Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Resolutions Worth Keeping (2)

Watch your numbers
According to the World Health Organization's 2008 report, 29.5 percent of men and 25.6 percent of women in mainland China had high blood pressure. However, most of them didn't know it. Not knowing your blood pressure and cholesterol levels can be destructive to your health. That's because both of these numbers have been linked to dangerous medical conditions.
Visit your doctor regularly to check on them, and ask whether you should monitor them at home as well.
Eat more whole grains
Replace refined carbohydrates like white rice and pasta with whole grains like whole-wheat pasta, brown rice and whole-grain bread. This will lessen your risk of disease, improve your digestion and help control your weight.
Spend time with family and friends
Having close relationships with your loved ones isn't just an enjoyable experience. It also means you'll be less likely to suffer from colds, depression and problems related to aging. Work quality time with your family into your schedule, like any other appointment.
Eat dinner together, play games and have real, sincere conversations. Healthy relationships will make you healthier - body and soul.

Info Cloud
control v.控制
* I need to control my weight, I'm over weight recently.
我必須控制體重我近來過重了。
* Parents have to control their kids in the public.
在公共場所父母親必須控制他們的小孩。
* The captain has to control his ship and crew.
船長必須指揮控制他的船和船員們
* Nina must learn to control her temper.
Nina必須學會克制著不發脾氣
* Kevin should control his tongue. He always said the wrong thing.
Kevin應該控制自己說的話他說話總是傷到別人。
* He behaved with admirable self-control although he was very angry.
雖然他很生氣表現出令人欽佩的自我克制

Language Tips
destructive adj.破壞性的、毀滅性的
destroy v.破壞、毀滅
* The scandal is destructive to the governor's political career.
這件醜聞對州長的政治生涯極具毀滅性
* The bombing destroyed the whole city.
這場轟炸毀滅了整個城市
lessen v.減輕、變少  weaken變弱 worsen惡化
* The new treatment successfully lessened the patient's symptoms.
這種新藥成功的減緩了病患的症狀
likely adj.可能的
less likely比較不可能的、機會比較低的
* Compared to other candidates, George is less likely to get promoted.
和其他候選人比起來,George晉升的機會比較低。
depression n.憂鬱症;意志消沉
depress v.使沮喪
* Fanny has suffered from depression for years.
Fanny幾年來都深受憂鬱症所苦。
* A trip to the beach brought Susan out of her depression.
海邊一遊讓Susan脫離沮喪。

Grammar Gym
work A into B
* Work quality time with your family into your schedule..
* The doctor is busy in the morning but he can work you into his afternoon schedule.
* The magician's performance was worked into the program at the last minute.

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