HSK 4Lesson 27
Staying healthy takes some care. You will go through a checkup with a nurse, help a friend with exam stress, talk a tired friend into going to the gym, and hear a teacher's advice on hygiene in spring.
You will learn the words of a health checkup, of stress and relaxing, of working out at a gym, and of looking after your body and hygiene.
Part 1 · 16 new words
Contains 5 words
physical checkup
body temperature
body weight
degrees Celsius
normal
Contains 4 words
to reduce; to ease
pressure; stress
Contains 4 words
strength; energy
to work out
Contains 3 words
hygiene; sanitation
to protect
Part 2 · 8 phrases
学校每年秋天都让我们做一次体检。
Every fall the school has us get a physical checkup.
他的体温是三十七摄氏度。
His body temperature is 37 degrees Celsius.
你的体重很正常，不用担心。
Your weight is normal; there's nothing to worry about.
考试前压力很大，跑完步就减轻了不少。
I was under a lot of stress before the exam, but running eased it quite a bit.
一躺下，全身都放松了。
The moment I lie down, my whole body relaxes.
考完试，我觉得特别轻松。
After the exam, I feel completely relaxed.
Part 3 · 4 conversations
Liu Ming goes for a checkup. A nurse takes his temperature and weight and tells him what comes next.
护士Nurse
你好，先检查一下体温。
Hello. First let me take your temperature.
刘明Liu Ming
多少摄氏度？
What is it?
护士Nurse
三十六点八摄氏度，正常。请到这边来，我们再看一下体重。
to relax
relaxed; light
gym
body
whole body
Only if you work out at the gym often will you have strength.
春天要注意卫生，保护好自己。
In spring, watch your hygiene and look after yourself.
Thirty-six point eight degrees Celsius, normal. Please come over here and we'll check your weight.
刘明Liu Ming
我比去年胖了吧？
I've put on weight since last year, haven't I?
护士Nurse
六十五公斤，胖了两公斤，但还是正常的。等一下要做全身检查，大概四十分钟。
Sixty-five kilos. That's two kilos more, but still normal. In a moment you'll have a full-body examination; it takes about forty minutes.
刘明Liu Ming
我早上没吃东西，这样可以吧？
I haven't eaten anything this morning. That's all right, isn't it?
护士Nurse
对，体检前不要吃东西，你做对了。
Right. You shouldn't eat before a checkup, so you did the right thing.
Wang Yixue is so stressed about exams that she cannot sleep. Bai Jiayue suggests a walk in the park and tells her it helped her.
王一雪Wang Yixue
最近压力太大了，每天都睡不好。
I've been under too much pressure lately, and I can't sleep well.
白家月Bai Jiayue
你要学会放松，不要一直想考试。
You need to learn to relax and not think about exams all the time.
王一雪Wang Yixue
可是考试越来越近，我放松不了。
But the exams are getting closer and I can't relax.
白家月Bai Jiayue
这个周末我们去公园走走吧，让心情轻松一点儿。
Let's go for a walk in the park this weekend and lighten your mood a bit.
王一雪Wang Yixue
走路真的能减轻压力吗？
Can walking really ease the pressure?
白家月Bai Jiayue
能。我上次考试前也睡不着，每天晚上走半个小时，走完以后觉得轻松多了。
Yes. Before my last exams I couldn't sleep either. I walked for half an hour every evening, and afterwards I felt much more relaxed.
王一雪Wang Yixue
好，那周末我们一起去。
All right, let's go together this weekend.
Liu Ming has had no energy lately and asks Li Wen, who goes to the gym regularly, whether working out would help.
刘明Liu Ming
你每天都去健身房吗？
Do you go to the gym every day?
李文Li Wen
不是，一个星期去三次。
No, three times a week.
刘明Liu Ming
我最近总是没力气，你说去健身会好一点儿吗？
I've had no energy at all lately. Do you think working out would help?
李文Li Wen
会的。我刚开始健身的时候，跑十分钟就累了，现在跑四十分钟都没问题。
It would. When I first started working out, I was tired after ten minutes of running. Now forty minutes is no problem.
刘明Liu Ming
可是我怕去了以后坚持不下去。
But I'm afraid I won't be able to keep it up once I start.
李文Li Wen
那你跟我一起去吧，星期六我带你去健身房看看。
Then come with me. On Saturday I'll take you to the gym to have a look.
In spring many students are falling ill. Teacher Wang reminds Bai Jiayue about hygiene, and she asks what to do after exercise.
王老师Teacher Wang
春天人容易生病，大家要注意卫生。
People catch illnesses easily in spring, so everyone should mind hygiene.
白家月Bai Jiayue
王老师，那我们怎么保护自己呢？
Teacher Wang, how should we protect ourselves, then?
王老师Teacher Wang
多洗手，别用脏手拿东西吃。
Wash your hands often, and don't pick up food with dirty hands.
白家月Bai Jiayue
我每天下午去打球，出一身汗，要马上换衣服吗？
I play ball every afternoon and get sweaty all over. Should I change my clothes straight away?
王老师Teacher Wang
对，最好带一件干净的衣服，出了汗不换，容易感冒。
Yes. It's best to bring a clean change of clothes, if you don't change after sweating, you catch a cold easily.
白家月Bai Jiayue
我总是觉得麻烦，所以常常不换。
I always find it a hassle, so I often don't change.
王老师Teacher Wang
这可不行。身体是自己的，要好好保护。
That won't do. It's your own body, so take good care of it.
