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1、本文格式为Word版，下载可任意编辑英语短文关于唯美的英文短文阅读关于唯美的英文短文阅读 关于唯美的英文短文：Laziness Impacts on Health 懒惰影响人的健康 Would you eat a ready meal from the fridge rather than cook from scratch Have you been doing internet shopping rather than going to the stores What cant you be bothered to do 你是不是热爱吃冰箱里的速冻食品而不自己亲自做你是不是往往在 网上购物
2、而不去商店你懒得做的事情是什么呢 A study into how lazy Brtish people are has found more than half of adults are so idle theyd catch the lift rather than climb two flights of stairs. 一项针对英国人的懒惰性举行的调查察觉，吵过半数的成年人分外懒 惰，宁肯乘坐电梯也不愿爬两层楼梯。 Just over 2,000 people were quizzed by independent researchers at Nuffield Health, Br
3、itains largest health charity. The results were startling. 超过2000人采纳了英国最大的健康慈善机构 Nuffield Health 独立调 查员的调查，调查结果令人大吃一惊。 About one in six people surveyed said if their remote control was broken, they would continue watching the same channel rather than get up. 调查显示，假设遥控器坏了，大约六分之一的人宁肯持续看原来的频 道也懒得起身去换台。
4、 More than one third of those questioned said they would not run to catch a bus. Worryingly, of the 654 respondents with children, 64% said they were often too tired to play with them. 超过三分之一的被调查者称，他们不会跑着去赶一班公交车。更令人 担忧的是，在654名有孩子的受访者中，64%的声称他们经常感到分外疲惫，不 愿陪孩子们玩。 This led the report to conclude that i
5、ts no wonder that one in six children in the UK are classified as obese before they start school.调查报告结果总结道，难怪英国六分之一的学前儿童被划分到极度肥 胖类。 Dr Sarah Dauncey, medical director of Nuffield Health, said: People need to get fitter, not just for their own sake, but for the sake of their families, friends and evi
6、dently their pets too. If we dont start to take control of this problem, a whole generation will become too unfit to perform even the most rudimentary of tasks. Nuffield Health 的医疗主管萨拉多恩西博士说：“人们有需要变得更 加健康，这不仅仅是为他们自己，也是为了他们的家人、挚友，当然还有他们的 宠物。假设我们现在不开头留神这个问题，整代人都将变得分外不健康，甚至难 以完成最根本的任务。” And Scotlands l
7、argest city, Glasgow, was shamed as the most indolent city in the UK, with 75% surveyed admitting they do not get enough exercise, followed closely by Birmingham and Southampton, both with 67%. 在苏格兰最大的城市格拉斯哥，75%的被调查者供认自己缺乏足够的 磨练，因此这座城市也被评为英国最懒惰的城市。紧随其后的是伯明翰和南安普 敦，67%的人供认缺少足够的体育磨练。 The results pose s
8、erious challenges for the National Health Service, where obesity-related illnesses such as heart disease and cancer have been on a steady increase for the past 40 years and are costing billions of pounds every year. 调查结果为英国国民健康服务体系提出了严重挑战。过去40年，心脏 病和癌症等与肥胖相关的疾病一向呈稳步上升态势，每年的医疗费用高达数十亿 英镑。 关于唯美的英文短文：Ho
9、llywood Idol Star - Elizabeth Taylor Has Died Hollywood Idol Star - Elizabeth Taylor Has Died 好莱坞偶像级影星伊丽莎白泰勒去世 Legendary Hollywood actress Elizabeth Taylor has died at the age of 79. A statement fromTaylors family says she died peacefully, with her children at her side. The veteran actress,known for
10、 movies such as National Velvet, which made her a star at the age of 12, andCleopatra, had been suffering from congestive heart failure. She had been hospitalized in LosAngeles for the past six weeks. 好莱坞传奇女影星伊丽莎白泰勒去世，享年79岁。泰勒家人发表的一份说明说，她在安详中去世，她的子女守在她身边。在过去6个星期里，这位 资深的女演员由于患有充血性心力衰竭而在洛杉矶的医院里住院。她因主演
11、玉 女神驹和埃及艳后等影片著名。玉女神驹这一影片使泰勒12岁的时候 就成为明星。 Taylor won Academy Awards for her role in Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf and Butterfield 8.In later years, she was a spokeswoman for humanitarian causes, notably AIDS research. Thatwork gained her a special Oscar in 1993. 泰勒因在影片谁怕弗吉尼亚沃尔夫以及青楼艳妓里的卓越 表演而荣获奥斯卡奖。她在
12、后来的时间里承担了人道主义事业的发言人，更加是 艾滋病研究。她因这方面的付出于1993年荣获奥斯卡更加奖。 Taylor was sometimes called the most beautiful woman in the world. In addition to her work infilm, the Oscar-winning actress was also well known for her off-screen drama, including beingmarried eight times, twice to actor Richard Burton. 泰勒被称为“全世
13、界最美丽的女人”。除了演电影以外，这位获得奥斯 卡奖的女演员也由于她在银屏外的戏剧性体验而广为人知，这其中包括结婚8次， 其中两次是与演员理查德伯顿结婚。 Born in London to American parents, she moved to Los Angeles before World War II, and wentfrom child star to Hollywood starlet to movie icon. But she gained attention for more than justher beauty and acting talent. Her sro
14、rmy personal life and numerous marriages, as well as herfriendship with pop icon Michael Jackson, made her a constant source of stories for the press. 泰勒出世在伦敦，父母都是美国人。她在二战前移居洛杉矶，从一个 童星成为好莱坞影星，结果成为电影界的偶像级人物。但是她不仅仅由于她的美 貌和演艺才华而引起人们的留神。她坎坷的个人体验、多数次的婚姻，以及她与 流行歌星迈克尔杰克逊的情谊使她一向成为媒体报道的对象。 She had a passion
15、for jewels and jewelry and introduced her own perfumes, including onecalled White Diamonds. In later years, she was widely recognized for her charitable work.France awarded her the prestigious Legion of Honor in 1987 and Britains Queen Elizabethmade her a dame, the female equivalent of a knight, in
16、2000. 泰勒酷好珠宝首饰并创立了自己的香水品牌，其中一种香水叫做“白 色钻石”。在后来的生涯中，泰勒由于她的慈善工作而受到普遍的认可。法国在 1987年授予她最高荣誉勋章。英国女王伊丽莎白在2000年封她为贵妇人，相当于 爵士的爵位。关于唯美的英文短文：Recycle All Kinds of Things 回收利用各种东西 You probably sort paper, plastic, and household metal on a daily basis but what about thetough stuff There are reasons to go beyond the usual recycling: Unwieldy household toss-outs take up tons of space in landfills. Worse, items such as
