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The benefits of saying dirty words

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The benefits of saying dirty words

说shuō脏话zāng huà当然dāng rán是shì很hěn不bù好hǎo的de行为xíng wéi。

你nǐ是shì不是bù shì也yě在zài运动yùn dòng时shí听见tīng jiàn总是zǒng shì有yǒu人rén一边yī biān运动yùn dòng一边yī biān说shuō脏话zāng huà?

最近zuì jìn英国Yīng guó的de一yī项xiàng研究yán jiū发现fā xiàn,在zài你nǐ骑qí自行车zì xíng chē遇到yù dào阻力zǔ lì的de时候shí hou,说shuō脏话zāng huà的de人rén比bǐ不bù说shuō的de人rén有yǒu更gèng大dà的de力量lì liàng继续jì xù骑qí。

因为yīn wèi说shuō脏话zāng huà不仅bù jǐn可以kě yǐ提高tí gāo运动yùn dòng时shí的de耐力nài lì,受伤shòu shāng时shí说shuō脏话zāng huà也yě可能kě néng会huì减轻jiǎn qīng痛苦tòng kǔ。

但是dàn shì,研究yán jiū人员rén yuán也yě表示biǎo shì,脏话zāng huà说shuō得de太tài多duō会huì失去shī qù这zhè种zhǒng作用zuò yòng。

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Vocabulary 56 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
脏话 zāng huàprofanity / obscene language
当然 dāng ráncertainly / of course / without doubt
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
很 hěnvery; quite
不 bùno; not so
好 hǎogood / appropriate; proper
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
行为 xíng wéiaction; conduct; behavior; activity
你 nǐyou
不是 bù shìis not
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
运动 yùn dòngto exercise / sports / exercise
时 shíwhen
听见 tīng jiànto hear
总是 zǒng shìalways
有 yǒuto have; there is
人 rénperson; people
一边 yī biānon the one hand / on the other hand / doing while
最近 zuì jìnrecently
英国 Yīng guóUnited Kingdom (UK); Britain
一 yīone / single / a (article)
项 xiàngclassifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc
研究 yán jiūresearch / a study
发现 fā xiànto notice; to become aware of / to discover; to find; to detect
骑 qíto sit astride / to ride (a horse, bike etc)
自行车 zì xíng chēbicycle; bike
遇到 yù dàoto meet; to run into; to come across
阻力 zǔ lìresistance / drag
时候 shí houtime / length of time / moment / period
比 bǐ(followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun} / (in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)
更 gèngmore / even more / further / still / still more
大 dàbig; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest
力量 lì liàngpower; force; strength
继续 jì xùto continue; to proceed with; to go on with
因为 yīn wèibecause; owing to; on account of
不仅 bù jǐnnot just; not limited to / (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...)
可以 kě yǐcan / may / possible / able to
提高 tí gāoto raise / to increase / to improve
耐力 nài lìendurance
受伤 shòu shāngto sustain injuries
可能 kě néngmight (happen) / maybe / perhaps
会 huìto be likely to; to be sure to
减轻 jiǎn qīngto lighten / to ease / to alleviate
痛苦 tòng kǔpain / suffering
但是 dàn shìbut; however
人员 rén yuánstaff / crew / personnel
表示 biǎo shì(of sb) to express; to state; to show / (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show
得 destructural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
太 tàitoo (much) / very / extremely
多 duōtoo many; in excess
失去 shī qùto lose
这 zhèthis; these
种 zhǒngclassifier for types, kinds, sorts
作用 zuò yòngaction; function; activity / impact; result; effect