↶ Graded Readers

The More You Sweat, The Stronger You Exercise?

↶ Intermediate reading practice

The More You Sweat, The Stronger You Exercise?

很多hěn duō人rén认为rèn wéi出chū汗hàn越yuè多duō,燃烧rán shāo的de脂肪zhī fáng也yě就jiù越yuè多duō,但dàn这zhè种zhǒng认识rèn shi是shì错误cuò wù的de。

实际shí jì上shàng,你的nǐ de出chū汗hàn量liàng与yǔ你的nǐ de锻炼duàn liàn强度qiáng dù不bù一定yī dìng有关yǒu guān。

出chū汗hàn的de多少duō shǎo是shì由yóu许多xǔ duō因素yīn sù造成zào chéng的de,包括bāo kuò性别xìng bié、年龄nián líng、温度wēn dù等děng。

一般yī bān情况qíng kuàng下xià,男性nán xìng比bǐ女性nǚ xìng更gèng容易róng yì出chū汗hàn,年纪nián jì小xiǎo的de人rén比bǐ年纪nián jì大dà的de人rén出chū汗hàn更gèng多duō,气温qì wēn高gāo的de时候shí hou出chū汗hàn比bǐ气温qì wēn低dī的de时候shí hou更gèng多duō。

所以suǒ yǐ,在zài高汗gāo hàn锻炼duàn liàn后hòu不要bù yào因为yīn wèi轻qīng了le几jǐ斤jīn就jiù觉得jué de自己zì jǐ瘦shòu了le。

这zhè只zhǐ是shì水shuǐ的de重量zhòng liàng,当dāng你nǐ把bǎ水shuǐ补bǔ回来huí lái的de时候shí hou,你的nǐ de体重tǐ zhòng可能kě néng又yòu会huì和hé原来yuán lái的de一样yī yàng。

所以suǒ yǐ出chū汗hàn多duō并bìng不bù一定yī dìng意味yì wèi着zhe你nǐ已经yǐ jīng消耗xiāo hào了le很多hěn duō的de卡路里kǎ lù lǐ。

相反xiāng fǎn,不要bù yào认为rèn wéi低汗dī hàn锻炼duàn liàn意味yì wèi着zhe你nǐ没有méi yǒu燃烧rán shāo足够zú gòu的de卡路里kǎ lù lǐ。

出chū汗hàn少shǎo可能kě néng是shì你的nǐ de汗hàn很hěn快kuài蒸发zhēng fā了le,或者huò zhě是shì这zhè项xiàng运动yùn dòng根本gēn běn就jiù不会bù huì出chū很多hěn duō汗hàn。

Hover a word for its pinyin & meaning; click to pin it.

Whole-text audio

narration saved locally, offline — from https://download.mandarinbean.com/audio?source=aHR0cHM6Ly90cmFmZmljLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vbGVhcm5jaGluZXNlL1RoZV9Nb3JlX1lvdV9Td2VhdF9UaGVfU3Ryb25nZXJfWW91X0V4ZXJjaXNlXy1fNDAzNi5tcDM&filename=The-More-You-Sweat-The-Stronger-You-Exercise.mp3&signature=474a2476e3fd90fe7c89e5d26a24243765f3fa040fde1caf463569a430411c62

