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Thanks to better health care, most people are living healthier and longer lives.

Someone who is born today can expect to live about thirty-five years longer than someone who was born in the nineteenth century.

It is even thought that in the future more and more people will celebrate their hundredth birthdays.

Here are five rules for a healthy life.

1　Get off the sofa!

1.Sure, it is comfortable to sit on the sofa and watch TV.

2.But doctors say you should get off the sofa.

3.To keep fit, you have to walk at least 10,000 steps every day.

4.In the past, people’s jobs required more physical effort.

5.They often had to walk for miles every day.

6.When farmers were working in the fields, they were keeping fit at the same time.

7.Think about it:

Do you get the same amount of exercise today as they did in the past?

2　Eat healthy food!

1.It is important to eat food that is fresh and natural, for example, fruit and vegetables.

2.Fast food is not healthy.

3.You should only have it once in a while.

4.Eating too much of the wrong food will harm your health.

3　Rest while you can! 　

1.When we were babies, we slept for much of the night.

2.Teenagers do not need as much sleep as babies, but it is important for you to get about eight hours’ sleep a night.

3.At weekends, you have got more time, so use it not just for your friends, but for rest too.

4　Do not worry. Be happy!

1.Many people believe that happiness is important for our general health.

2.Sometimes it is not easy to be a teenager because of the difficulties of school, exams or friendships.

3.If you are worried about something, talk to your parents or your teacher.

5　Say no to smoking!

1.Yes, you knew I was going to say this!

2.It is so important.

3.Smoking is not cool.

4.It is dangerous.

5.It harms nearly every part of your body.

6.Think about how your family and friends will feel, and think about what it will do to your health.

生词表:

rules准则（rule复数）

healthier更健康（heathy比较级）

expect预计

century世纪

in the future未来

celebrate庆祝

comfortable舒服

get off从...起来

at least至少

in the past在过去

fit健康

for example例如

harm损害

at weekends周末

believe相信

teenager青少年

talk to与...谈话

important重要的

cool酷酷的

dangerous危险的

body身体

think about想想

health健康

汉语译文:

健康生活五准则

多亏有了更好的医疗保健服务，大多数人生活得更健康,也更长寿了。

现在出生的人比出生于19世纪的人预计能多活35年。

人们甚至认为,未来越来越多的人能庆祝他们的百岁生日。

下面是健康生活的五条准则。

1　从沙发上起来!

1.的确,坐在沙发上看电视很舒服。

2.但是医生说你应该从沙发上离开。

3.要保持健康,你每天必须步行至少10,000步。

4.在过去,人们的工作需要消耗更多的体力。

5.他们经常每天不得不走数英里。

6.当农民在地里劳作时,他们同时也在保持健康。

7.想一想:你现在的运动量跟他们过去的一样多吗?

2　吃健康的食物!

1.吃新鲜、天然的食物很重要,如水果和蔬菜。

快餐不健康。

2.你应该只是偶尔吃一次。

3.吃太多错误的食物。

4.会损害你的健康。

3　可以的时候多休息!

1.婴儿时期,我们晚上的大部分的时间都在睡觉。

2.青少年不需要像婴儿那么多的睡眠,但对你们来说,每晚有大约八小时的睡眠还是很重要的。

3.在周末,你有更多的时间,所以不要只是用它来陪伴朋友们,也要用来休息。

4　别担心。高兴起来!

1.许多人相信幸福感对我们的总体健康很重要。

2.因为来自学校、考试或友谊等方面的难题,有时候作为一名青少年也很难。

3.如果你对一些事情感到焦虑,跟父母或老师谈谈。

5　对吸烟说不!

1.没错,你早就知道我要说这一点!

2.它很重要。

3.吸烟并不酷。

4.它很危险。

5.它几乎会损害你身体的各个部分。

6.想想你的家人和朋友们的感受吧,也想想吸烟将

给你的健康带来的影响。