However I still prefer outdoor activities, for they teach me how to be a strong man, both in health and in spirit.

然而我还是更喜欢户外运动，因为它教会我在身体健康和精神两个方面如何变成一个坚强的人。

Physical recreation affords us the opportunities to strengthen our bodies.

体育锻炼可使我们有机会强健体魄。

When we take part in one or another kind of physical exercise, whether it be violent sports such as running, playing football or moderate sports like swimming, jogging, our blood circulation is quickened so that more oxygen is taken in and more waste matter is excreted through sweating. Such experiences contribute much to our appetite and digestion.

当我们参加一种或另一种体育锻炼时，无论是像长跑和踢足球一类的剧烈项目，还是像游泳和慢跑这样的温和项目，血液的循环可以得到加快，身体内可摄入更多的氧分，靠出汗也可将更多的废物排泄出来。这些活动大大促进了我们的食欲和消化。

All over the world millions of people take part in different kinds of sports. Sports are perhaps the most popular form of relaxation that almost all can enjoy.

世界上有许多的人参加不同种类的体育运动。体育运动可能是几乎所有的人都可享受的最大众化的娱乐形式。

Some people seem to think that sports and games are unimportant things that people do at times when they are not working. But in fact sports and games can be of great value, especially to people who work with their brains most of the day. They should not be treated only as ammusements.

有些人似乎认为体育运动不是什么重要的事情，只是人们在不干活的时候才去做的。但实际上，体育运动对人们益处很大。特别是对那些一整天从事脑力劳动的人来说，更是这样。不能把它们单纯看成是娱乐。

Sports and games build our bodies, prevent us from getting too fat, and keep us healthy.

体育运动能增强我们的体质，防止发胖，保持身体健康。

They also give us valuable practice in helping the eyes, brain and muscles to word together. In table tennis, the eyes see the ball coming, judge its speed and direction, and pass the information on to the brain. The brain has to decide what to do and sends its orders Ito the muscles of the arms legs and so on, so that the ball is met and hit back where the player wants it to do. All this must happen with very great speed, and only those who have had a lot of practice can do this successfully.

他们还在使眼睛、头脑和肌肉协同动作方面提供宝贵的锻炼机会。打乒乓球时，眼睛看到球打过来，要判断速度和方向，再把这个信息传到大脑，这时大脑得决定怎么办，并给胳臂、腿等部位的肌肉发出命令，以便接到球，并把球打回到打球人要它到的地方。所有这一切的反应都要非常迅速。只有那些打乒乓球训练有素的人，才能成功地做到。

Sports and games are also very useful for character--train- lug. In their lessons, boys and girls may learn about such virtues as unselfishness courage disciple and love of one's country, but what is learned in books can not have the same deed effect on a child's character as what is learned through practice. Most of students, time is spent in classes, studying lessons. So what the students do in their spare time is of great I. importance. If each of them learns to go all out for his team and not for himself on the sports field, he will later find it natural to work for the good of society, for the good of his country.

体育运动还有利于品格的培养。孩子们在课堂上可能学到关于无私、勇敢、守纪律和爱国等品德。但是书本上学的东西对孩子品格的影响不可能和亲身体验中学来的东西影响一样深刻。学生大部分在校时间都用在上课。因此，学生的课余时间的活动至关重要。如果每个人在运动场上认识到是为自己的球队而不是为个人而拼搏，日后他就会感到，为社会利益，为国家利益而工作是理所当然的。

All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports help to keep people healthy and happy, and to live longer.

全世界的人都喜欢运动。运动使人健康，快乐而且长寿。

Sports change with the seasons. People play different games in winter and summer. Swimming is fun in warm weather, but skating is good in winter.

运动项目随季节而有所变化。人们在冬季和夏季做不同的运动。夏天游泳其乐无穷，冬天滑雪快乐无比。

Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere go in for them. Football, for example, has spread around the world. Swimming is popular in all countries near the sea or in those with many rivers. Some sports or games go back thousands of years, like running or jumping. Chinese wushu, for example, has a very long history. But basketball and volleyball are rather new. People are inventing new sports or games all the time. Water-skiing is one of the newest in the family of sports.

有些运动非常有意思，任何地方的人都喜欢。比如说，足球就风靡全球。游泳流行于居住在世界各国海边河边的人中间。有些运动可追溯到古代，像跑步跳高等。再比如中国武术就历史悠久。但是篮球排球却是新项目。人们一直在发明新的运动项目或比赛。滑水是运动家庭中最新的成员之一。

People from different countries may not be able to understand each other, but after a game together they often become good friends. Sports help to train a person’s character. One learns to fight hard but fight fair, to win without pride and to lose with grace.

来自不同国家的人或许相互不能明白对方的语言，但是一场比赛过后，他们往往会成为好朋友。运动可磨练人的性格。一个人能学会奋力拼搏，公平竞争，胜不骄，败不馁。

A sound mind is in a sound body.

有健康的身体，才有健康的精神。

Taking part in sports and games will give us a healthy body / keep us fit and healthy.

参加体育运动可以保持身体健康。

People of different ages and sex like sports, for they bring people happiness.

人们喜欢体育运动，不分年龄和性别，因为运动可以给人们带来快乐。

Proper sports activities help us strengthen our physical body and build our sense of competition and cooperation.