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1、Hundred-step youth: Are some people too lazy“百步青年” 难以想象的“懒癌”秋高气爽的周末，正是外出游玩的好时光。但如今随着各种应用软件及其他网络服务的兴起，越来越多的人宁愿“宅”在家里。其中有些人已经“宅”出了你想不到的新境界，荣升为“百步青年”。Every weekend in fall is a great time to go out, but many choose to spend the weekend staying at home. Some even take this to a whole new level, called “

2、hundred-step youth” （Babe Qing- nan）.This term comes from a new report from Ten cent, which shows 21 million Chinese people took under 100 steps a day during the week-long National Day holiday and 56 percent of them were born in the 1980s and 1990s.Despite having the ability to carry out activities,

3、 they are unwilling to act or use energy. Various apps and online services, such as food delivery platforms and shopping websites, help them stay at home and do as little as possible on weekends. You may have no idea how lazy a young person can be.Back in the day, young people who did nothing but pl

4、ay computer games were considered lazy, but these days a lazier type has emerged in watching others playing digital games on screens. They complain that it is annoying to read and learn a games rules, so they prefer watching games all day.Apart from this, the lazy adapt their lifestyle on weekends w

5、ith the least amount of effort. Washing their face, taking a shower and such daily essential living habits seem to be a burden for them. They are dreaming of one day when a robot will be invented to clean their bodies automatically, like laundry machines are used to wash clothes.Some singles are eve

6、n too lazy to chat with others, let alone falling in love.It can be too easy to come up with an excuse not to do something if a person wants to slack off（懈怠）. “Jogging in fall can make people well-rested, but do you know that you will feel more rested if you do not jog?” Some even blame their bed fo

7、r its magica powerful magnet（磁铁） to attract iron-made people （From an old saying in Chinese： A human is like iron and bread is like steel）.But sometimes, slacking off has undesirable consequences for people. So when you want to ease up on the weekend, youd better take a serious attitude towards impo

8、rtant issues like securing employment.Fill in the table below with only one word for each blank.I. Important vocabulary in the text1.emerge v. 出现2.essential adj. 本质的;必不可少的3.automatically adv. 自动地;无意识地4.consequence n. 结果;后果5.carry out 实施6.have no idea 丝毫不知道7.with the least amount of effort 付出最少的努力8.e

9、ase up 緩和;放松9.take a serious attitude 采取严肃的态度.Complete the following sentences in correct forms with the vocabulary given above.1. You may _ how lazy a young person can be.2.Back in the day, young people who did nothing but play computer games were considered lazy, but these days a lazier type _ in

10、watching others playing digital games on screens.3.Washing their face, taking a shower and such daily _ living habits seem to be a burden for them.4.Despite having the ability to _ activities, they are unwilling to act or use energy.5.They are dreaming of one day when a robot will be invented to cle

11、an their bodies _, like laundry machines are used to wash clothes.6.But sometimes, slacking off has undesirable _ for people.7.So when you want to _on the weekend, youd better _ towards important issues like securing employment.8.Apart from this, the lazy adapt their lifestyle on weekends _ .答案Reading Check（1）youth （2）origin （3）56%（4）rising/invention （5）phenomena （6）watch （7） burden （8）unwilling （9）rested（10） blameLanguage Study.1.have no idea 2.has emerged 3.essential4.carry out 5.automatically 6.consequences7.ease up; take a serious attitude8. with the least amount of effort