早上跑步 Morning Run — HSK 2 Reading

去年qùnián我wǒ身体shēntǐ不bú太tài好hǎo，也yě不bù喜欢xǐhuan运动yùndòng。

Last year my health wasn't very good, and I didn't like exercising either.

医生yīshēng告诉gàosu我wǒ：“跑步pǎobù对duì身体shēntǐ很hěn好hǎo，你nǐ要yào多duō运动yùndòng。”

The doctor told me, "Running is good for your health — you should exercise more."

现在xiànzài我wǒ每měi天tiān早上zǎoshang六liù点diǎn起床qǐchuáng，去qù家jiā旁边pángbiān的de公园gōngyuán跑步pǎobù。

Now I get up at six every morning and go running in the park next to my home.

开始kāishǐ的de时候shíhou，我wǒ跑pǎo十shí分钟fēnzhōng就jiù很hěn累lèi。

At the beginning, I would get tired after running for just ten minutes.

现在xiànzài我wǒ能néng跑pǎo三十sānshí分钟fēnzhōng了le，跑pǎo得de也yě比bǐ以前yǐqián快kuài了le。

Now I can run for thirty minutes, and I also run faster than before.

早上zǎoshang的de公园gōngyuán很hěn漂亮piàoliang，鸟niǎo在zài唱歌chànggē，跑步pǎobù的de人rén也yě很hěn多duō。

The park is beautiful in the morning — birds are singing, and there are many people out running.

运动yùndòng让ràng我wǒ的de身体shēntǐ一天yì tiān比bǐ一天yì tiān好hǎo。

Exercise is making my health better day by day.

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Key words 生词

跑步pǎobùto run; running

运动yùndòngto exercise; sports

起床qǐchuángto get up

公园gōngyuánpark

以前yǐqiánbefore; in the past

累lèitired

比 — comparison

A 比 B + adjective compares two things: 我比以前快. 一天比一天好 means better day by day.

我跑得比以前快。— I run faster than before.

verb + 得 + adjective — degree complement

得 links a verb to how it is done: 跑得快 (run fast), 说得好 (speak well).

他跑得很快。— He runs very fast.

1. Why did the writer start running?

2. How long can the writer run now?

3. What is the park like in the morning?