SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I’m Shirley Griffith.
BOB DOUGHTY: And I’m Bob Doughty. Today, we will talk about diet and weight loss. Exercise（r没有卷舌） is important if you want to get in （可以连读）good shape. But experts say exercise alone is not enough if your goal（似乎你卷舌了？） is to lose weight.
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SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: It is that time of year again! Warm weather has returned to Earth’s northern hemisphere.（i应该是短音i，你读的是长音i缩短的音） Summer is a time when people of all ages feel like getting their swimwear and going to the nearest swimming pool or seashore. But first, there is that troublesome little thing called winter weight gain. Many of us gain weight because of inactivity （na可以连读）during the winter.
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