Use it or lose it!
The old expression “Healthy body, healthy mind” is more important than ever nowadays. The pace (节奏) of life is faster, so more and more people have started doing sports and aerobics (有氧运动) classes to exercise their bodies. But research has shown it is also important to exercise your brain.
Scientists have discovered that some activities help the brain to change and grow. This makes the brain stronger and healthier, so it can work better. They call these activities neurobics — aerobics of the brain. One example is reading upside down. We read with our eyes. But when we do it upside down, we use our sense of sight in a new and surprising way. We have to pay more attention to each word. This can make you feel angry because it's more difficult and takes longer. But it causes a new emotion (情绪) and this unexpected emotion also stimulates (刺激) the brain, and so helps it to develop.
There are many simple neurobic exercises you can do. Take opening the door as an example. If you look for your key, and open the door with your eyes closed, it becomes neurobic because you use your sense of touch, not your sense of sight, and this makes the brain work harder. And try cleaning your teeth with your left hand, not your right. A righthanded person uses the left side of the brain to do this action. When you use your left hand, you use the right side of the brain, so it grows.
Dr Katz, Professional Therapist, believes that everyday life is the neurobic brain gym. You can do neurobic exercises anywhere. So if you want to do well in exams and be more creative, do neurobics!
From：brainly.pl
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要锻炼身体，有很多运动方式可以选择。但是想锻炼大脑，你知道方法吗？如何能像锻炼身体一样锻炼大脑，使它永葆活力呢？让我们一起看看现代医学家给出的健脑秘方——神经操。
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1．upside down 上下颠倒
2．take... as an example 以……为例
3．sense of touch 触觉
4．sense of sight 视觉
5．do well in 在……做得好
6．creative 有创造力的
7．This makes the brain stronger and healthier, so it can work better.
这使大脑更强大、更健康，所以，它可以工作得更好。
Section Ⅰ Introduction & Reading and Vocabulary
Ⅰ.重点单词
1．核心单词
①proverb n．谚语
②captain n. 队长
③lifestyle n. 生活方式
④head vi. 朝……方向前进
⑤eye vt. 注视；观看
⑥fit adj. 健康的；强健的
⑦diet n. 饮食；日常食物
vi. 照医生的规定饮食
⑧normal adj. 正常的；一般的
2．拓展单词
①rare adj. 稀少的；罕有的→rarely adv.稀少地；极少地
②unhealthy adj.不健康的；有碍健康的→(反义词)healthy adj.健康的→health n．健康
③wealthy adj.富裕的；有钱的→wealth n．财富
④anxious adj.焦虑的；不安的；渴望的→anxiously adv.焦虑地→anxiety n．焦虑；担心；渴望
⑤injure vt.伤害→injury n．伤害；损伤；受伤处→injured adj.受伤的
⑥pain n．疼痛；痛苦→pains n．辛苦；努力→painful adj. 疼痛的→painfully adv.使人疼痛地
3．阅读单词
①fat n. 脂肪
②flu n. 流行性感冒
③toothache n. 牙痛
(身体部位)名词用作动词集粹
①head 朝……方向前进
②eye 注视；观看
③hand 传递；递给
④arm 武装
⑤shoulder 肩负
⑥back 后退
n．＋y→adj.一览
①wealthy 富裕的
②healthy 健康的
③thirsty 口渴的
④cloudy 多云的
⑤greedy 贪婪的
⑥guilty 内疚的
表示负面情绪的形容词荟萃
①upset 不安的；心烦的
②anxious 焦虑的
③annoyed 恼火的；生气的
④depressed 消沉的；沮丧的
⑤frustrated 失意的；挫败的
⑥down 情绪低落的
⑦blue 沮丧的；悲观的
