节目资讯
刊物:空中英语教室
日期:2013-01-02
难易度:Medium
关键字:destructive, lessen, depression, appointment
Well, we're back in Studio Classroom.
And we've been talking about some more tips for health-related resolutions.
First one we talked about today was to watch your numbers.
What numbers were those?
Your blood pressure and cholesterol numbers.
Make sure those are under control.
But it's also important to eat more whole grains and less refined carbohydrates.
Well, we have one more tip yet to come.
Let's look at the second reading for today.
(Music).
Resolutions Worth Keeping.
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.
(Music).
Our last tip is spend time with family and friends.
This is a great tip to end the day with.
I love this tip.
It begins: Having close relationships with your loved ones isn't just an
enjoyable experience.
I see a phrase there: "loved ones." Nathanael, what are your loved ones?
Not "what" are my loved ones but "who" are my loved ones.
Of course, they are the people that... that I love.
People in my family and close friends I would refer to as my loved ones.
All right. Those are your loved ones.
Well, when you think about your loved ones, who do you think about?
Do you think about some family members?
Which friends do you think about when you think about your loved ones?
Use that phrase in English sometime.
Let's continue.
It also means you'll be less likely to suffer from colds, depression and
problems related to aging.
So it's important to spend time with your loved ones, especially if you want to
avoid problems like this one here - depression.
If you have "depression," that means you are sad but not just for a short time.
Some people have depression for a long time.
How else can you use this word, Carolyn?
Well, if you aren't feeling very happy, you might say that "Oh, I'm really
depressed today." I'm really sad.
And I don't feel very good.
I don't really want to spend time with people.
But it's very important to spend time with your family and friends, your loved
ones, so that you don't suffer from depression.
That's right.
Nathanael, can you think of any other ways to avoid problems like depression?
Well, I think that actually things like exercise that we've already talked about
can help you in that way too.
When you feel depressed, you just don't feel like doing much.
But if you go out and spend some energy on some exercise or maybe doing some
things with friends, in this case, that will help you get out of depression.
That's right. You can get out of depression.
We hope you don't sink into depression.
Often we hear that phrase, "to sink into depression." That means you're going
down into depression.
So don't sink into depression.
Make sure you're spending time with people that you love, exercising, doing
things like this.
Let's continue.
Work quality time with your family into your schedule, like any other
appointment.
I like that.
And that's a good word to know, appointment.
You make an appointment.
That means you set a time apart to do something.
How can you use this word, Carolyn?
Well, you might need to go to see a doctor, and you should make a doctor
appointment.
Maybe you need to get glasses, so you should make an appointment with your eye
doctor.
OK. So you can go to the doctor, make a doctor's appointment.
You can make a dentist's appointment.
Um, how is this word "appointment" different from a date, Nathanael?
Yeah. They are different things.
When you go on a date, you're not making an appointment.
Nope.
We would not call a date an appointment.
An appointment maybe is to get some more information or to get something done,
not to get to know someone like you are in a date.
That's right.
So an appointment seems a little more official.
A date should be more casual.
I think of romance when I think of a date.
I don't think of romance at all when I think of an appointment.
Well, friends, we do have more to learn right now with Liz at the Grammar Gym.
Hello, friends.
Welcome to the Grammar Gym.
My name is Liz.
We've been talking about resolutions that are worth keeping.
We see this sentence: Work quality time with your family into your schedule.
That's our Grammar Tip sentence.
Our focus is on the sentence pattern: to work A into B.
It means to make or find time in B for A.
In the case of today's sentence, we're talking about making sure that in your
schedule, there's time to be with your family.
We normally use this sentence pattern when there is a busy schedule, and we want
to find time to do something extra.
For example: The doctor is busy in the morning, but he can work you into his
afternoon schedule.
Or: The magician's performance was worked into the program at the last minute.
That's all the time we have for today.
Remember to keep practicing your English.
And even if you're busy, try the word ten minutes of practice time into your
busy schedule.
This is Liz from the Grammar Gym.
See you next time.
Goodbye.
Thanks, Liz.
And speaking of needing to work something into your schedule, I remember a time
when I was so busy that I had to make an appointment with my sister,
and work her into my schedule because she had some of my mail, and I was just
too easy to get it from her.
Have you ever had something like that happened to you, Gabe?
Well, not that I can remember.
But I do think that is quite a unique thing to do because usually you think of
your sister or brother as somebody that you don't have to make an appointment
for,
but it seems like you were really busy at this time.
It was really, really a very busy time in my life.
And I'm glad that I was able to work time with my loved ones into my schedule.
It's a very important thing to do.
That's right.
So there's different things that you could work into your schedule.
Maybe you don't think you have time for exercise now.
But you might be able to work it into your schedule like Nathanael was talking
about before.
Well, let's continue.
Eat dinner together, play games and have real, sincere conversations.
Nathanael, do you like to have sincere conversations?
I love to have sincere conversations.
It's one of my favorite things to do.
When you're sincere, you're being meaningful, and what you say is honest.
What you say is true about yourself.
That's a sincere conversation.
Well, I appreciate sincere conversations as well.
And I also like this tip - to play games.
Actually this makes me think of Jeremy Lin.
Many people look up to Jeremy Lin as a wonderful basketball player.
Actually when he was younger, his dad would spend time with him, he would play
basketball with him.
And I think that made a huge difference in his life, in his basketball skills
and the way that he saw himself.
His own dad would spend time doing what he loved.
I think that's what makes a difference.
So play games, have meaningful conversations.
And our last sentence here is: Healthy relationships will make you healthier -
body and soul.
Carolyn, what does that mean "body and soul"?
Well, "body and soul" means it's not just good for your physical body, but it's
also good for your soul - what is inside you, the thing that makes you you.
And you just feel really good and much better about yourself.
It's true.
These things can make us healthier, body and soul.
Well, let's continue right now.
We have more to learn with Michelle at the Language Lab.
(Chinese).
And let's get back to teachers.
That's the end of our first article for this year.
And I think it's been kind of inspiring.
Carolyn, do you think that you're going to have any resolutions this year?
Yes! In fact, I really want to read more.
I think that I really need to read the Bible every day, and that will help to
strengthen my spiritual life.
Well, that is a good resolution to have.
You can be better healthier, body and soul, for sure.
When I think of a resolution for this year, I know I need to get more exercise.
I know I need to get more sleep.
I think I'm going to resolve to exercise four days a week this year.
And uh, I also resolve to keep my resolution... I hope.
Nathanael, what about you?
What kind of resolutions will you make this year?
Well, one thing that I really enjoy doing is writing, but sometimes I just don't
find the time to do it.
So maybe I'll try to write a certain amount every week.
Whether it's one project or another, I'll try to do that every week.
Well, we hope this lesson has been inspiring for you too.
What resolution are you going to make in this New Year?
Well, we'll see you next time on Studio Classroom.
Goodbye.