外國人最想和你聊的文化話題：戶外運動

     New research shows that even just five minutes of exercise in a natural setting can significantly boost your mood.
     新的研究顯示，在自然環(huán)境中即使僅僅只進行5分鐘的鍛煉，也能顯著地提升你的心情。
     Exercise alone is known to make you happier. So is being in a natural setting.
     人們知道鍛煉就能使人更加快樂，處在自然環(huán)境中也有同樣的效果。
     If it's difficult to motivate yourself to exercise, a change of venue may be in order. How about the great outdoors?
     如果我們找不到讓自己堅持鍛煉的理由，那么改變運動的地點或許是個不錯的方法，比如說充滿大自然氣息的戶外運動。
     With warmer weather on the way, the American Diabetes Association suggests these outdoor activities may get you moving: Go for a walk outside, Pull months' worth of weeds in the garden, Go for a hike on a wooded trail, Play a game of Frisbee, Try kayaking or canoeing, Head to the park for a walk or a game of tag with the kids or grandchildren.
     隨著天氣變暖，美國糖尿病協(xié)會建議人們可進行以下的戶外運動：戶外散步，在花園里除草，在樹木繁茂的小道遠足，玩飛盤游戲，皮艇或獨木舟，到公園散步或與孩子或孫子們玩玩追拍游戲。
     Go where there are no other people and set up camp there. It is quite popular to go to lakes and rivers and camp beside them. This is so people can fish and ride on boats.
     去別人不去的地方露營，通常都是在湖邊或是河邊，這樣的話人們可以釣魚或是劃船。
     People like to climb mountains and go fishing. Other people go hunting for deer . Some people just like to read books by a river...it is very relaxing.
     有人喜歡爬山、釣魚，或是去打獵，有些人喜歡在河邊讀書，都非常放松。
     If walking or jogging doesn't appeal to you, then you might find some other form of aerobic exercise that can make you at least moderately fit.
     如果你對散步或慢跑不感興趣，那么你也許能夠做一些類似于有氧舞蹈的運動，讓你保持適當?shù)慕】?。而最終的目標就是能活著享受一些你真正喜歡做的事。
     In Alaska and the great lakes region of north America winter activities include ice fishing, hunting, cross-country skiing and snowmobiling.
     在阿拉斯加以及北美的五大湖地區(qū)，冬天的室外活動包括在冰上釣魚、打獵，越野滑雪以及雪地摩托。
     The chill also offers challenges. Ice swimming, for example, seems to be one with global appeal.
     嚴寒也給予人們一些挑戰(zhàn)。比如冬泳，這似乎是一項在全球范圍內都極具魅力的運動。
     A hole is cut in the ice to expose enough water for adrenaline junkies to dive into.
     在冰面上鑿開一個洞，為那些"冬泳迷"們開拓出了足夠的水域來暢游一番。
     In Russia, "walrus" clubs perform this function.
     在俄羅斯，"海象"俱樂部就是由冬泳愛好者組成的。
     Motivation is what gets you started, habit is what keeps you going.
     在動機中開始，在習慣中堅持。
     Energy: the more you give the more you get back.
     能量：你消耗得越多，得到的也就越多。
     If you stop working out, your muscles will turn to fat
     如果你停止鍛煉，你的肌肉將變成脂肪。
     Forget the gym! An open-air workout can work wonders for the mind.
     忘記健身房吧，露天的鍛煉可以創(chuàng)造心靈的奇跡。
     Scientists are now calling for doctors to prescribe "green exercise"-working our in a park or the back garden-for patients who suffer from mental illness.
     科學家們正在呼吁醫(yī)生們開出"綠色運動"處方--為了那些有精神疾病的患者們--在公園或者后院運動。
     Outdoor exercise could even increase life expectancy.
     戶外運動甚至能夠增加人的壽命。
     We believe that there should be a large potential benefit to individuals, society and to the costs of the health service if all groups of people were to self-medicate more with green exercise.
     我們相信，如果社會各個階層的人們使用"綠色運動"來進行自我治療的話，將會給個人、社會以及健康醫(yī)療服務的成本帶來巨大潛在的好處。
     Outdoors offers another level to focus on-the smell of nature, such as the ocean, pine, grass.
     戶外運動提供了另一個層面使得我們去關注--自然的味道，如海洋，松樹林，草地。
     When you start to smell the outdoors, it's as if nature wants us to be present and breathe deeply.
     當你在室外使用嗅覺的時候，就好像自然要我們處在其中并深深呼吸。
     The open space really expands everyone, and there's an instantaneous freedom you just can't replicate indoors.
     擴大開放的空間也擴展了每個人，這里的一瞬間的自由是在室內無法復制的。
     When you perform yoga and meditation on the outdoors, it opens up various sensations in your internal self and unfold them.
     當你在室外練習瑜伽和冥想，室外的環(huán)境會開辟你內部的自我，展現(xiàn)不同的感覺。