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1 to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹); to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game
2 to give sb a taste of his own medicine

以身作则

yǐ shēn zuò zé

1 to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model

Sample Sentences

加工食品对身体不好，别吃太多。

jiāgōng shípǐn duì shēntǐ bùhǎo ，bié chī tài duō 。

Processed food is not food for health. Don't eat it too much.

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最近身体不太好，常跑医院。

zuìjìn shēntǐ bùtàihǎo ，cháng pǎo yīyuàn 。

I don't feel well these days. I often go to the hospital.

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规律运动是能帮助控制血压没错，但是饮食习惯通常是真正致命的原因。人体要是摄取了太多盐分，身体会以提高血压来回应。

guīlǜ yùndòng shì néng bāngzhù kòngzhì xuèyā méicuò ，dànshì yǐnshí xíguàn tōngcháng shì zhēnzhèng zhìmìng de yuányīn 。réntǐ yàoshi shèqǔ le tài duō yánfèn ，shēntǐ huì yǐ tígāo xuèyā lái huíyìng 。

Regular exercise can indeed help you to control your blood pressure, but your dietary habits are normally the real fatal factor. If the human body takes in too much salt, the body raises the blood pressure in response.

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你是身体的免疫力低了吧！我记得多吃些菇类和深绿色的蔬菜都能提升免疫力。你也可以用燕麦取代白米饭对降血压也有帮助。

nǐ shì shēntǐ de miǎnyìlì dī le ba ！wǒ jìde duō chī xiē gū lèi hé shēnlǜsè de shūcài dōu néng tíshēng miǎnyìlì 。nǐ yě kěyǐ yòng yànmài qǔdài báimǐfàn duì jiàng xuèyā yě yǒu bāngzhù 。

Your body’s immunity is probably low! I recall that eating mushrooms and dark green vegetables can raise your immunity. You can also replace white rice with oats, and it’s also helpful for lowering your blood pressure.

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我就说你这段时间怎么精神状况不太好呢。只是你这样一味地依靠咖啡，只怕对身体也不好呀。

wǒ jiù shuō nǐ zhè duàn shíjiān zěnme jīngshén zhuàngkuàng bùtàihǎo ne 。zhǐshì nǐ zhèyàng yīwèi de yīkào kāfēi ，zhǐpà duì shēntǐ yě bùhǎo ya 。

That’s why I notice this period of time your mental condition is not too good. To rely blindly on coffee is bad for health.

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哇，布达拉宫、唐古拉山、纳木错…都是我垂涎了很久的地方，无奈身体不好，不敢去海拔那么高的地方。

wā ，Bùdálāgōng 、Tánggǔlāshān 、Nàmùcuò …dōu shì wǒ chuíxián le hěn jiǔ de dìfang ，wúnài shēntǐ bùhǎo ，bù gǎn qù hǎibá nàme gāo de dìfang 。

Wow, the Potala Palace, Tanggula Mountain, Namtso…are all places I have been coveting for a long time, but I’m afraid to go to high altitude places due to my poor health.

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保重身体，再见。

bǎozhòng shēntǐ ，zàijiàn 。

Take care of yourself, goodbye.

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一间奶粉公司说他们进口的是新西兰的奶粉，却被政府查出来，根本不是。他们还在奶粉里面加了很多对身体不好的东西。这是一间挂羊头卖狗肉的黑心企业。

yī jiān nǎifěn gōngsī shuō tāmen jìnkǒu de shì Xīnxīlán de nǎifěn ，què bèi zhèngfǔ chá chūlái ，gēnběn búshi 。tāmen hái zài nǎifěn lǐmiàn jiā le hěnduō duì shēntǐ bùhǎo de dōngxi 。zhèshì yī jiān guàyángtóumàigǒuròu de hēixīn qǐyè 。

A baby formula company claimed that they imported formula from New Zealand, but the government found out this was not the case. They even added things that are bad for human bodies. This is a black-hearted corporation that cried wine and sold vinegar.

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每天摄入的食物是人体所需营养的主要来源，膳食营养是保证老年人健康的基石。武警广东省总队医院营养科主任曾晶指出老年人要注意身体的营养是否均衡，不要过于相信“千金难买老来瘦”的说法，有科学的膳食安排、合理的体力活动以保持健康体重，能减少和延缓疾病的发生发展、提高老年人的生活质量。

měitiān shèrù de shíwù shì réntǐ suǒ xū yíngyǎng de zhǔyào láiyuán ，shànshí yíngyǎng shì bǎozhèng lǎoniánrén jiànkāng de jīshí 。wǔjǐng Guǎngdōngshěng zǒngduì yīyuàn yíngyǎng kēzhǔrèn zēngjīng zhǐchū lǎoniánrén yào zhùyì shēntǐ de yíngyǎng shìfǒu jūnhéng ，bùyào guòyú xiāngxìn “qiānjīnnánmǎi lǎo lái shòu ”de shuōfǎ ，yǒu kēxué de shànshí ānpái 、hélǐ de tǐlì huódòng yǐ bǎochí jiànkāng tǐzhòng ，néng jiǎnshǎo hé yánhuǎn jíbìng de fāshēng fāzhǎn 、tígāo lǎoniánrén de shēnghuó zhìliàng 。

The daily intake of food is the main source of nutrition for the human body. Dietary nutrition is the cornerstone for ensuring the health of the elderly. Zeng Jing, director of the Nutrition Department of the Armed Police Guangdong Provincial Corps Hospital, pointed out that the elderly should pay attention to whether the body's nutrition is balanced. Don't go overboard with the belief that thin is healthy for the elderly. Use scientific dietary planning and suitable physical activities to maintain a healthy weight. They can reduce and delay the occurrence and development of diseases and improve the quality of life of the elderly.

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3）保持健康的生活方式和积极的社会交往，坚持力所能及的活动和锻炼。随着年龄增长的：老年人体脂百分比增高、瘦组织减少，也就是说，老年人不可避免地会出现肌肉的衰减，导致身体活动能力逐渐下降、容易摔倒等。

）bǎochí jiànkāng de shēnghuó fāngshì hé jījí de shèhuì jiāowǎng ，jiānchí lìsuǒnéngjí de huódòng hé duànliàn 。suízhe niánlíng zēngzhǎng de ：lǎoniánrén tǐ zhī bǎifēnbǐ zēnggāo 、shòu zǔzhī jiǎnshǎo ，yějiùshìshuō ，lǎoniánrén bùkě bìmiǎn de huì chūxiàn jīròu de shuāijiǎn ，dǎozhì shēntǐ huódòng nénglì zhújiàn xiàjiàng 、róngyì shuāidǎo děng 。

3) Maintain a healthy lifestyle and positive social interactions, and adhere to activities and exercises that are within your power. With the increase of age: the percentage of body fat in the elderly is increased, and the lean tissue is reduced. That is to say, the elderly will inevitably have muscle attenuation, which leads to a gradual decline in physical activity and easy fall.

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