咕咕愛囉唆

別久坐 站起來！Sit to Rest, and Stand to Feel Better

如果能站著，那就不要坐著If you are sitting, you might want to think about standing

如果請你猜猜自己每天坐著多久，你的答案會是？

三個小時？也許四個小時？還是更久？

若你知道一般成年人每天坐著六點五小時，你會感到驚訝嗎？

一般青少年則是每天坐著八小時。

這是不是頗讓人感到擔憂呢？

現在再想想第一個問題；你的回答會比第一次的更多嗎?

那會讓你覺得不安嗎?

應該會。

你可能在白天有很多時間都是坐著。

你應該為此感到憂慮，因為久坐似乎與一些健康問題有直接關連；久坐可能會導致高血壓及體重增加。

坐太久還可能會影響心理健康。

一天中大部分時間都坐著的人可能會感到憂鬱；也更可能出現焦慮問題。

幸好，有一個方法可以避免久坐帶來的負面影響；就是起來活動。

If I asked you to guess how long you sit each day, what would you say? Three hours? Maybe four? More? Would it take you by surprise to know that the average adult sits about 6.5 hours daily? The average teenager sits for eight hours a day. Does that seem disturbing? Now think about that first question again. Would your answer be greater than you said at first? Does that make you uneasy?It should.

You likely spend a lot of time sitting down during the day. That should disturb you because sitting appears to be directly connected to several health problems. Sitting for long periods of time can result in high blood pressure and weight gain. Sitting for too long can also affect your mental health. People who spend most of their day sitting are likely to be depressed. They are also more likely to have problems with anxiety. Luckily, there is a way to avoid the negative effects of long-term sitting. The solution is movement.

average（adj.）普通的；一般的

The average first grader America spends 10 minutes a day on homework. 一般的小一生

This winter is colder than average. 今年冬天比以往還冷

Bill is about 25 and of averge height and weight. 有著一般的身高和體重

（to）disturb（v.）使…焦慮；使...煩惱

disturbing （adj.）

Many parents find it disturbing to see how much time their kids spend playing video games.

（to）disturb（v.）干擾；打斷

Brett disturbs anyone who sits near him in class continually talking to them. 干擾旁邊的同學

The dogs outside Melanie’s window were so noisy that they disturbed her sleep.

to take a stand表達立場

really stand behind what you believe.

stand

feel very strongly about something, and so you do the right thing.

You not only do the right thing, but you’re wiliing to say things, even though it might be a little bit uncomfortable, and you have to get out of your comfort zone.

But you want to make some changes, so you take a stand on something.

I can’t stand it!我受不了

to take you by surprise

that it happens unexpectedly.

You did not expect something to happen, so it took you by surprise when it did happen.

Or it could mean that you heard something, maybe a fact that was shared by somebody, but you were surprised by that fact.

Yeah. It kind of has the idea that you weren't expecting it.

You weren't expecting to hear that or you weren't expecting that to happen.

to be disturbined by ＋（n.）

Something could be disturging

Or

You could be disturbed by something

at first

sit

I’ll be right back with your change. Sit tight!

Sitting on the fence

They ‘re having trouble deciding between two things. Maybe they want to delay making the choice.

sitting on the fence左右為難，不知道選哪邊

Riley was accepted by two universities. So now she's sitting on the fence about which one to attend.

We hope you're not sitting on the fence when it comes to  learning more English.

Sometimes it's hard, but just sit tight and keep practicing.

宣布消息前，可以先說 sit down. 免得昏倒或摔一跤

depressed（adj.）憂鬱的；沮喪的

Eva was depressed for days after she failed her biology test, but then she determined to study harder.

depressed（adj.）貧窮的；蕭條的

The northern part of the state is a very depressed area with a lot of poverty and lack of opportunity. 不景氣的地方

depressed（adj.）凹陷的

This depressed area of the Earth is full of hot rocks.

anxiety（n.）焦慮；不安；焦慮症

Many children experience a lot of anxiety at the start of a school year. 開學時

Dylan’s anxiety was so severe that his doctor put him on medication.

social anxiety　社交恐懼症

Social anxiety is becoming more common in some societies.

connected

correlation between ＋（n.）＋and＋（n.）

related to

sitting is the new smoking

to have problems with ＋（n.）

I have had problems with going to bed on time.

three meals per day

the age for starting school