减肥瘦身英语口语话题 第71期:持续节食十二周

 　　Unit 71：Diet for 12 weeks

　　第71单元：持续节食十二周

　　Research at Harvard Medical School suggests that the human body reaches a weight-loss limit about 12 weeks into any diet and then plateaus¹,

　　哈佛医学院的研究显示，人体在节食大约十二周后就会到达减肥极限期而不再减轻体重，

　　refusing to lose another pound,at least for a while.

　　至少有一段时间会连一磅都减不下来。

　　Our bodies,it appears,can't stand to lose more than 5 to 10 percent of their weight at once.

　　我们的身体似乎承受不了一下子就减掉超过身体百分之五到百分之十的体重。

　　It's best to take a rest for another 12 weeks,giving your body a chance to adjust to the weight loss.

　　最好是能休息一段时间，再节食十二周，让你的身体有机会来适应体重减轻。

　　Don't revert² to high-calorie eating habits,but don't strive³ to cut calories,either.

　　别又开始恢复高卡路里的饮食习惯了.不过，也别试着努力想减低卡路里的摄取量。

　　Figure out some reasonable approach between the two.

　　在两者之间想出某种合理的方法。

　　Then head into another 12-week dieting period and watch your weight drop anew.

　　接着再进行十周的节食期，然后就等着看你的体重再创新“低”吧。

1 plateaus   

n.高原( plateau的名词复数 )；平稳时期；稳定状态；停滞时期

参考例句：

• The road builders brave the wind and snow on the plateaus all the year round. 筑路工人长年奋战在风雪高原。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Plains, plateaus, and mountain ranges are major landforms. 平原、高原和山脉都是主要的地形。 来自辞典例句

2 revert   

v.恢复，复归，回到

参考例句：

• Let us revert to the earlier part of the chapter.让我们回到本章的前面部分。
• Shall we revert to the matter we talked about yesterday?我们接着昨天谈过的问题谈，好吗？

3 strive   

vi.努力，奋斗，力争

参考例句：

• Don't strive merely for quantity of production.在生产中不要单纯地追求数量。
• The scientists strive for a breakthrough in cancer research.科学家们力争在癌症研究方面有个突破。