生命不息，腳步不止

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文章概要

發布日期：2018/05/25

文章標籤：圖說天下、健康

文章編號：WIP1806

水一下

圖說天下，主題比較廣泛，從語言學習角度考慮，可以做一個練習。

看圖說話，用英語，兩個目的

在辭彙和影像建立聯繫，加深記憶

發現辭彙上的缺陷，然後有針對性地加以彌補

每天花10分鐘，堅持下去，必有所得。

The Power of Exercise

常言說：天有不測風雲 (Accidents will happen)。面對出乎意料的挑戰，你會怎麼辦?

清晨4點，科尼斯頓老人山，英格蘭坎布里亞郡

Sion Jair is heading up the Old Man of Coniston, an 803-metre Lake District fell noted for its sharp ascent and great landscape.

head up = climb up

Lake District: 位於英格蘭西北部，因湖泊和山脈而知名

fell = hill，專門用於指英格蘭北部的山

錫安 ? 雅伊爾正在攀登科尼斯頓老人山。這座山位於山湖地區，高803米，以山路陡峭和風景秀美而聞名。

For Sion, this has become a daily ritual, adopted seven years ago when a visit to the doctor changed his life for ever.

ritual = habit

對錫安來說，這已經是老規矩了。七年之前，一次看病徹底改變了他的生活。自那之後，天天如此。

After tests, Sion learned he had chronic fatigue syndrome. Prior to his diagnosis, he was climbing mountains every single day. But for the first few years, climbing was a challenge.

chronic: 與acute相對

檢查之後，錫安得知他患上了慢性疲勞綜合症。確診之前，他每天都爬山。但是，最初幾年，爬山確實是一大挑戰。

Sion soon learned that climbing was difficult not because of the mountain itself but because he had also chronic anemia due to a vitamin B12 deficiency. Injections of B12 usually work, but Sion』s body reacted badly to the treatment…

不久，錫安得知爬山困難的原因並非是山脈本身，而是他還患有慢性貧血，起因是缺乏維生素B12。一般來說，注射B12會管用，但錫安的身體對治療的反應非常糟糕 …

Doctor told him that if he doesn』t have the injections, the most he can expect to live is for three years. Determined not to give in, he set about climbing in earnest, covering around 10 miles a day.

醫生說，如果錫安不能接受注射，他最多只能期望活三年。錫安決定不能放棄，他更加迫切地去登山，每天行程大約10英里。

He initially got exhausted from even short walks, but over time, his tolerance increased drastically.

initially = at first

over time = as time went by

drastically = greatly

起初，即便短途步行也會讓錫安筋疲力盡，但是，隨著時間的推移，他的耐力大大增強。

Nevertheless, the physical effects of the anemia had concealed a severe mental deterioration. During a brain scan, Sion learned his brain had shrunk. Doctors told him he had Alzheimer』s.

conceal = hide

shrink: decrease in size

Alzheimer』s 或 Alzheimer』s disease: 阿爾茨海默病，俗稱老年痴呆 (senile dementia)，就是拳王阿里的那個病，後者在英文中已不常用，因為有歧視之嫌

然而，貧血對身體的影響掩蓋了大腦情況的嚴重惡化。錫安通過腦部掃描得知他的大腦已經萎縮了。醫生們告訴他患有阿爾茨海默病。

Although the disease had gone past the early stages, Sion』s response was typical of him: he walked even more. Not just the Old Man, but other fells, too.

儘管病情已經不是早期了，錫安的反應一如既往：繼續爬山。不只是老人山，還爬其他山。

這是為什麼呢?

Sion has heard all sorts of advice like testing yourself mentally, doing sudoku and crossword puzzles. Butthathasn』t worked for him. This only led Sion back to the mountain, where he could remember events that took place 50 years ago.

that 代替的是advice

錫安聽到過各種各樣的建議，比如心理測試、數讀遊戲和填字遊戲。但對他都沒有用。他只好返回山區，在那裡他可以想起50年前發生的事情。

Sion says that climbing helped him to clear his head and get a better perspective on things.

錫安說爬山幫他保持頭腦清醒和更好地觀察事物。

He navigates without GPS, and knows nearly every rock and slope, a skill he is keen to pass on before it』s too late.

be keen to do sth. = want to do sth. very much

錫安不需要GPS導航，他對一草一木近乎一清二楚。這是一種技能，他渴望儘早傳授給他人。

Using his own savings, Sion has developed a course for walkers of all ages. He won』t make abeanout of this. Half the fee will cover the travel and printing costs. The other half will go to three charities — Mountain Rescue, the Great North Air Ambulance and the Alzheimer』s Society.

bean 指money

錫安利用自己的積蓄開設了一門課程，適合各種年齡的登山者。他從中分文不取。一半的費用用來支付旅行和印刷支出。另一半捐給三家慈善機構 — 山地救援、大北方空中救援和阿爾茨海默病學會。