23 June 2021

hsk 5 lesson 16 with pinyin and English translation

Lesson 16   体重与节食  
Weight and Diet

Tǐzhòng yǔ jiéshí
体重与节食  
Weight and Diet

Jù bàodào, 

据报道,

According to reports, 


yīxué zhuānjiā jìnxíngle yī xiàng xīn yánjiū, 

医学专家进行了一项新研究,

medical experts have conducted a new study, 


yánjiū fāxiàn: 

研究发现:

which found that 


Yóuyú rénmen zài yīzhōu nèi de yíngyǎng shè rù 

由于人们在一周内的营养摄入

Because people’s nutritional intake in a week


hé yǐnshí móshì huì yǐngxiǎng dào tāmen de tǐzhòng biànhuà, 

和饮食模式会影响到他们的体重变化,

and diet patterns will affect their weight changes,


yīncǐ jiéshí zhě de tǐzhòng huì zài yīzhōu nèi shàngxià bōdòng.

因此节食者的体重会在一周內上下波动。

so dieters' weight fluctuates up and down within a week.


zǒnggòng yǒu 80 míng niánlíng zài 25-62 suì zhījiān de chéngniánrén cānyù le zhè xiàng yánjiū .

总共有80名年龄在25-62岁之间的成年人参与了这项研究。

A total of 80 adults between the ages of 25-62 participated in this study.


yánjiū rényuán gēnjù tāmen de xiāngduì tǐzhòng biànhuà jiàng qí fēnwéi sān zhǒng lèixíng : 

研究人员根据他们的相对体重变化将其分为三种类型:

Researchers classified them into three types based on their relative weight changes: 


tǐzhòng jiǎnqīngzhě , tǐzhòng zēngjiāzhě hé tǐzhòng bǎochízhě.

体重减轻者、体重增加者和体重保持者。

weight loss, weight gain, and weight maintainer.


Zhèxiē chéngnián rén zài měitiān qǐchuáng zhīhòu, zǎocān zhīqián chēng yīxià zìjǐ de tǐzhòng, 

这些成年人在每天起床之后、早餐之前称一下自己的体重,

These adults weigh themselves every day after getting up and before breakfast. 


wèile bǎozhèng kěkào xìng, 

为了保证可靠性,

In order to ensure reliability, 


zhǐyǒu nàxiē zhìshǎo liánxù 7 tiān yǐshàng chēngguò tǐzhòng de réncái huì bèi nàrù fēnxī.

只有那些至少连续7天以上称过体重的人才会被纳入分析。

only those who have weighed themselves for at least 7 consecutive days will be included in the analysis.


Duì zhèxiē zhìyuàn zhě de gēnzōng tiáo chá shíjiān zuìduǎn wèi 15 tiān, 

对这些志愿者的跟踪调查时间最短为15天, 

The shortest time for follow-up investigation of these volunteers is 15 days 


zuì zhǎng wèi 330 tiān.

最长为330天。

and the longest is 330 days.


Yánjiū chéngguǒ xiǎnshì: 

研究成果显示:

Research results show that 


Zhèxiē rén de tǐzhòng biànhuà biǎoxiàn chū qīngxī de móshì, 

这些人的体重变化表现出清晰的模式,

the weight changes of these people show a clear pattern, 


jí zhōumò zhīhòu tǐzhòng shēng gāo, 

即周末之后体重升高,

that is, weight increases after the weekend 


zài gōngzuò rì tǐzhòng jiǎnqīng 

在工作日体重减轻

and weight loss during the working day 


(zhōu wǔ dádào zuìdī diǎn).

(周五达到最低点)。

(it reaches its lowest point on Friday).


Yánjiū rényuán hái yìwài de fāxiàn, 

研究人员还意外地发现,

The researchers also unexpectedly discovered that 


tǐzhòng jiǎnqīng zhě hé tǐzhòng zēngjiā zhě zài tǐzhòng bōdòng móshì shàng cúnzàizhe míngxiǎn bùtóng.

体重减轻者和体重增加者在体重波动模式上存在着明显不同。

weight loss and weight gainers have significantly different weight fluctuation patterns.


Tǐzhòng jiǎnqīng zhě huì biǎoxiàn chū jiào qiáng de bǔcháng móshì, 

体重减轻者会表现出较强的补偿模式,

Those who lose weight will show a strong compensation pattern, 


jí zài zhōumò zhīhòu tǐzhòng lìjí xiàjiàng, 

即在周末之后体重立即下降,

that is, they will lose weight immediately after the weekend, 


zhè yī xiàjiàng qūshì zhízhì zhōu wǔ jiéshù; 

这一下降趋势直至周五结束;

and this downward trend will end on Friday; 


ér tǐzhòng zēngjiā zhě měitiān de tǐzhòng dōu huì cúnzài chāyì, 

而体重增加者每天的体重都会存在差异,

while those who gain weight will have a difference in their daily weight, 


tāmen zài gōngzuò rì de tǐzhòng bìng wú míngxiǎn jiǎnqīng.

