VIP Class Notes (Lily) [R]

write something using the words we learned today.

Vocabulary

1. ABC= American Born Chinese
CBC= Canadian Born Chinese
ex: I’m a CBC, that’s why I like pizza.

2.dink=丁克 Double Income No Kid
ex: I really support the idea of dink, couples can be truly happy without a baby.

3. slang= 俚语
ex: there are many slangs in English

4. I can’t help it= I can’t control myself
ex: I can’t help it when I see an ice cream shop, I have to go in and buy one.

5. cross your mind= think about it
ex: Lily do you want a second baby? This never crossed my mind.
ex: did you ever think that you might be a lesbian? No it never crossed my mind. 

6. inevitable (adj)= cannot run away from 无可避免的
ex: It’s inevitable for me to have a baby.
ex: Death is inevitable.

7. constantly= continuously, keep doing
ex: She’s constantly buying new shoes
ex: He’s constantly bugging me 烦我

8. evidence=证据
ex: if you say he killed the man, do you have evidence?
ex: My mom says I broke the door, but she has no evidence.

9. early X0’s = 几十出头
mid X0’s= 中旬
late Xo’s= 几十的尾巴
ex: My mom is in her early 60s.
ex: My dad is in his mid 50s.

10. fast pace =快步伐 节奏
slow pace =慢步伐 节奏
ex: In Shanghai, many people are fast paced.
ex: People in Spain are very very slow paced.

Getting old might not be something that’s yet to cross your mind. But ageing is inevitably going to get the better of us one day, so it’s something I’m sure we’d all like control. It would be great to have a long, healthy and happy life, and that’s why scientists are constantly seeking out evidence that will show us what we need to do to achieve longevity.

We all know that regular exercise is good for us. In recent years we’ve been told to aim to walk 10,000 steps a day to remain healthy, although other advice to do three brisk 10-minute walks a day is thought to be even more effective. But the latest piece of research might put a spring in your step if you’re someone who walks at a fast pace. That’s because, according to scientists, the speed at which people walk in their 40s is a sign of how much their brains, as well as their bodies, are ageing.

The BBC’s Philippa Roxby writes that tests on 1,000 people from New Zealand born in the 1970s found that slower walkers tended to show signs of “accelerated ageing“. Their lungs, teeth and immune systems were in worse shape than those who walked faster. And to add insult to injury, the study found not only did slower walkers’ bodies age more quickly, their faces looked older and they had smaller brains. Professor Terrie E Moffitt, lead author of the study, told the BBC: “[it] found that a slow walk is a problem sign decades before old age.”