or your life – you include it from

天--或你的生活--你把它包括在內，從

the beginning.

開始。

Neil: And Julia Bradbury has built walking

朱莉婭-布拉德伯裡建立了行走的

into her day. Even though she's very busy

到她的一天。雖然她很忙

too, Rob! You should learn from her!

太，羅布！你應該向她學習！

Rob: So she walks instead of driving or taking

所以，她走路，而不是開車或採取。

the bus. And takes the stairs instead of the

公車。並採取樓梯，而不是

lift. I could do those things.

升降機。我可以做這些事情。

Neil: You could indeed – before you know

尼爾：你確實可以--在你知道之前

it, you'd be doing ten thousand steps – because

你就會做一萬步，因為。

the amount of walking you do in a day builds

每天的步行量會讓你的身體變得更健康。

incrementally.

漸進式。

Rob: Incrementally means gradually

羅伯：漸漸的意思是逐漸

increasing in size. OK, well, before I think that over,

規模越來越大。好吧，在我想清楚之前。

perhaps I could tell you the answer to today's

也許我可以告訴你今天的答案。

quiz question?

測驗題？

Neil: OK. You asked me: How many people aged

尼爾：好，你問我。有多少人年齡

between 40 and 60 do less than ten minutes brisk

40歲至60歲之間的人做不到十分鐘的快走。

walking every month? The options were:

每個月都要走？選項是：

a) 4%, b) 14% or c) 40%?

a) 4%，b) 14%或c) 40%？

Rob: And you said 4%. But I'm afraid it's

搶：你還說4%。但恐怕是

actually 40%. And that's according to the

實際上是40%。而這是根據

Government body Public Health England here

政府機構 英國公共衛生局

in the UK.

在英國。

Neil: Oh dear, that's a lot more people

哦，親愛的，那是更多的人。

than I expected. But it isn't that surprising

比我想象的要好。但這並不奇怪

– people in all age groups are leading more

- 各個年齡段的人都過得很好

sedentary lifestyles these days. Our job is

如今久坐的生活方式。我們的工作是

very sedentary – which means it

非常久坐 - 這意味著它

involves a lot of sitting and not much exercise!

牽涉到大量的坐姿和不多的運動!

Rob: Well, I might just run on the spot while

好吧，我可能只是在現場運行，而。

we go over the new vocabulary we've learned

我們複習我們所學的新詞彙。

today!

今天

Neil: Good plan. First up we heard 'vigorous'

尼爾：好計劃。首先我們聽到的是 "大力"。

– which means using a lot of energy to do

- 這意味著使用大量的能量來做

something.

某種東西。

Rob: OK. “I am running vigorously on the

羅伯：好的。"我正在大力跑上。

spot!”

斑！"

Neil: Great example! And good to see you taking

尼爾：很好的例子!很高興看到你把

some vigorous exercise! Number two – 'saunter'

一些劇烈的運動!第二條--"漫步

– means to walk slowly in a relaxed way.

- 意思是緩緩走來，悠然自得。

“When I saw Rob, I sauntered over to say

"當我看到羅布的時候，我漫步走過去，說

hello.”

你好。"

Rob: Hi Neil. Number three – 'brisk'

羅伯：嗨，尼爾。三號--"輕快

means quick and energetic.

意思是快速和精力充沛。

Neil: “It's important to take some brisk

尼爾："重要的是採取一些輕快的。

exercise every day.”

每天都要鍛鍊。"

Rob: Yes! And I'm beginning to realise that

羅伯：是的!我開始意識到

might be true.

可能是真的。

Neil: Yep! I think you've done enough jogging

沒錯！我認為你已經做了足夠的慢跑

for today, Rob. You've probably done about

今天，羅布。你可能已經做了大約

a hundred steps.

百步穿楊。

Rob: Is that all? OK, number four – if you

羅伯：就這些？好的，第四條--如果你

'build something into something' – you

積少成多

include it from the beginning.

從一開始就包括它。

Neil: “It's important to build regular

尼爾："建立經常性的。

exercise into your daily routine.”

鍛鍊到你的日常工作中。"

Rob: Very good advice. Number five is 'incrementally'

羅伯：非常好的建議。第五條是 "漸進式

which means gradually increasing in size.

也就是逐漸增大的意思。

Neil: Incremental is the adjective. “The

尼爾：增量是形容詞。"The

company has been making incremental changes

漸變

to its pay structure.”

對其薪酬結構的影響"。

Rob: Does that mean we're getting a pay

搶：這是否意味著我們要獲得報酬？

rise? Neil: I doubt it! And finally, number six

漲？ 尼爾：我懷疑!最後，第六條

– 'sedentary' means sitting a lot and

- '久坐'是指經常坐著，並且

not taking much exercise. For example, “It's

不怎麼運動。例如，"這是

bad for your health to lead such a sedentary

對你的健康不利，過這樣的久坐生活

lifestyle.”

生活方式。"

Rob: Duly noted, Neil! Well, it's time to

羅伯：注意到了，尼爾那麼，現在是時候

go now. But if today's show has inspired

現在就去。但如果今天的節目對你有啟發

you to step out and take more exercise, please

你要走出家門，多做運動，請。

let us know by visiting our Twitter, Facebook

通過訪問我們的Twitter，Facebook，讓我們知道

and YouTube pages and telling

和YouTube頁面，並告訴

us about it!

我們約它！

Neil: Goodbye!

再見！

Rob: Bye bye!

再見！