节目资讯
刊物:空中英语教室
日期:2013-01-01
难易度:Medium
关键字:resolution, eliminate, moderate, strengthen, immune system, diabetes
Auld lang syne, my dear. For auld lang syne.
We'll drink a cup of kindness yet for auld lang syne.
Happy New Year!
Yes, it is the beginning of a new year.
And with a new year comes new beginnings.
You can see some new teachers right here at Studio Classroom.
My name is Gabe.
My name is Carolyn.
And my name is Nathanael.
And today we're talking about Resolutions Worth Keeping.
At the beginning of New Year's, people like to make resolutions.
And a resolution is something like a goal, something that you resolve to do.
You want to make some changes, some resolutions for the new year.
We see a question right here:
What New Year's resolutions do doctors suggest you make?
Nathanael, what does this question say about our lesson?
Well, I think if doctors are making these suggestions, they must be
health-related.
A lot of resolutions are about our own personal health.
That's right.
Many people like to make these kinds of resolutions.
Carolyn, what's a popular New Year's resolution?
Well, I think a popular New Year's resolution that a lot of people like to make
is to lose weight.
All right. That is a very popular resolution.
We're going to learn a lot about resolutions doctors are suggesting that we
make.
Let's get started with our first reading for today.
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Resolutions Worth Keeping.
What New Year's resolutions do doctors suggest you make?
The start of a new year brings hope - hope for better health, more happiness and
greater success.
New Year's resolutions are a great way to pursue those things by eliminating bad
habits and creating good ones.
But which resolutions should you choose?
According to a survey of doctors, here are some good ideas:
Get moving.
Exercise is one of the most popular New Year's resolutions - and one of the
healthiest.
Exercise helps prevent disease, improves memory, relieves stress and helps you
live longer.
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Well, right at the beginning we see in the title "Resolutions Worth Keeping."
And right there is our first key word of the New Year.
It is: resolution.
A "resolution" is a goal that you have, maybe a change that you want to make
especially at the beginning of a new year.
You could also use the word resolve, R-E-S-O-L-V-E. You "resolve" to do
something.
Well, Nathanael, what is another popular resolution that people make at the New
Year?
Well, this is one that we're actually going to talk about in just a moment.
But a lot of people think, "I should exercise a little bit more." And maybe
these doctors from this article might suggest the same thing to us today.
I think they are.
They're suggesting exercise to get moving.
A resolution that I like, that I heard once is that my brother wanted to start
writing an e-mail every day to somebody,
to get in touch with somebody every day, to maintain contact with people.
And I think that's a good idea too.
Well, what resolutions are you going to make this year?
As we can see, the start of a new year brings hope.
Carolyn, hope for what?
Hope for better health, more happiness and greater success.
So the New Year sounds like a really great time.
That's right.
It's a good time to make these resolutions.
Of course, we all want better health, happiness and greater success.
We continue on to read: New Year's resolutions are a great way to pursue those
things by eliminating bad habits and creating some new ones.
Well, we see this word here.
eliminate.
When you "eliminate" something, you get rid of it.
You throw it away.
What kinds of things can you eliminate, Carolyn?
Well, when I want to eliminate something bad, maybe I'll eliminate watching TV
for six hours a day.
Cut it down to one hour - it would be much better.
OK. Uh, I hope you weren't really watching six hours of TV every day.
I know she wasn't.
But if you do have that bad habit of watching TV too much, maybe you need to
eliminate some of that TV watching.
Just cut it down.
What other things can you eliminate, Nathanael?
I think sometimes when players cheat at games, they would be eliminated,
especially if it's a very important game or sport like in the Olympics.
That's right.
You're eliminated from a race.
Some reality TV shows also have competitions where there are a lot of people at
first, and one by one they are eliminated as people are voted off the show.
They are eliminated.
I think I have to go home and eliminate some things for my refrigerator.
Anyway, you need to eliminate bad habits and create some good ones.
Well, what are examples of good habits that we should have?
Carolyn, what's an example of a good habit?
Well, a good habit would be to eat more fruit and vegetables so that we can have
healthier lives.
OK. Eat more fruit and vegetables.
Um, I also think of, well, brushing your teeth is a good daily habit to have.
Of course, that's not a resolution.
I mean, I think you should be brushing your teeth anyway.
But what's a good new habit that you can create for this year?
Which resolution should you choose?
Well, in our text, according to a survey of doctors, here are some good ideas.
And what is the first one, Nathanael?
The first one is to get moving.
Like we mentioned before, our article says that exercise is one of the most
popular New Year's resolutions - and one of the healthiest.
Everyone needs to get some good exercise.
That's right.
I think we all know exercise is important.
And what kinds of exercise are there?
Well, I can think of basketball.
That's a popular sport, and it is good exercise.
What other kinds of exercise are there?
Well, I really like to go hiking or jogging and just be out in nature.
That's right.
That's a great form of exercise.
Nathanael, what's your favorite form of exercise?
Well, what I mostly do is jogging as well.
If you find a good place to jog, you can even get to a point where you really
look forward to going every day even if at first, it's not that exciting or
enjoyable.
That's true.
At first, sometimes exercise is not enjoyable.
But keep going. Don't give up.
It can become more enjoyable.
Our article says exercise helps prevent disease, improves memory and relieves
stress and helps you live longer.
So these are very important things.
We want to prevent disease.
What kinds of diseases are out there?
Well, lots of people get colds every year.
Nathanael, what's one way that you can prevent the common cold?
That's one thing a lot of people talk about.
And we don't really know the great way to keep from getting a cold, but some
people say drink some hot tea with honey.
I don't know if it really works, but that idea's been out there a long time.
And hot tea with honey does taste great.
What else could you do to prevent a disease like this?
Well, you could eat plenty of vitamin C.
Your body uses vitamin C to stay healthy and boost your immune system, so.
Fruits and vegetables have lots of vitamin C.
That's right.
So what can you do to prevent diseases?
Well, of course you could exercise.
Exercise prevents diseases.
It improves memory.
And it definitely relieves stress.
It makes stress easier to handle.
Well, right now it's time for us to continue by enjoying a review skit.
It's the start of a new year.
Yes. And you know what that means.
More parties, more food, more fun!
No. New hope - hope for health, happiness and success.
Yes, that too.
So you can pursue those hopes by New Year's resolutions.
Yeah, I guess so.
Following resolutions helps eliminate bad habits and helps create new ones.
So I'm writing resolutions that are worth keeping.
Oh. What do you have so far?
Get moving.
That's a popular one.
And a healthy one; through moderate exercise, walking, swimming and biking, it
will keep you healthy.
Wow, that much?
Yeah. Plus taking the stairs, not the elevator.
Oh, my! That won't be easy.
What else do you have?
Sleep.
Sleep seven hours every night.
That's a waste of time.
No, it's not.
Sleep is good for you.
It reduces blood pressure, stress, and it strengthens your immune system.
Well, if you say so.
And doctors say so too!
Exercise and sleep are important.
Yeah. Well, good luck keeping your New Year's resolutions.
It won't be easy.
Oh, I'm not writing these for me.
I'm writing them for you!
Good luck.
What?
Oh, no!
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Well, that was a really great little skit about New Year's resolutions.
Now let's go see what Michelle has for us in the Language Lab.
Hey, Michelle.
Hi, Michelle.
Happy New Year! I'm Michelle.