NPR边听边练70:饮食、减肥与运动

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　　一、泛听建议：

　　1、完整听一遍，掌握大意。

　　2、继续听，特别注意关键信息。遇到相似的词，写下来。

　　3、复述新闻。

　　One of the most unfortunate _1_ weight loss maintenance is that it takes _2_ calories to just stay the same, let alone keep losing weight.That as the body loses weight, it becomes more efficient and _3_ calories. Ludwig recently completed his diet study, which compared low-carb, low-fat and low-glycemic diets. He _4_ the low-carb diet burned the most calories, but it was hard to stick to. The most promising¹

　　diet _5_ the low-glycemic one. People like Mike Rogers were able to lose weight and keep it off. Rogers maintained a 40 pound weight loss by shifting to low-glycemic foods that are mostly natural and unprocessed.

　　I eat a lot less white rice and a lot less potatoes than _6_. And the other thing that I learned that I liked quite a bit was steel cut oats. I've never been a big fan of standard oatmeal, but steel cut oats has enough tooth in it that I really enjoy that.Dr. Ludwig is quick to caution his study was short and not conclusive². He's working now to design a long term study that looks at diet and weight loss maintenance over a number of years.

　　Joy Dubost is a registered dietitian³ with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics⁴. She says the problem with the low-glycemic diet is that it can be confusing because _7_ factors affect how the body digests food.Factors like ripeness, the _8_ the products, the way it was prepared, the types of sugar that are present or carbohydrates⁵, the amount of fiber⁶ and fat present and just the way your body digests it.

　　And eating too many low-glycemic foods that are also high in calories, sugar or saturated⁷ fats can also be a problem. Dubost urges moderation of carbs and fats. And equally important, the other _9_ the equation - exercise. She points to a study which found people who successfully maintained their _10_ added 60 to 90 minutes of moderate exercise every single day.Patti Neighmond, NPR News.

　　词汇解析：

　　1、oats. 燕麦；燕麦片（oat的复数）；燕麦粥

　　2 、conclusive . 决定性的；最后的；确实的；确定性的

　　eg:Her attorneys claim there is no conclusive evidence that any murders took place.

　　她的律师们声称没有任何发生过谋杀的确凿证据。

　　3、registered dietitian 注册营养师

　　1、aspects of 2、fewer and fewer 3、requires fewer 4、found 5、turned out to be

　　6、I used to eat 7、lots of 8、variety of 9、end of 10、weight loss

1 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

2 conclusive   

adj.最后的，结论的；确凿的，消除怀疑的

参考例句：

• They produced some fairly conclusive evidence.他们提供了一些相当确凿的证据。
• Franklin did not believe that the French tests were conclusive.富兰克林不相信这个法国人的实验是结论性的。

3 dietitian   

n.营养学家

参考例句：

• You can seek the advice of a nutritionist or dietitian.你可以征求营养师或饮食专家的意见。
• I have no doubt she would make a good dietitian.毫无疑问她会成为优秀的营养学家。

4 dietetics   

n.营养学

参考例句：

• This book makes a significant contribution to dietetics.此书对营养学有很大贡献。
• You have a bad diet habit and I don't think you know dietetics.你的饮食习惯很差，我认为你对营养学一无所知。

5 carbohydrates   

n.碳水化合物，糖类( carbohydrate的名词复数 )；淀粉质或糖类食物

参考例句：

• The plant uses the carbohydrates to make cellulose. 植物用碳水化合物制造纤维素。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• All carbohydrates originate from plants. 所有的碳水化合物均来自植物。 来自辞典例句

6 fiber   

n.纤维，纤维质

参考例句：

• The basic structural unit of yarn is the fiber.纤维是纱的基本结构单元。
• The material must be free of fiber clumps.这种材料必须无纤维块。

7 saturated   

a.饱和的，充满的

参考例句：

• The continuous rain had saturated the soil. 连绵不断的雨把土地淋了个透。
• a saturated solution of sodium chloride 氯化钠饱和溶液