VOA慢速英语:Sit Less, Live Longer

短语讲解：

1. If you cut down on the time you spend sitting, you might live longer.

cut down 裁短; 减少
例句：That should cut down on roadworks, and therefore on jams.
这肯定削减了道路施工量，所以道路仍然拥堵。

2. He says that sitting is ubiquitous in our lives, meaning it is something we do all the time, everywhere.

all the time （在该段时间内）一直; 向来， 一向
例句：Remind yourself of it all the time.
请一直提醒自己这件事情。

3. I’ve heard of other companies where they may not buy one for everybody .. but they’ll have a bank of these desks where people can go for an hour a day and answer their emails or talk on the phone.

hear of 知道; 同意; 得悉; 因…受到报偿或惩罚
例句：How come you to hear of it? 
你怎么知道的？ 

4. As a university professor, you know, it is a very sedentary occupation. We’re chained to a desk in terms of writing papers and doing research.

in terms of 根据; 用…的话; 就…而言
例句：All banks measure profit in terms of earnings per share. 
银行以每一股份的赢利额来计算自己的利润。