【读新闻学英语】新西兰人到底有多懒？先看看这份全球榜单

By 新西兰中文先驱网· 2018年09月07日 03:40

New Zealand has been ranked the 14th "laziest country in the world", according to a major new report on exercise levels across the globe, with New Zealand having 42.4 per cent of its population failing to hit recommended targets.
根据一项关于全球锻炼水平的重要新报告，新西兰被评为“世界上最懒国家”第14位。新西兰有42.4%的人口没有达到推荐的（锻炼）目标。
Across the globe：在全球
Recommended target：推荐目标

Kuwait has the lowest levels of physical activity – with 67 per cent, the Daily Mail reports.
据《每日邮报》报道，科威特的体育运动水平最低——67％（没达到目标）。
Kuwait：科威特

At the other end of the scale, just 5.5 per cent of people in Uganda don't do enough exercise to keep themselves healthy.
在榜单的另一端，只有5.5％的乌干达人没有做足够的运动来保持自己的健康。
Uganda：乌干达

The findings, released by the World Health Organization, also ranks Britain as 46th out of 168 countries in its league table. The US was even higher.
这项由世界卫生组织发布的研究结果将英国排在榜单中168个国家的第46位。美国的名次甚至更高。
Release：发布
World Health Organization：世界卫生组织
League table：比赛名次表

Some 36 per cent of Britons are putting their health at risk by not doing at least 150 minutes of moderate exercise each week.
大约36％的英国人每周连至少150分钟的适度运动都没做够，导致其健康处于危险之中。
Briton：英国人
Put…… at risk：使处于危险境地

But women appear to be lazier than men – with 40 per cent of women and 32 per cent of men failing to hit physical activity targets.
但女性似乎比男性更懒惰 - 40％的女性和32％的男性未能达到体育活动目标。
Hit target：达到目标；命中目标

The WHO urges people to do least 150 minutes of moderate exercise a week, such as cycling or brisk walking, or 75 minutes of vigorous exercise, such as running.
世界卫生组织敦促人们每周至少进行150分钟的适度运动，如骑自行车或快走，或进行75分钟的剧烈运动，如跑步。
Brisk walking：快走
Vigorous：精力充沛的；充满活力的

More British adults fail to hit these targets than people in Africa, South America and most of Asia. In poorer countries, people tend to have to walk further distances and are more active in their jobs, while those living in rich countries often have sedentary lifestyles and are reliant on public transport.
与非洲、南美洲和亚洲大部分地区的成人相比，未能达到这些目标的英国成年人更多。在较贫穷的国家，人们往往需要走得更远，工作需要使用更多体力，而生活在富裕国家的人往往有长坐不动的生活方式，也会依赖公共交通工具。
Sedentary：坐着的; 不爱活动的
Be reliant on：依赖

The WHO report, published in the Lancet medical journal, revealed the global average of insufficient activity was 27 per cent.
这份发表在《柳叶刀》医学杂志上的世界卫生组织报告显示，全球锻炼不足的平均水平为27％。
Lancet ：《柳叶刀》
Insufficient：不足的；不够的

Globally, 32 per cent of women and 23 per cent of men fail to hit the activity target.
在全球范围内，32％的女性和23％的男性没有达到活动目标。

Experts believe women around the world tend to be more inactive than men because they participate in fewer sports and leisure activities – and when they do exercise they do it at a lower intensity.
专家认为，世界各地的女性往往比男性更不活跃，因为她们参加的体育和休闲活动较少 - 而且她们在锻炼时，会以较低的强度进行锻炼。
Inactive：不活动的；不活跃的
Intensity：强度

Experts are worried that a growing crisis in inactive lifestyles is putting millions at risk of cancer, diabetes and heart disease.
专家们担心，不运动的生活方式造成的日益严重的危机使会数百万人面临患癌症、糖尿病和心脏病的风险。
Diabetes：糖尿病

WHERE ARE THE 20 NATIONS THAT EXERCISE THE LEAST?
20个运动最少的国家在哪里？