第28课(326字 2分钟）

Passage Twenty-eight

（K9 level）

1. Mr. Smith wasn’t feeling well, so he decided to visit the doctor.

2. The doctor asked him to stick out his tongue, examined it briefly, and then told him he could put it back in his mouth.

3. The doctor assured Mr. Smith there was nothing medically wrong with him but mentioned a concern: Mr. Smith didn’t seem to exercise regularly.

4. When Mr. Smith disagreed, saying he thought he exercised enough, the doctor interrupted him.

5. The doctor told him not to argue because he knew exactly what kind of lifestyle Mr. Smith had.

6. He explained that most people like Mr. Smith spent their days sitting—either at work or in front of the TV.

7. He recommended that Mr. Smith take a brisk 20-minute walk every day to improve his health.

8. Mr. Smith protested, insisting the doctor didn’t understand and that he already got plenty of exercise daily.

9. The doctor refused to listen to excuses and emphasized that finding time for exercise was essential.

10. He warned Mr. Smith that without regular exercise, he risked gaining weight and developing health problems.

11. Mr. Smith responded by saying he did walk every single day.

12. The doctor, unimpressed, said he already knew what kind of “walking” Mr. Smith was referring to.

13. He explained that Mr. Smith likely walked only short distances—to the bus stop, to his office, and to lunch, which didn’t count as real exercise.

14. The doctor clarified that what he meant was a proper walk, such as in a park or by a lake, lasting at least 20 minutes.

15. Frustrated, Mr. Smith interrupted the doctor and insisted he needed to listen carefully.

16. Mr. Smith, now a little angry, revealed that he was a postman and walked nearly seven hours a day.

17. The doctor fell silent for a moment before quietly asking Mr. Smith to stick out his tongue again.

生词表（New Words）

1. feeling 感到 decided 决定

2. doctor 医生 asked 让 stick out 伸出

examined 检查 briefly 简单 mouth 嘴  

3. assured 保证 mentioned 提到 concern 问题

exercise 锻炼  

4. disagreed 反驳 thought 觉得 exercised 锻炼

enough 够了 interrupted 打断  

5. argue 争辩 exactly 完全 lifestyle 生活方式  

6. explained 解释 spent 坐着 work 工作  

7. recommended 建议 brisk 快的 walk 走

improve 改善 health 健康  

6. protested 抗议 insisting 坚持 already 已经

daily 每天  

7. refused 拒绝 excuses 借口 emphasized 强调

essential 必须  

8. warned 警告 regular 规律 gaining 发胖

developing 面临 problems 问题  

11. responded 回答 single 单个  

12. unimpressed 不以为然 kind 种类 referring 指的  

13. short 短 distances 距离 real 真正的

exercise 锻炼  

14. clarified 说明 lasting 持续 minutes 分钟  

15. frustrated 沮丧 interrupted 打断 insisted 坚持

carefully 仔细  

14. revealed 透露 postman 邮差 nearly 将近

hours 小时  

17. silent 沉默 quietly 轻声 tongue 舌头

1. 史密斯先生感到不舒服，所以他决定去看医生。

2. 医生让他伸出舌头，简单检查了一下，然后告诉他可以把舌头收回去了。

3. 医生向史密斯先生保证，他没有什么身体上的毛病，但提到一个问题：史密斯先生似乎不常锻炼。

4. 当史密斯先生反驳说他觉得自己锻炼够了时，医生打断了他。

5. 医生告诉他不要争辩，因为他完全清楚史密斯先生的生活方式。

6. 他解释说，大多数像史密斯先生这样的人每天都坐着，不是在工作时坐着，就是在电视机前坐着。

7. 他建议史密斯先生每天快走20分钟来改善健康状况。

8. 史密斯先生抗议，坚持医生不了解他，说他每天已经有足够的锻炼。

9. 医生拒绝听任何借口，并强调锻炼是必须的，必须抽出时间。

10. 他警告史密斯先生，如果不规律锻炼，他会发胖并面临健康问题。

11. 史密斯先生回答说，他确实每天都会走路。

12. 医生却不以为然，说他已经知道史密斯先生指的是什么样的“走路”。

13. 他解释说，史密斯先生可能只走很短的距离，从家到公交车站，从公交车站到办公室，再到餐厅吃午饭，而这不算真正的锻炼。

14. 医生进一步说明，他指的是一种正规的散步，比如在公园或湖边，持续至少20分钟。

15. 感到沮丧的史密斯先生打断了医生，坚持说医生必须仔细听他说。

16. 史密斯先生有些生气地透露，他是一名邮差，每天步行将近七个小时。

17. 医生沉默了一会儿，然后轻声让史密斯先生再次伸出舌头。