Tick. Tick. Knowing your body clock

滴答滴！了解你的生理时钟

PART 4

But chronobiology is not just about serious(1) medical issues(2). Its proponents(3) say it applies to(4) almost all aspects(5) of your life. Take dieting(6). If you want to lose weight(7), what do you think is the best time to eat your biggest meal(8) of the day? 　　　a) breakfast 　　　b) lunch 　　　c) snacks in-between(9) meals 　　　d) dinner The answer is - breakfast. “Studies show that when you eat most of your calories in the morning, they are burned right away(10) rather than(11) stored in fat,” says Smolensky. “And so eating most of your calories during the early part of the activity(12) period(13) means that you’re not going to be storing fat and gaining weight(14).”

Vocabulary

1. serious (a.) 严肃的﹔认真的 2. issue (n.) 问题﹔主题 3. proponent (n.) 提议人﹔拥护者 4. apply to　适用于 5. aspect (n.) 方面 6. diet (v.) 食用特定的菜单﹔节食 7. lose weight　减重 8. meal (n.) 一餐 9. in-between (a.) 中间的 10. right away　马上﹔立刻 11. rather than　而不是… 12. activity (n.) 活动 13. period (n.) 时期 14. gain weight　增加体重

但是时间生物学并不只是严肃的医学主题，提出这个说法的人表示它可以适用到你的生活中的每一面。 以节食来说，如果你想要减肥，你认为哪一餐吃最多最好呢？ 　　　a) 早餐 　　　b) 午餐 　　　c) 每餐间的点心 　　　d) 晚餐 答案是早餐。 斯莫伦斯基表示：「研究显示，如果你在早餐摄取大部分的热量，会马上燃烧而不会储存为脂肪，这表示如果你在活动时期初期吃进大部分的热量，你不会储存脂肪，也不会变胖。

How about exercise(1) - for the average(2) person, when is the best time of day to get the most out of flexing(3) your muscles(4)? Would it be: 　　　a) the morning 　　　b) lunch time 　　　c) the afternoon 　　　d) after work in the evening The answer is - afternoon. Smolensky says any time is a good time to exercise. But in the afternoon joints(5) are more flexible(6), the muscles are stronger, and there’s less risk(7) of injury(8).

Vocabulary

1. exercise (n.) 运动 2. average (a.) 一般的﹔普通的 3. flex (v.) 屈伸(四肢，肌肉等) 4. muscle (n.) 肌肉 5. joint (n.) 关节 6. flexible (a.) 灵活的﹔有弹性的 7. risk (n.) 风险﹔危险 8. injury (n.) 伤害

那么运动呢？一个平常人最佳的伸展肌肉时间是何时呢？ 　　　a) 早上 　　　b) 午餐时间 　　　c) 下午 　　　d) 晚上工作后 答案是-下午。 斯莫伦斯基表示，任何时间都适合做运动，但是关节在下午比较有弹性，肌肉也比较强壮，同时运动伤害的风险也较小。

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