SPORTS &HEALTH PART 3
各位小伙伴好！在今天的文章里，我们给大家分享一组雅思口语Part 3高频话题Sports的答案示范。“运动”话题在雅思口语的各个部分都有所涉及，而在Part 3中，有关“运动”的话题会更加深入一些。虽然大多小伙伴在遇到“运动”相关的题目时，不会“无话可说”，但对于想要突破口语6.5+的同学来说，将那些比较普遍的观点进行有效地拓展是至关重要的。
两个参考答案较长，真实考试时每个答案具体答其中一个点或举一个例子也是可以。
希望本期的内容对大家有所帮助。
Do you think that playing sports is less important now than in the past?
No, I don’t think so. In fact, I’d say the opposite is true. You know, more young people today are struck with age-related diseases, such as arthritis, gout, heart disease and diabetes. A major contributing factor in this disturbing situation is that people nowadays are either rushing off their feet all day or too sluggish to exercise. And without a doubt, playing sports is a cheap and easy way to maintain good health - regular workout boosts people’s immune systems, helps them get better sleep and aids their recovery. Apart from that, regular exercise does wonders for people’s mental health. Considering that people nowadays are under virtually intolerable pressure - bank loans to pay off, rising living costs to bear and so on, actively getting involved in sports, be it indoors or outdoors, offers people a channel to let off steam and give vent to negative feelings.In this way, they’re less likely to suffer from low spirits, depression, insomnia, and all that.
be struck with 遭受，受到……的影响
age-related diseases 老化伴随病
arthritis 关节炎
gout 痛风
diabetes 糖尿病
a major contributing factor 在一个主要因素
disturbing 令人担忧的
rush off one’s feet all day 忙碌不堪
sluggish 无精打采的
regular workout 定期的运动
boost people’s immune systems 增强人们的免疫系统
aid one’s recovery 有助于某人的恢复
do wonders for 有助于……
mental health 心理健康
virtually intolerable pressure 几乎无法承受的压力
pay off 偿还，还清 v.
bear 承担 v.
let off steam 释放压力
give vent to negative feelings 释放消极的情绪
low spirits 情绪低落 n.
depression 抑郁 n.
insomnia 失眠 n.
How can people be encouraged to take part in more sports?
Well, motivating people to be more active isn’t a walk in the park, but a bunch of measures are worth trying. One of the effective ways, as I see it, is to build more sports infrastructure in the neighbourhood. Let me elaborate on that. Many people may have realised the importance of physical activities, but are discouraged from doing sports due to long distances to a sports venue, fat membership fees in gyms and fitness clubs, or trying to avoid making noise at home. Residents will be tempted to go outdoors and do a bit of sports if more free sports facilities are available to them, such as football fields, basketball courts, badminton courts, cycle paths, skating rinks, and swimming pools. We can see this with Denmark, where cycle lanes are well-organised and convenient. Danish people have long been crowned as cycling enthusiasts. Similarly, in major cities like Chengdu, local governments have not only converted disused areas into a cycling route along the river but have added more parks to the community. Therefore, you can see that more parents take their children outdoors to cycle on weekends and youngsters skateboard, play badminton or jog in their neck of the woods.
a walk in the park 轻松容易的事情
a bunch of 一些，一堆
infrastructure 基础设施
sports venue 体育场馆，运动场地
fat membership fees 昂贵的会员费
be tempted to do 被吸引做……
skating rinks 溜冰场
cycle lanes 骑行道
be crowned as 被誉为
cycling enthusiasts 骑行热衷者
convert…into… 将……改造为
disused areas 废弃、不用的地盘
in one’s neck of the woods 在某人生活的片区
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