🎧 Listen to today’s story
📚 Key Words
| Word | Meaning | 中文 |
|---|---|---|
| healthy | Strong and not sick. | 健康的 |
| shield | Something that protects you from danger or hurt. | 盾牌 / 保护物 |
| sickness | Being ill or not well. | 疾病 |
| brain | The part inside your head that thinks and feels. | 大脑 |
| delicious | Tasting very good. | 美味的 |
| memory | Something that you remember from the past. | 记忆 |
| illness | A disease or sickness. | 生病 / 疾病 |
| mind | Your thoughts and feelings. | 思想 / 心智 |
📖 Read the story
Can your thoughts keep you healthy? Yes, they can! Scientists say that happy thoughts make your body strong. Inside your body, you have a shield that fights sickness. This is your immune system. There is a special “happy area” in your brain. It turns on when you win a fun game or eat delicious food. In a new study, scientists asked people to think about happy memories. When they did this, their “happy area” turned on. This helped their bodies fight illness and get well much faster. This study shows that your mind and body work together. Thinking about nice things is not just fun. It actually keeps you healthy. So, the next time you feel sick, try to think about a great day!
✏️ Answer the questions
1. What can happy thoughts do for your body?
- A.Make you feel tired
- B.Make your body strong
- C.Make you eat more
- D.Make you forget things
2. What does your immune system do?
- A.It helps you win games
- B.It cooks delicious food
- C.It fights sickness like a shield
- D.It helps you sleep
3. When does the “happy area” in your brain turn on?
- A.When you do homework
- B.We do not know
- C.When you feel sick
- D.When you eat delicious food
4. What did scientists ask people to do in the study?
- A.Play a sport
- B.Think about happy memories
- C.Draw a picture
- D.Eat a big meal
5. What is the main idea of this story?
- A.Your mind and body work together
- B.Winning games is not fun
- C.We must not eat delicious food
- D.Scientists do not like memories