2024年4月7日 星期日

early-to-bed, early-to-rise, cardio. Mr. Strouthous meticulously plans the routes ahead of time, making sure they’re scenic and not too arduous, and have a good spot to stop for lunch.

Mr. Strouthous had been part of the walking group for around eight years, but he became a walk leader during lockdown. His water aerobics classes shut down during the pandemic, and walks filled that void. “I needed something to keep going, really,” he said.

Mr. Strouthous meticulously plans the routes ahead of time, making sure they’re scenic and not too arduous, and have a good spot to stop for lunch. Thursday morning’s trek checked all the boxes: a route through the South Bank of London, curling past the Globe Theater and under the London Eye, with a stop near a string of shops and cafes, where some members ordered hot chocolates.





Although his presidency is barely a week old, some of Mr. Obama’s work habits are already becoming clear. He shows up at the Oval Office shortly before 9 in the morning, roughly two hours later than his early-to-bed, early-to-rise predecessor. Mr. Obama likes to have his workout — weights and cardio — first thing in the morning, at 6:45. (Mr. Bush slipped away to exercise midday.)

early-to-bed, early-to-rise早睡早起


rise
(MOVE UP) 
verb [I] rose, risen
1 to move upwards:
The balloon rose gently (up) into the air.
At 6am we watched the sun rise (= appear and move upwards in the sky).
When you put yeast in bread and bake the bread, it rises (= gets bigger).
New buildings are rising (= being built) throughout the city.
The River Cam rises (= first comes out of the ground) in/at a place called Ashwell.
FIGURATIVE Murmurs of disapproval rose from (= came from) the crowd.

2 to stand, especially after sitting:
She rose from her chair to welcome us.
He rose to his feet to deliver his speech.

3 FORMAL to get out of bed:
My grandfather rises at 5 every morning to do his exercises.

rise 
noun [S]
when someone or something becomes very famous, powerful or popular:
Her rapid rise to fame/power/popularity/etc. meant that she made many enemies.

riser 
noun
early/late riser a person who usually gets out of be early/late in the morning

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preposition MAINLY UK
about to become:
The school accepts children who are rising five years old.


cardio-
prefix (ALSO cardi-)
of the heart:
cardiovascular

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