The field of medicine has not traditionally distinguished between someone who is merely "not ill" and someone who is in excellent health and pays attention to the body's special needs. Both types have simply been called "well". In rencent years, however, some health specialists have begun to apply the terms "well" and "wellness" only to those who are actively striving to maintain and improve their health.
People who are well are concerned with nutrition and exercise, and they make a point of monitoring their body's condition. Most important, perhaps, people who are well take active responsiblity for matters related to their health. Even people who have a physical disease or handicap may be "well", in this new sense, if they make an effort to maintain the best possible health they can in the face of their physical limitations.
"Wellness" may perhaps best be viewed not as a state that people can achieve, but as an ideal that people can strive for. People who are well are likely to be better able to resist disease and to fight disease when it strikes. And by focusing attention on healthy ways of living, the concept of wellness can have a beneficial impact on the ways in which people face the challenges of daily life.
eg: We had better call in a specialist at this critical moment.
在这个关键时刻我们最好请一位专家来。
短语:
specialist system 专家系统;专家制度
heart specialist 心脏病专家
3. strive v. 努力,斗争
eg: He is hard to strive against disease.
他很努力与疾病斗争。
短语:
strive for 争取,奋斗
strive after 奋斗;争取
strive against 反抗
4. maintain v. 保养,维持
eg: It was supposed to maintain the convertibility of the currency into gold.
它的作用在于保持,货币与金子间的转换。
短语:
maintain in 维持......
maintain contact with 与......保持联系
maintain world peace 维护世界和平
5. monitor v. 监督,监视
eg: He was watching a game of tennis on a television monitor.
他那时正在电视监控器上观看一场网球赛。
短语:
monitor system 监控系统
computer monitor 电脑显示器
fire monitor 防火监控器
patient monitor 病人监护仪
6. handicap n. (身体或智力的)缺陷
eg: Kate didn't abandon herself because of the physical handicap.
凯特并没有因为生理上的缺陷而自暴自弃。
短语:
mental handicap 心理缺陷
physical handicap 生理缺陷
cultural handicap 文化上的障碍
7. resist v. 抵抗,抵制
eg: Many young people could not resist the spiritual pollution.
很多年轻人不能抵制精神污染。
短语:
hard to resist 人见人爱;惹人喜爱
resist no longer 无法抵抗
佳句采摘:
And by focusing attention on healthy ways of living, the concept of wellness can have a beneficial impact on the ways in which people face the challenges of daily life.