纪录片《饮食变迁》 第20期:新陈代谢慢导致发胖

As recently as the 1980s, scientists believed

直到80年代 科学家们还相信

the answer to why only some of us put on weight lay in the genes¹

只有一部分人会发胖的原因来自

that control the body's metabolism²,

人体里控制新陈代谢的基因

the rate at which food is broken down and turned into energy.

即食物消化并转化成能量的速度

They reasoned that if the body didn't burn

他们详尽论述说 如果人体不能足够快地

food fast enough, you put on weight.

将食物转化成能量 人就会发胖

A view shared by members of the water ballet troupe³,

水上芭蕾队"丰满百合花"的队员

the Padded Lilies.

有一个共识

I would say that probably the reason we're fat

我觉得我们发胖的原因可能是

is because our metabolism is slow.

因为我们的新陈代谢速度缓慢

To suddenly be 32 pounds at a year old,

我一岁时就突然长到32磅

I don't see any other reason

除了新陈代谢之外

for that than metabolism.

我看不到还有其他原因

Thin people can eat a tremendous amount and still be thin.

瘦人大吃大喝也不会发胖

Fat people can eat next to nothing and still be fat.

而胖人几乎什么都不吃却仍旧很胖

The amount I'm eating isn't what's making me fat.

我的食量根本不至于让我发胖

My metabolism, my genetics,

我的新陈代谢水平 我的基因

this combination of things is what made me fat.

这些结合起来才让我变这么胖

The question of metabolism was a key issue for my own research.

新陈代谢问题是我研究的关键

I myself was involved in a Horizon programme in the '90s

我本人90年代参与了地平线的一个项目

to examine if this really was the case.

以验证这个观点

1 genes   

n.基因( gene的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• You have good genes from your parents, so you should live a long time. 你从父母那儿获得优良的基因，所以能够活得很长。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Differences will help to reveal the functions of the genes. 它们间的差异将会帮助我们揭开基因多种功能。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 生物技术的世纪

2 metabolism   

n.新陈代谢

参考例句：

• After years of dieting,Carol's metabolism was completely out of whack.经过数年的节食，卡罗尔的新陈代谢完全紊乱了。
• All living matter undergoes a process of metabolism.生物都有新陈代谢。

3 troupe   

n.剧团，戏班；杂技团；马戏团

参考例句：

• The art troupe is always on the move in frontier guards.文工团常年在边防部队流动。
• The troupe produced a new play last night.剧团昨晚上演了一部新剧。