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健康的生活 · A Healthy Life

Jiànkāng de shēnghuó — Starting to take health seriously.

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最近zuìjìn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工作gōngzuòtài忙,máng经常jīngchángchī快餐。kuàicān

Before I was too busy and often ate fast food.

现在xiànzài尽量jǐnliàng自己zìjǐ做饭。zuò fàn

Now I try to cook for myself.

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 dehěn难。nán

At the beginning it was really hard.

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

But after a month I felt much better.

睡觉shuìjiàode质量zhìliàngbiàn好了。hǎo le

My sleep quality improved too.

hái学会了xuéhuì le放松。fàngsōng

I've also learned to relax.

健康的jiànkāng de身体shēntǐ什么shénmedōu重要。zhòngyào

A healthy body is more important than anything.

Vocabulary in this story (44 words)

WordPinyinMeaning
最近zuìjìnrecently
I
开始kāishǐstarted
注意zhùyìpay attention to
自己的zìjǐ demy own
健康jiànkānghealth
以前yǐqiánbefore
工作gōngzuòwork
tàitoo
mángbusy
经常jīngchángoften
chīate
快餐kuàicānfast food
现在xiànzàinow
尽量jǐnliàngtry my best
自己zìjǐmyself
做饭zuò fàncook
also
每天měitiānevery day
早上zǎoshangmorning
跑步pǎo bùrunning
的时候de shíhouwhen
真的zhēn dereally
hěnvery
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
de's
质量zhìliàngquality
biànbecame
好了hǎo lebetter
háialso
学会了xuéhuì lehave learned
放松fàngsōngto relax
健康的jiànkāng dehealthy
身体shēntǐbody
than
什么shénmeanything
dōuis more
重要zhòngyàoimportant

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