Have you eaten too much over the holidays? You should try fidgeting for a while. Those around you might not like it, but scratching (moving your nails (指甲) against a part of your body) and twitching (moving suddenly and quickly when you don’ t want to) is an important way of burning up calories (卡路里).

　　你吃了太多的假期?你应该试试坐立不安了一会儿。你周围的人可能不喜欢它，但抓(移动你的指甲(指甲)对自己身体的一部分)和抽搐(移动突然当你想)是燃烧卡路里的重要途径(卡路里)。

　　American researchers have found that some people’s squirming (continuously turn your body when nervous) and wigging (move in small movements, especially from side to side) equals (等于) several miles of slow running each day.

　　美国的研究人员发现，有些人的蠕动(连续转动身体时，神经)和骂(移动的小动作，特别是从一边到另一边)等于(等于)慢每天跑几英里。

　　The scientists, based at the National Institute of Health’s laboratory in Phenix, Arizona, are studying why some people get fat and other stay slim.

　　科学家，基于国家在凤凰，亚利桑那州的研究所实验室，正在研究为什么有些人发胖等保持苗条。

　　In one study 177 people each spent 24 hours in a room in the institute where the amount (量) of energy is measured by their oxygen and carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) levels. By the end of the day, some people had burned up 800 calories in toe-tapping, (moving the front part of your foot up and down) finger-drumming (hitting your fingers continuously and lightly against something hard) and other nervous habits. However, others had burned up only 100 calories.

　　在一项研究中177人各花了24小时在一个房间里所量(量)能量测量由氧气和二氧化碳(二氧化碳)水平。在一天结束的时候，有些人就烧掉800卡路里(脚趾窃听，移动你的脚向上和向下的前面部分)手指敲击(打你的手指不断轻轻对坚硬的东西)和其他紧张的习惯。然而，其他人就烧掉100卡路里的热量。

　　The researchers found that slim women fidget more than fat women, but there was no significant difference in men. Heavy people burn up more energy when they fidget than do thin people.

　　研究人员发现，苗条的女性坐立不安比脂肪的妇女，但男性无显著差异。重消耗更多的能量，当他们烦躁不安的人比瘦的人。