大家说英语 第611期:健康迷思(1)

Conversation A

对话A

Rob: Welcome to the show, Dr. Day!

罗布：戴医生，欢迎来我们的节目！

Anna: Thank you, Rob. Today I want to talk about health myths².

安娜：谢谢你，罗布。今天，我想谈谈健康迷思。

Rob: Do you mean popular beliefs that aren't true?

罗布：你是指一般人都相信但其实不正确的事情吗？

Anna: Exactly. You need good information, so you can have good health!

安娜：没错。你需要有正确的信息，才能拥有健康！

Rob: I am glad you are here! What myth¹ will you talk about first?

罗布：真高兴你来了！你要先谈什么迷思？

Anna: Let's start with eggs. Eggs are good for you!

安娜：先从鸡蛋谈起，其实鸡蛋对身体很好！

Conversation B

对话B

Rob: Aren't eggs bad for your heart? Some people say that.

罗布：鸡蛋不是对心脏不好吗？有些人是这么说的。

Anna: That is not true. Eggs are good for you.

安娜：实际上不是这样的。鸡蛋对身体很好。

Rob: OK. I have a question. Do I need to drink eight glasses of water a day?

罗布：好的。我有个问题，我每天都需要喝八杯水吗？

Anna: Drinking water is a good habit. However, you do not need to drink that much every day.

安娜：喝水是个好习惯，不过你不必每天都喝那么多水。

Rob: What if I exercise a lot?

罗布：那我要是运动得很多呢？

Anna: Then you should drink more water.

安娜：那你就该多喝点水。

1 myth   

n.神话，神话故事

参考例句：

• The story has points of resemblance to a Hebrew myth.这个故事与某个希伯来神话有相似之处。
• The story is a pure myth.这故事纯属虚构。

2 myths   

n.神话( myth的名词复数 )；杜撰出来的人[事物]

参考例句：

• They drew the material of their plays chiefly from myths and legends. 他们主要从神话传说中提取剧本的素材。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Jasper White is one of rare people who believes in ancient myths. 贾斯珀。怀特是少有的相信古代神话的人之一。 来自新概念英语第二册