勤劳点 懒惰会影响你的健康

rather than而不，不

例句：I would rather stay than otherwise.
      我宁愿留下来而不愿做别的。

      I prefer to read rather than sit idle.
      我宁愿读书而不愿闲坐着。

from scratch从头开始

例句：She built her business up from scratch.
      她白手起家，创建了自己的企业。

2.What can't you be bothered to do?

can't be bothered to不想

例句：Please burn me a copy of that CD as I can't be bothered to download it.
      麻烦你帮我刻录一下那张CD，我不想费功夫下载。

3.Worryingly, of the 654 respondents with children, 64% said they were often too tired to play with them.

1）too…to　 太…以至于…
　　He is too tired to work.
　　他太累了，不能继续工作。
　 ---- Can I help you ? 需要我帮忙吗?
　 ---- Well, I'm afraid the box is too heavy for you to carry it, but thank you all the same.　不用了。这箱子太重，恐怕你搬不动。谢谢您。

2) 如在too前有否定词，则整个句子用否定词表达肯定， too 后那个词表达一种委婉含义，意 为"不太"。
　 It's never too late to mend.　(谚语)
　　　改过不嫌晚。

3)　当too 前面有only, all, but时，意思是：非常… 等于very。
　 I'm only too pleased to be able to help you. 我非常高兴能帮助你。
　 He was but too eager to get home. 他非常想回家。

4.People need to get fitter, not just for their own sake, but for the sake of their families, friends and evidently their pets too.

for the sake of 为了……

例句：I put my desk next to the book shelf for the sake of convenience.
      为了方便，我把书桌摆到了书架旁边。 

5.This led the report to conclude that it's no wonder that one in six children in the UK are classified as obese before they start school.

no wonder毫不奇怪,不足为奇,难怪

例句：It's no wonder you've got so much stamina.
      难怪你精力这么充沛。