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健康的生活 · A Healthy Life

Jiànkāng de shēnghuó — Starting to take health seriously.

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Every word shows its pinyin above the characters. The English translation follows each line.

最近zuìjìn我wǒ开始kāishǐ注意zhùyì自己的zìjǐ de健康。jiànkāng

Recently I've started paying attention to my health.

以前yǐqián我wǒ工作gōngzuò太tài忙,máng经常jīngcháng吃chī快餐。kuàicān

Before I was too busy and often ate fast food.

现在xiànzài我wǒ尽量jǐnliàng自己zìjǐ做饭。zuò fàn

Now I try to cook for myself.

我wǒ也yě开始kāishǐ每天měitiān早上zǎoshang跑步。pǎo bù

I've also started running every morning.

开始kāishǐ的时候de shíhou真的zhēn de很hěn难。nán

At the beginning it was really hard.

但是dànshì一个月yí gè yuè以后,yǐhòu我wǒ感觉gǎnjué好多了。hǎo duō le

But after a month I felt much better.

睡觉shuìjiào的de质量zhìliàng也yě变biàn好了。hǎo le

My sleep quality improved too.

我wǒ还hái学会了xuéhuì le放松。fàngsōng

I've also learned to relax.

健康的jiànkāng de身体shēntǐ比bǐ什么shénme都dōu重要。zhòngyào

A healthy body is more important than anything.

Vocabulary in this story (44 words)

WordPinyinMeaning
最近zuìjìnrecently
我wǒI
开始kāishǐstarted
注意zhùyìpay attention to
自己的zìjǐ demy own
健康jiànkānghealth
以前yǐqiánbefore
工作gōngzuòwork
太tàitoo
忙mángbusy
经常jīngchángoften
吃chīate
快餐kuàicānfast food
现在xiànzàinow
尽量jǐnliàngtry my best
自己zìjǐmyself
做饭zuò fàncook
也yěalso
每天měitiānevery day
早上zǎoshangmorning
跑步pǎo bùrunning
的时候de shíhouwhen
真的zhēn dereally
很hěnvery
难nánhard
但是dànshìbut
一个月yí gè yuèone month
以后yǐhòulater
感觉gǎnjuéfelt
好多了hǎo duō lemuch better
睡觉shuìjiàosleep
的de's
质量zhìliàngquality
变biànbecame
好了hǎo lebetter
还háialso
学会了xuéhuì lehave learned
放松fàngsōngto relax
健康的jiànkāng dehealthy
身体shēntǐbody
比bǐthan
什么shénmeanything
都dōuis more
重要zhòngyàoimportant

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