When it comes to fitness, muscle power has long played second fiddle to aerobic exercise, perhaps because of the misguided idea that weight training is simply for bulking up. That began to change more than a decade ago, and in 2011, UK exercise guidelines stated for the first time that all adults should perform muscle strengthening activities two days a week. Yet while getting physically strong became much more mainstream among regular gym goers, nobody else took much notice.

思考题：

The expression “play second fiddle to” (1st line) is closest in meaning to_______.

A.act as the supporting role

B.view as the misguided opinion

C.suit mainly for athletes’ exercise

D.see as a professional title

词汇突破：

When it comes to 当谈论到

fitness 健身

played second fiddle to 扮演配角

aerobic exercise 有氧运动

misguided idea 误导人的观点

weight training 力量训练=muscle power (撸铁)=muscle strengthening activities

bulking up 增加(肌肉体积)

regular gym goers 常去健身房的人

theater goers 去剧院的人

concert goers 去音乐会的人

句子解析：

句：

When it comes to fitness,muscle power has long played second fiddle to aerobic exercise, perhaps because of the misguided idea that weight training is simply for bulking up.

来来来，代入法：

When it comes to fitness,muscle power_____________aerobic exercise, perhaps because of the misguided idea that weight training is simply for bulking up.

A.act as the supporting role

B.view as the misguided opinion

(这是个强干扰)

但是这里不是肌肉训练被看作是一种误导性的观点;

而是that weight training is simply for bulking up.是误导性的观点!

又是该死的偷换吧!

C.suit mainly for athletes’ exercise

D.see as a professional title

四个选项哪个合适?

参考译文：谈及健身，肌肉力量长期以来一直被排在有氧运动之后，可能因为人们误以为负荷训练只是为了增加肌肉体积。

第二句：

That began to change more than a decade ago, and in 2011, UK exercise guidelines stated for the first time that all adults should perform muscle strengthening activities two days a week(宾语从句).

参考译文：这种状况从十多年前开始改变，2011年，英国锻炼指南首次写道，所有成年人每周都需进行两天的肌肉训练。

(意识到了肌肉训练的重要!)

第三句：

Yet(但是，副词) while(虽然) getting physically strong became much more mainstream among regular gym goers, nobody else took much notice.

参考译文：但是，尽管练就强壮的身体在常去健身房的人中间已成为主流，但其他人并不太在意。

思考题解析：

代入法!

还有就是second这个词!

A. act as the supporting role(扮演配角)

A选项正确。

B. view as the misguided opinion

认为是误导的观点。

你是不是直接连连看了!

这种题是要做填空的!

不能当成细节题来做!

得放进去!

B选项错误。

C. suit mainly for athletes’ exercise

(主要适合运动员)

C选项错误。

D. see as a professional title

(认为是种的专业称谓)

D选项错误。

文章来源背景和来源：

Discover Your Inner Strength

发现你的内生力

Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24632780-600-why-strength-training-may-be-the-best-thing-you-can-do-for-your-health/

背景：不管你有没有长期的运动习惯，想必对于无氧运动和有氧运动这两个名词都不生疏。有氧运动因为能提升心肺功能，有利于减脂，强度较小，容易坚持，因而备受推崇。而作为增肌训练方式的无氧运动虽然在健美人群中十分流行，但例来不受普通人群所重视。我们的肌肉力量在30岁左右达到顶峰，然后逐渐衰减，直到年老时无法从椅子上站起来，没法自如地上下楼。但近十年来不断有研究表明，通过负荷训练加强肌肉力量不仅有助于老年人提升生活质量，对于其他年龄阶层而言也能带来众多意想不到的好处。力量训练能帮助延长寿命，并保护你远离一些主要杀手。研究表明，更强健的肌肉能降低罹患心脑血管疾病、II型糖尿病和癌症的风险。甚至有证明支持，力量训练能提升记忆力和防止认知能力下降。