20200112 Independent Writing

If you can change one aspect to improve your health, which would you choose and why?

1. The kinds of food you eat

2. The amount of doing exercise

3. The amount of stress in your life

素材积累「段落示范」：

1. Regulating the amount of stress in our life cannot serve as an effective way for us to keep healthy. That is because our pressure usually comes from various sources, many of which are beyond our control. For instance, we may feel stressed because we cannot accomplish a task given by our boss. But we cannot change the amount of stress since we cannot always change our job. Similarly, students may suffer from great stress when they cannot live up to their parents' expectations, but they have no choice because they cannot break up with their parents.

be out of/ beyond one's control 非某人所能控制

pressure comes from various sources 压力来自于各方面

suffer from great stress/ be under great stress/ feel very stressed 压力大

live up to one's expectations 不辜负某人的期望

have no choice 别无选择

break up with sb. 与某人决裂

2. Changing the kinds of food to maintain our health is not that practical, too. Students who spend the majority of their time studying at school have their three meals in the school' canteen, the menu of which is previously designed and settled by the administrators. Even if sometimes they find the dishes unhealthy or lacking in nutrients, they cannot persuade the school leaders to replace all the items. Nor can students afford to dine out all the time, which, as a matter of fact, will also pose threat to their health, because many producers or restaurants may sacrifice the quality of food for the sake of profits.

be not that practical 不太实际

the majority of 大多数

be previously designed and settled 预先设定好的

lacking in nutrients 缺少维生素的

replace all the items 替换所有的菜品

afford to dine out 负担得起外出就餐

pose threat to 威胁

sacrifice the quality of food 牺牲食品的质量

for the sake of profits 为了赚取利润

3. However, doing exercise is more accessible for we to improve our health. Things as simple as playing basketball can keep us healthy. All that we need is purchasing a basketball, which is affordable for nearly everyone. Also, the time we spend on exercise can be controlled by ourselves. If we are occupied with work, we can walk or jump for about 30 minutes during the lunch break. And when we have more spare time on weekends or holidays, we can extend the time for exercise based on our own needs and interests. Making it a routine to work out will do.

all that we need is doing sth. 我们只需要做某事

be occupied with work 忙于工作

during the lunch break 在午休期间

extend the time for exercise 延长锻炼时间

based on one's own needs and interests 基于个人需求和兴趣

make it a route to work out 定期锻炼 = work out regularly