86. A Letter to Mary 給瑪麗的一封信
Dear Mary,
I am sorry to hear that you have been ill for days and hope you have got better now. I feel it would be more beneficial to your health if you could take more exercise in future.
Do not think that time spent in exercise is wasted. Exercise can improve your physical constitution and refresh the mind. After one or two hours of exercise you can study better. Only having a strong body, can you keep on studying without falling ill.
I am not advising you to devote all your time to exercise. What I want to say is that exercise is as useful and important as your study. I hope you can take at least one hour's exercise every day after you are recovered. I would be more than happy to see you have a stronger body.
Sincerely yours,
John
親愛的瑪麗:
聽說你近來病了許多天,使我感到很不安。我想如果你今后多參加體育活動肯定會對身體有很多好處。
不要把鍛煉看成是浪費時間。鍛煉可以增強你的身體素質,使你更有精神。運動一兩個小時可以提高你的學習效率。只有有了強健的身體才能高效的學習而不覺疲倦。
我并不是勸你把時間都用在鍛煉上,我只是想說鍛煉和學習一樣,同樣是有益而且重要的。我希望你復原后能每天至少鍛煉一個小時??吹侥阌袀€強壯的身體,我會非常高興的。
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