Vocabulary 100 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
很多 hěn duōmany; a lot of
人 rénperson; people
认为 rèn wéito believe; to think; to consider; to feel
出 chūto go out; to come out / to arise; to occur / to produce; to yield / to go beyond; to exceed
汗 hànperspiration / sweat
越 yuèthe more... the more
多 duōmany; much; more; a lot of
燃烧 rán shāoto ignite / to combust / to burn
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
脂肪 zhī fángfat (in the body, in a plant, or in food)
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
就 jiùin that case; then
但 dànbut; yet; however; still
这 zhèthis; these
种 zhǒngclassifier for types, kinds, sorts
认识 rèn shiknowledge / understanding / awareness / cognition
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
错误 cuò wùmistaken; false; wrong
实际 shí jìpractical / realistic / real / actual
上 shàng(noun suffix) on; above
你的 nǐ deyour; yours
量 liàngcapacity / quantity / amount
与 yǔ(formal) and; together with (linking parallel nouns, verbs, or phrases)
锻炼 duàn liànto toughen / to temper / to engage in physical exercise / to work out / (fig.) to develop one's skills / to train oneself
强度 qiáng dùstrength / intensity
不 bùno; not so
一定 yī dìngsurely; certainly; definitely
有关 yǒu guānto have sth to do with / to relate to / to concern
多少 duō shǎonumber; amount
由 yóufrom / because of; due to / by; via; through / (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
许多 xǔ duōmany / a lot of / much
因素 yīn sùelement / factor
造成 zào chéngto bring about; to create; to cause
包括 bāo kuòto comprise / to include / to involve / to incorporate / to consist of
性别 xìng biésex; gender
年龄 nián líng(a person's) age
温度 wēn dùtemperature
等 děngand so on; etc.; et al. / (used to end an enumeration)
一般 yī bāngenerally / in general
情况 qíng kuàngcircumstances; state of affairs; situation
下 xiàdown / downwards / below
男性 nán xìngthe male sex / a male
比 bǐ(followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun} / (in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)
女性 nǚ xìngwoman / the female sex
更 gèngmore / even more / further / still / still more
容易 róng yìlikely; liable to; apt to
年纪 nián jìage
小 xiǎoyoung
大 dàbig; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest
气温 qì wēnair temperature
高 gāohigh / tall / above average / loud
时候 shí houtime / length of time / moment / period
低 dīlow
所以 suǒ yǐtherefore / as a result / so
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
高汗 gāo hànheavy sweating; sweating a lot
后 hòuafterwards / after
不要 bù yàodon't!; must not
因为 yīn wèibecause; owing to; on account of
轻 qīnglight / easy / gentle / soft / reckless / unimportant / frivolous / small in number / unstressed / neutral
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
几 jǐseveral / a few
斤 jīncatty / (PRC) weight equal to 500 g
觉得 jué deto think that ...; to feel that ...
自己 zì jǐoneself; (attributive) one's own
瘦 shòuthin / (of clothing) tight / (of meat) lean / (of land) unproductive
只 zhǐonly; merely; just
水 shuǐwater / (after a name) ... River / (bound form) additional cost; extra income
重量 zhòng liàngweight
当 dāngwhen / during / ought / should / just at (a time or place) / on the spot / just at
你 nǐyou
把 bǎ(used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})
补 bǔto repair / to patch / to mend / to make up for / to fill (a vacancy) / to supplement
回来 huí láito return; to come back
体重 tǐ zhòngbody weight
可能 kě néngmight (happen) / maybe / perhaps
又 yòu(once) again
会 huìto be likely to; to be sure to
和 héand; together with
原来 yuán láioriginal; former
一样 yī yàngsame / like / equal to / the same as
并 bìng(not) at all
意味 yì wèito mean / to imply / to get a sense of
着 zheaspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
已经 yǐ jīngalready
消耗 xiāo hàoto consume; to use up / to deplete; to expend
卡路里 kǎ lù lǐcalorie (loanword)
相反 xiāng fǎnopposite / contrary
低汗 dī hànlow-sweat; exercise that causes little perspiration
没有 méi yǒuhaven't / hasn't
足够 zú gòuenough; sufficient
少 shǎofew / less
很 hěnvery; quite
快 kuàirapid / quick
蒸发 zhēng fāto evaporate
或者 huò zhěpossibly; maybe; perhaps
项 xiàngclassifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc
运动 yùn dòngto exercise / sports / exercise
根本 gēn běnsimply / absolutely (not) / (not) at all
不会 bù huìwill not