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New research suggests lack of exercise is now killing the same number of people as smoking.
The findings were published in the British medical journal， The Lancet. The report says that about one third of adults do not do enough physical exercise. This kills 5.3 million people a year. The problem is worse in rich countries such as the UK. It is now so serious that inactivity is pandemic.
The team of international researchers said governments should warn the public of the dangers of being inactive. Simply telling them the benefits of doing exercise isn’t enough. They should also make physical exercise cheaper， safer and more convenient.
They said adults should do 150 minutes of exercise such as walking or cycling every week.
However， some people have questioned the claim that lack of exercise is as dangerous as smoking. They agree that they both kill similar numbers of people. But they point out the number of people who smoke is much smaller than the number of people who do not exercise. Therefore smoking has a much higher risk.
Vocabulary
1. journal n. 日报，期刊，杂志
2. pandemic adj.普遍的
3. convenient adj. 方便的
4. risk n. 危险，冒险
阅读简答：
1. Why is inactivity a pandemic？ （No more than 12 words）
2. What should governments do besides telling people the benefits of doing exercise isn’t enough？ （No more than 11 words）
3. Why does smoking have a much higher risk？ （No more than 27 words）
（知道缺乏锻炼的危险性了吧？如果你也缺乏锻炼，then start to work out soon！）
The findings were published in the British medical journal， The Lancet. The report says that about one third of adults do not do enough physical exercise. This kills 5.3 million people a year. The problem is worse in rich countries such as the UK. It is now so serious that inactivity is pandemic.
The team of international researchers said governments should warn the public of the dangers of being inactive. Simply telling them the benefits of doing exercise isn’t enough. They should also make physical exercise cheaper， safer and more convenient.
They said adults should do 150 minutes of exercise such as walking or cycling every week.
However， some people have questioned the claim that lack of exercise is as dangerous as smoking. They agree that they both kill similar numbers of people. But they point out the number of people who smoke is much smaller than the number of people who do not exercise. Therefore smoking has a much higher risk.
Vocabulary
1. journal n. 日报，期刊，杂志
2. pandemic adj.普遍的
3. convenient adj. 方便的
4. risk n. 危险，冒险
阅读简答：
1. Why is inactivity a pandemic？ （No more than 12 words）
2. What should governments do besides telling people the benefits of doing exercise isn’t enough？ （No more than 11 words）
3. Why does smoking have a much higher risk？ （No more than 27 words）
（知道缺乏锻炼的危险性了吧？如果你也缺乏锻炼，then start to work out soon！）