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Pretend Taking Exercises

中国Zhōng guó国家guó jiā统计tǒng jì局jú的de数据shù jù显示xiǎn shì,2019年nián有yǒu近jìn4亿yì人rén经常jīng cháng参加cān jiā体育tǐ yù锻炼duàn liàn。

有yǒu1亿yì人rén买mǎi了le运动yùn dòng装备zhuāng bèi却què很hěn少shǎo运动yùn dòng,办bàn了le健身jiàn shēn卡kǎ却què很hěn少shǎo去qù健身房jiàn shēn fáng锻炼duàn liàn,他们tā men都dōu在zài假装jiǎ zhuāng健身jiàn shēn。

现代xiàn dài社会shè huì,人们rén men的de食物shí wù越来越yuè lái yuè丰富fēng fù,吃chī东西dōng xi越来越yuè lái yuè方便fāng biàn,各种gè zhǒng外卖wài mài随suí叫jiào随suí到dào,但是dàn shì因此yīn cǐ产生chǎn shēng的de却què是shì过度guò dù肥胖féi pàng等děng问题wèn tí。

大家dà jiā也yě意识yì shí到dào了le应该yīng gāi关注guān zhù身体shēn tǐ健康jiàn kāng,所以suǒ yǐ纷纷fēn fēn买mǎi健身jiàn shēn卡kǎ和hé运动yùn dòng装备zhuāng bèi想xiǎng保持bǎo chí健康jiàn kāng。

想法xiǎng fǎ很hěn好hǎo,但是dàn shì平时píng shí生活shēng huó压力yā lì大dà、工作gōng zuò紧张jǐn zhāng,很多hěn duō人rén没有méi yǒu时间shí jiān和hé精力jīng lì保持bǎo chí运动yùn dòng,经常jīng cháng办bàn了le卡kǎ却què再也zài yě没méi去qù过guo健身房jiàn shēn fáng。

你nǐ是shì假装jiǎ zhuāng健身jiàn shēn的de人rén吗ma?

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Vocabulary 83 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
中国 Zhōng guóChina
国家 guó jiācountry; nation; state
统计 tǒng jìstatistics
局 júoffice / situation
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
数据 shù jùdata
显示 xiǎn shìto show / to illustrate / to display / to demonstrate
年 niányear
有 yǒuto have; there is
近 jìnapproximately
亿 yì100 million
人 rénperson; people
经常 jīng chángfrequently; constantly; regularly; often
参加 cān jiāto participate / to take part / to join
体育 tǐ yùsports / physical education
锻炼 duàn liànto toughen / to temper / to engage in physical exercise / to work out / (fig.) to develop one's skills / to train oneself
买 mǎito buy / to purchase
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
运动 yùn dòngto exercise / sports / exercise
装备 zhuāng bèiequipment
却 quèbut / yet / however / while / nevertheless / even though
很 hěnvery; quite
少 shǎoseldom
办 bànto take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event) / to establish; to set up; to manage; to run (an enterprise) / (law) to handle; to investigate; to prosecute (a case or suspect)
健身 jiàn shēnphysical exercise
卡 kǎ(loanword) card
去 qùto go, to go to
健身房 jiàn shēn fánggym; fitness club
他们 tā menthey; them
都 dōuall; both; entirely
在 zài(used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
假装 jiǎ zhuāngto feign / to pretend
现代 xiàn dàimodern times / modern age / modern era
社会 shè huìsociety
人们 rén menpeople
食物 shí wùfood
越来越 yuè lái yuèmore and more
丰富 fēng fùrich / plentiful / abundant
吃 chīto eat; to consume / to eat at
东西 dōng xithing / stuff / person
方便 fāng biànconvenient; suitable
各种 gè zhǒngevery kind of; all kinds of; various
外卖 wài màitakeout (business) / takeout (meal)
随 suívarying according to... / subsequently
叫 jiàoto order / to ask
到 dàoto reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
但是 dàn shìbut; however
因此 yīn cǐthus; consequently; as a result
产生 chǎn shēngto give rise to; to bring into being; to bring about; to produce; to engender; to generate
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
过度 guò dùexcessive / extravagant / intemperate
肥胖 féi pàngfat; obese
等 děngand so on; etc.; et al. / (used to end an enumeration)
问题 wèn tíquestion / problem / issue / topic
大家 dà jiāeveryone
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
意识 yì shí(usu. followed by 到) to be aware of; to realize
应该 yīng gāiought to; should; must
关注 guān zhùto pay attention to; to follow sth closely; to follow (on social media)
身体 shēn tǐone's health
健康 jiàn kānghealth
所以 suǒ yǐtherefore / as a result / so
纷纷 fēn fēnone after another / in succession / one by one / continuously / in profusion / pell-mell
和 héand; together with
想 xiǎngto desire; to want (to)
保持 bǎo chíto keep / to maintain / to hold / to preserve
想法 xiǎng fǎway of thinking; opinion; notion
好 hǎogood / appropriate; proper
平时 píng shíin normal times / in peacetime
生活 shēng huólife / livelihood
压力 yā lìpressure
大 dàbig; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest
工作 gōng zuòjob / work / task
紧张 jǐn zhāngnervous / keyed up / intense / tense / strained
很多 hěn duōmany; a lot of
没有 méi yǒuto not have
时间 shí jiāntime
精力 jīng lìenergy
再也 zài yě(not) ever again; (not) any longer
没 méi(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
过 guo(experienced action marker)
你 nǐyou
吗 ma(question particle for "yes-no" questions)