2015考研英语阅读来数数世界上的懒汉_大学英语阅读

2015考研英语阅读来数数世界上的懒汉

　　马耳他有 72%的成年人缺乏锻炼，成为世界上最懒的国家。斯威士兰和沙特阿拉伯紧随其后，懒惰人数占全国的69%。相比之下，孟加拉国只有5%的成年人缺乏锻炼。让人吃惊的是，美国竟然没有人们所说的那么懒。根据Hallal博士的标准，十个美国人中有六个拥有足够的锻炼，而相比之下，十个英国人中拥有足够锻炼的人还不到四个。

　　In an accompanying analysis of people s habits, Dr Hallal found equally wide differences. InSouth-East Asia fewer than a quarter sit for at least four hours each day; in Europe 64% do.And even neighbours may differ. Only 2% of Swiss walk to work, whereas 23% of Germansdo so.

　　同时Hallal博士还对人们的生活习惯进行了分析，发现在这方面不同地区的人差别也很大。在东南亚，每天至少坐四小时的人不到四分之一，但在欧洲这样的人却占了总人口的64%。而且即使是邻国之间差别也很大。在瑞士，只有2%的人走路上班，但在德国却有 23%的人这样做。

　　These high rates of inactivity are worrying. Paradoxically, human beings seem to haveevolved to benefit from exercise while eschewing it whenever they can. In a state of natureit would be impossible to live a life that did not provide enough of it to be beneficial, whileover-exercising would use up scarce calories to little advantage. But that no longerpertains. According to another paper in the Lancet, insufficient activity these days hasnearly the same effect on life expectancy as smoking.