原文賞析

①Spring has finally sprung, which means bathing suit season is justaround the corner. ②That ominous thought will lead many Americans to start a workout routine in the coming weeks, but having great abs at the beach isn’t the most important reason to exercise. ③Too little exercise is responsible for 9% of premature deaths worldwide, and we know that physical activity improves mental health as well as reducing the risk ofdiabetes, heart disease, and cancer. ④In spite of that, less than half of Americans exercise as much as they should.

⑤So what’s the problem? ⑥It’s the same challenge that stands in the way of attaining most goals: a combination of forgetfulness,procrastination, and limited motivation. ⑦Thankfully, the field of behavioral science has solutions to offer.

單詞實記

around the corner 很快來臨

ominous 預示的，凶兆的

routine 例行公事

premature 過早的，倉促的

diabetes 糖尿病

attain 獲得

procrastination 拖延

motivation 動力

熟詞僻義

spring 作名詞意為春天，彈簧；作動詞意為彈跳，湧現；

難句剖析

1.That ominous thought will lead many Americans to start a workout routine in the coming weeks, but having great abs at the beach isn’t the most important reason to exercise.

主幹是“thought will lead many Americans to start”是S-V-O-C結構；“workout routine”意為慣常的鍛鍊；後半句為並列句，主幹是“having great abs isn’t the most important reason”。

2.Too little exercise is responsible for 9% of premature deaths worldwide, and we know that physical activity improves mental health as well as reducing the risk of diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.

此句主幹是“exercise is responsible for 9% of premature deaths”；後面是一個並列句，主幹是“we know that…”後跟一個賓語從句。

全文翻譯

春天終於來了，這就意味著泳裝季也馬上就到了。一想到這麼可怕的問題，很多美國人在接下來幾周就會開始例行公事地鍛鍊身體.但是在沙灘上展露漂亮的腹肌並非鍛鍊的最主要原因。在全世界，缺乏鍛鍊導致了9 %的人過早死亡。我們也知道，體育運動可以改善精神健康，減少糖尿病，心臟病與癌症的風險。儘管如此，只有不到一半的美國人運動達標。

問題出在哪裡了呢？其實我們很多情況下難以實現目標，都是這些同樣的攔路虎造成的：健忘，拖延，缺乏動力。幸好，行為學能幫我們解決這個問題。

作業解答

1.Trump has said he will go to the talks only if they promise to be “fruitful,” a bar that probably was met with Friday’s meetings.

本句主幹是“Trump has said…”，“he will go to the talks”為賓語從句；後面的“only if they…”作條件狀語從句。“a bar”是“to be fruitful”的同位語，後面跟了同位語從句“that probably was met with Friday’s meetings”。

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