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外婆，好想多一些了解你

有外婆的夏天，格外像夏天，温和的胖老太太讲话轻声细语，走路没有声响，静静地在屋里削土豆、泡茶、剥豆子。我们一放暑假就扎堆儿去乡下。
早上外婆会叫我或我妹去摸几个鸡蛋，刚生的蛋还热热的。外婆常给我们做米酒蛋汤，一人一碗。现在看来，是难得的绿色无污染食品，怪不得我们家的人个个身体倍儿棒。
午后午休，她拿扇子给我们赶蚊子，怕吵醒我们，动作轻柔。我挨着她睡，她的皮肤松弛，好凉好舒服。外婆身上有种令人极度安心的味儿，可能来自棉布、花露水，或者烧饭的油烟。我问外婆，房顶上咚咚咚的是什么声音啊？她说：“是猫在跑呢，睡吧。”

厨房里用的词：
1. 削：削土豆皮，削苹果皮
2. 剥：剥花生，剥豆子，剥香蕉皮，剥桔子皮，剥大蒜皮，
3. 泡：泡茶，泡黄豆，把大米泡一下
4. 烧：烧饭；烧烤，烧茄子，红烧鱼，红烧肉
5. 汤：鸡汤，骨头汤，鸡蛋汤，米酒蛋汤，蔬菜汤
6. 油烟：做饭的时候油烟比较大；油烟机

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第五集  外婆，好想多一些了解你（上）

根据短文的内容，选择适当的答案。 
小测试-1
我的家里有四个人，爸爸，妈妈，妹妹和我。我和爸爸一样，都喜欢运动。爸爸喜欢踢足球和打羽毛球，而我喜欢游泳和打羽毛球。

1）我和爸爸都喜欢踢足球。

2）我不喜欢运动。

3）爸爸也喜欢打羽毛球。     ✔

小测试 – 2
根据短文的内容，选择适当的答案。
妈妈和妹妹都很喜欢打扮，她们经常一起去买衣服和化妆品。妈妈说化妆上班更有精神。妹妹老爱说我运动过后一身臭汗，不像女孩子。

1）我和妹妹一样喜欢化妆。

2）妈妈喜欢化妆上班。        ✔

3）我是一个男孩子。

小测试 - 3
请选出与短文内容不符的一项。 
陪妈妈购物已经成了爸爸的习惯，爸爸常说“不是怕老婆，而是爱老婆”。还说我和妹妹都是妈妈送给他的，用钱也买不到的礼物，所以，要把妈妈的爱好看成是他自己的爱好来对待。

1）爸爸喜欢妈妈的爱好。

2）妈妈要求爸爸陪他购物。      ✔

3）爸爸很珍惜我和妹妹。

小测试 - 4
根据短文内容，选出正确的答案。 
上个周末，我和爸爸一起参加了社区的羽毛球比赛，爸爸参加了个人赛和双打；我只参加了双打比赛，爸爸就是我最好的搭档。

1）我参加了个人赛。

2）爸爸和我参加了足球比赛。

3）爸爸参加的比赛项目比我多。      ✔

小测试 - 5
根据短文内容，选出正确的答案。 
最后，爸爸得了个人赛的季军，我和爸爸一起摘得了双人比赛的银牌。妈妈和妹妹一起来为我们加油，在我们领奖的时候，妹妹和妈妈还高兴得拥抱起来。

1）爸爸个人赛第二名。

2）我没有拿到奖牌。

3）我和妈妈拥抱起来。

4）我和爸爸获得了双打第二名。  ✔


你都清楚了吗? 继续加油，我们下期再见！
 


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One of the questions that many of us have about exercise is "should it hurt?"

Some people agree with the old saying: "No pain, no gain," which means if it's not hurting, you're not improving.

But is that really true?

When it comes to weight training, some experts tell people that they should train "until failure" for best results.

This means they keep lifting or training until their body cannot physically do any more.

However, others say that this approach is not suitable for everyone.

"If somebody wants to increase muscle mass as much as they possibly can, then training to failure is something to consider," said Michael Zourdos, from Florida Atlantic University, who has done research into this subject.

He and his colleagues found that lifting weights "until failure" may build bigger muscles, but isn't needed to increase strength.

He said people who work out hard, but don't push themselves to exhaustion, will still likely improve their fitness.

For the average person just looking to increase their fitness levels, Zourdos said it's easier to get results.

He said that these people would benefit from a hard session that comes within five to 10 repetitions of failure, rather than training to complete exhaustion.

He also said "failure training" often makes people so sore that they miss their next session.

Overdoing it can sometimes be harmful — and people who are planning on doing strenuous exercise should see a doctor first.

James Fisher, a sport science expert in the UK, says that resting muscle groups is an important part of training.

But he agrees that if people want to build muscle, they need to push themselves.

"If you lift a weight you can easily lift 10 times or more, you never really work hard enough," he said.

Still, Fisher said that the best workout is "one that people will actually do," regardless of how hard they push themselves.

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