High 2 · Reading series
Lesson 31 · When Rest Became Part of Training
Audio track 31
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Our running team kept a chart of practice times. When my pace stopped improving, I added extra laps after everyone left. I felt proud of the effort, but I also felt tired before the next session.
My coach noticed and asked about my sleep and meals. She did not diagnose me from a chart. Instead, she suggested that I talk with my family and follow the team's planned rest days while we watched how I felt. I was surprised to learn that doing less on one day could support better practice later.
For two weeks I recorded both activity and recovery. My times did not improve in a straight line, but I arrived at practice more prepared. I also stopped treating every slower day as proof that I was failing.
The chart still helped me, provided I read it alongside my body and the advice of responsible adults. Training is not a contest to fill every hour. Rest can be part of the work.
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Chinese translation
跑步队记录每次训练的成绩。我的配速不再进步时，便在大家离开后额外跑几圈。我为自己的努力感到骄傲，却也在下一次训练前就觉得疲倦。
教练注意到了，询问我的睡眠和饮食。她没有凭一张成绩表诊断问题，而是建议我与家人商量，先遵守队里安排的休息日，同时留意身体感觉。我有些惊讶：某天少练一点，竟可能有助于之后练得更好。
接下来两周，我同时记录活动和恢复情况。成绩没有沿直线提升，但我参加训练时准备得更充分，也不再把每个慢一点的日子当作自己失败的证据。
成绩表仍有帮助，前提是把它与身体感受和负责任的成年人给的建议放在一起看。训练不是填满每个小时的比赛；休息也能是训练的一部分。
Key words and expressions
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- pace
- 配速；主人公发现不再进步。
- improving
- 提升；训练成绩一度停滞。
- extra laps
- 额外圈数；疲劳前仍加练。
- session
- 一节训练；下一次开始前已疲惫。
- diagnose
- 诊断；教练不凭表格判断疾病。
- planned
- 预定的；遵守团队休息日。
- recovery
- 恢复；与活动一起记录。
- straight line
- 直线；成绩并非持续稳定上升。
- provided
- 只要；表格需结合身体感受。
- responsible
- 负责任的；成年人提供建议。
Background notes (Chinese)
成绩变化不能只看单次数字，更不能凭图表自行诊断健康问题。文中教练与家人参与调整，学生同时记录活动与恢复。