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Perfect Health
On a train, the conversation turned to good and bad health habits. A plump, rosy-cheeked man held forth at length.
"Just look at me!" he said. "I've never been ill, and it's all thanks to plain food."
His listeners looked puzzled.
"Why? Gentlemen, from the age of twenty to forty, I led the simplest, most regular life imaginable. No late nights, no excesses. Every day, winter and summer, I went to bed around nine and rose at five. I worked from eight until one, then had lunch—a modest meal. After half an hour's rest came another four hours of work, and then..."
"Excuse me," interrupted a stranger in the corner. "What were you in prison for?"
Từ vựng trong truyện
- plump: béo tốt
- rosy-cheeked: má hồng hào
- held forth: nói thao thao bất tuyệt
- excesses: những việc quá độ
- modest: đơn giản, thanh đạm
- Ngày đăng: 18/06/2014
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