Level 1 · Reading series
Lesson 17 · Water Before Sports
Audio track 17
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Do not wait until you feel thirsty. Drink water before exercise, and keep a bottle near you.
When your body gets hot, you sweat. Water leaves your body, so you need to replace it. Take a short break and drink regularly.
The right amount is different for each person and each day. In very hot weather, listen to your body and ask an adult for help.
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Do not wait until you feel thirsty.
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Drink water before exercise, and keep a bottle near you.
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When your body gets hot, you sweat.
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Water leaves your body, so you need to replace it.
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Take a short break and drink regularly.
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The right amount is different for each person and each day.
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In very hot weather, listen to your body and ask an adult for help.
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Chinese translation
不要等到觉得口渴才喝水。运动前先喝些水，把水瓶放在身边。
身体发热时会出汗，水分随之流失，所以需要补充。可以短暂休息，并定时喝水。
每个人、每天所需的水量都不一样。天气很热时，要留意自己的身体状况，必要时向大人求助。
Key words and expressions
Key terms have Chinese explanations. Hover over dotted words in the English passage for word help and pronunciation when available.
- thirsty
- 口渴的。feel thirsty 意为‘感到口渴’。
- water
- 水；通常是不可数名词。
- exercise
- 锻炼；运动。可作动词或名词。
- bottle
- 瓶子；水瓶。
- sweat
- 出汗；汗。
- replace
- 补充失去的东西；替换。
- break
- 休息；也可指‘打破’。本文是‘休息’。
- regularly
- 定期地；有规律地。
- amount
- 数量；可指不可数事物的量。
- hot weather
- 炎热的天气。
Background notes (Chinese)
出汗能帮助身体散热，也会带走水分。一般运动时，喝水是补水的基本方式，但具体需求会随气温、运动时间和个人情况变化。感到不舒服时不要勉强，应马上告诉身边的人。
资料来源：CDC/NIOSH 关于高温和补水的指导资料。