The Benefits of Sports

Seven good reasons to start playing your favorite sport today!
運動好處多 - 七大好理由，讓你今天 就開始做你最喜愛的 運動！

Hitting a tennis ball, throwing a baseball or kicking a soccer ball bring hours of enjoyment. But did you know that participating in sports has lots of benefits, too?

The benefits include:
Greater confidence: Winning helps you feel a sense of accomplishment and feel good about yourself.

Becoming a good sport: 
Winning feels great, but losing teaches you how to deal with disappointments in life while still maintaining a positive attitude.

Improved math skills: 
Players use math skills as they calculate team scores, etc.

New friends: 
Playing on a team gives you the chance to meet people with the same interests.

Disease prevention :
Playing sports helps prevent cancer, heart disease, depression and other diseases. Playing also helps to build healthy bones.

A healthy lifestyle:
Kids who play sports are less likely to smoke or take drugs because of the negative effects on their performance.

Reduced stress: 
Playing sports helps to reduce stress. Exercise releases a chemical ( endorphin ) in the brain that makes you feel happy and less anxious.

Whether playing competitive sports or just a social game, you should have fun. So get up and get active because there are lots of good reasons to go out and play!

Grammar Gym:
".....losing teaches you how to deal with disappointments in life while still maintaining a positive attitude."
[ Situation 1] + While still maintaining [ Situation 2 ].
Robert was able to compete in several tennis tournaments while still maintaining good grades in school.
Miriam was able to attend classes during the day while still maintaining two jobs.

Vocabulary Tips:
sport (n) - 运动
a good sport - 有运动精神的人，气度宽宏的人，有度量的人，（输了还保有良好风度的人）
*No one wants to play with a person who isn't a good sport.
*George is always a good sport while playing basketball.
calculate - relate to math, adding or subtracting...计算。
*We need to calculate the sum of our total costs before giving your our estimate.
calculation (n) -计算
*We did a rough calculation of the profit we can get from this deal.
prevention - 预防。
prevent -stop from getting something. 预防，防止。
prevent from -
*Exercise can prevent cardiovascular diseases. 心肺疾病。
*The research team is working on cancer prevention.
compete (v) - race. 竞争。
competition (n) -竞争的，有竞争性的。
competitive (adj)  - compete with someone else.竞争性强的。
*You have to work hard to excel in this competitive environment. 出类拔萃。
* Claire is a very competitive tennis player.求胜心强的。。。
loser - a party who is not winning. 败者。
get something - get up and get active, get going, get up, get involve and to do something.

Language Tips:
sport (n) - 运动.
sport (v) - 炫耀，惹人注意的穿著打扮。
to sport - 用以炫耀。
sport your favorite hat - 自豪或炫耀的戴着自己喜爱的帽子。
sport a mustache -自豪或炫耀留着的山羊胡子.
sport a goatee - 自豪或炫耀 留着的小胡子.






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