他们在工作日的体重并无明显减轻。

and they will not lose significantly on the working day.  


Zhè xiàng liánhé duō suǒ yīxué yuàn xiào suǒ zuò de yánjiū fāxiàn, 

这项联合多所医学院校所做的研究发现,

This study conducted by a number of medical schools found that, 


chúle gè biérén yǐwài, 

除了个别人以外,

except for some individuals, 


duōshù rén tǐzhòng de zēngjiā huì cóng zhōu liù kāishǐ, 

多数人体重的增加会从周六开始,

most people gain weight from Saturday, 


ér tǐzhòng jiǎnqīng zé huì cóng zhōu'èr kāishǐ, 

而体重减轻则会从周二开始,

while weight loss begins on Tuesday, 


tèbié shì duìyú nàxiē tǐzhòng jiǎnqīng zhě hé tǐzhòng bǎochí zhě lái shuō gèng shì rúcǐ.

特别是对于那些体重减轻者和体重保持者来说更是如此。

This is especially true for those who lose weight and maintain weight.


Tā biǎomíng rénmen de tǐzhòng biànhuà zài yīzhōu nèi huì xiǎnshì chū yī zhǒng míngxiǎn de guīlǜ, 

它表明人们的体重变化在一周內会显示出一种明显的规律,

It shows that people's weight changes will show a clear pattern within a week,


gōngzuò rì hé zhōumò tǐzhòng de línshí biànhuà yīnggāi bèi shì wéi zhèngcháng xiànxiàng, 

工作日和周末体重的临时变化应该被视为正常现象,

temporary changes in weight during weekdays and weekends should be considered normal,


ér fēi zhēnzhèng de tǐzhòng zēngjiā, 

而非真正的体重增加,

Rather than real weight gain, 


zhè shì yóuyú rénmen zài zhōumò huì yǒu gèng duō de shíjiān wàichū jiùcān.

这是由于人们在周末会有更多的时间外出就餐。

this is because people spend more time eating out on weekends.



Zhōumò duì yǐnshí shāowéi yǒuxiē fàngzòng yǐngxiǎng bù dà, 

周末对饮食稍微有些放纵影响不大,

Weekends have little effect on diet, 


dàn wèile néng chénggōng jiǎnqīng tǐzhòng, 

但为了能成功减轻体重,

but in order to successfully lose weight, 


xiǎng yào biàn miáotiáo de jiéshí zhě yīng zhùyì dào zhè zhǒng biànhuà guīlǜ, 

想要变苗条的节食者应注意到这种变化规律,

dieters who want to become slim should pay attention to this pattern of changes. 


zhōumò zhīhòu bùyào zài zhǎo rènhé chī měishí de jièkǒu, 

周末之后不要再找任何吃美食的借口,

Don't find any excuses to eat good food after the weekend,


yīng jíshí cǎiqǔ cuòshī zǔzhǐ zhè yī shàngshēng qūshì.

应及时采取措施阻止这一上升趋势。

and take timely measures to prevent this upward trend.


Gǎibiān zì “Běijīng qīngnián bào”, zuòzhě: Chéng héng jiā

改编自《北京青年报》,作者:城恒佳

Adapted from "Beijing Youth Daily", author: Cheng Hengjia

Full Translation:  

Weight and Diet

According to reports, medical experts have conducted a new study, which found that because people’s nutritional intake in a weekand diet patterns will affect their weight changes, so dieters' weight fluctuates up and down within a week.

A total of 80 adults between the ages of 25-62 participated in this study. Researchers classified them into three types based on their relative weight changes: weight loss, weight gain, and weight maintainer. These adults weigh themselves every day after getting up and before breakfast. 

In order to ensure reliability, only those who have weighed themselves for at least 7 consecutive days will be included in the analysis. The shortest time for follow-up investigation of these volunteers is 15 days and the longest is 330 days.

Research results show that the weight changes of these people show a clear pattern, that is, weight increases after the weekend and weight loss during the working day (it reaches its lowest point on Friday).

The researchers also unexpectedly discovered that weight loss and weight gainers have significantly different weight fluctuation patterns. Those who lose weight will show a strong compensation pattern, that is, they will lose weight immediately after the weekend, and this downward trend will end on Friday; while those who gain weight will have a difference in their daily weight, and they will not lose significantly on the working day.  

This study conducted by a number of medical schools found that, except for some individuals, most people gain weight from Saturday, while weight loss begins on Tuesday, this is especially true for those who lose weight and maintain weight.

It shows that people's weight changes will show a clear pattern within a week, temporary changes in weight during weekdays and weekends should be considered normal, rather than real weight gain, this is because people spend more time eating out on weekends.

Weekends have little effect on diet, but in order to successfully lose weight, dieters who want to become slim should pay attention to this pattern of changes. Don't find any excuses to eat good food after the weekend, and take timely measures to prevent this upward trend.

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