早安英文 第89期:美国人对于健身的疯狂

 craze n.狂热

be on board with 喜爱

fad¹ n. 流行的事物

obesity² n.肥胖

epidemic³ n.流行病/传染病

scares n.惊恐

soy n. 大豆

ward⁴ off 防止

gluten n.麸质（小麦和谷物中的蛋白质）

fatso n. <俚> 胖子

New Years Resolution 决心

<俚>

side dish 配菜/小菜

Why are Americans so focused on health craze all of the sudden?

为什么美国人突然间就注重起健康来了？

It’s a mix of things. The government declaring obesity as an epidemic, beauty standards in america, disease scares.

这很难说。政府方面宣称肥胖是一种流行病，然后美国人的审美标准的改变，还有民众对于疾病的恐惧之类的。

The most popular time for gym subscriptions⁵ is January 1st. Because every fatso in America makes a New Years Resolution.

每年的一月一日是健身房会员注册的最集中的阶段。因为，很多胖子都会在这个时候开始痛下决心，决定减肥。

Here in china you can buy vegetables from local farmers for next to nothing but in America, all the farms are owned by big businesses that set the price higher. It’s cheaper to buy a $4 pizza that can feed the family than $10 worth of vegetables as a side dish.

在中国，你能从菜农哪里购买到蔬菜。但是美国不一样，大商人操控者菜的价格。因此，花10美元的蔬菜可能只是配菜，但4美元的比萨就足够一个家庭吃了。

Are there some unique exercises like this in America, like Tai Chi in China ?

在美国有什么独一无二的运动吗？

Running I think is really the most popular form of exercise.

在美国最受欢迎的运动当然要数跑步了。

1 fad   

n.时尚；一时流行的狂热；一时的爱好

参考例句：

• His interest in photography is only a passing fad.他对摄影的兴趣只是一时的爱好罢了。
• A hot business opportunity is based on a long-term trend not a short-lived fad.一个热门的商机指的是长期的趋势而非一时的流行。

2 obesity   

n.肥胖，肥大

参考例句：

• One effect of overeating may be obesity.吃得过多能导致肥胖。
• Sugar and fat can more easily lead to obesity than some other foods.糖和脂肪比其他食物更容易导致肥胖。

3 epidemic   

n.流行病；盛行；adj.流行性的，流传极广的

参考例句：

• That kind of epidemic disease has long been stamped out.那种传染病早已绝迹。
• The authorities tried to localise the epidemic.当局试图把流行病限制在局部范围。

4 ward   

n.守卫，监护，病房，行政区，由监护人或法院保护的人（尤指儿童）；vt.守护，躲开

参考例句：

• The hospital has a medical ward and a surgical ward.这家医院有内科病房和外科病房。
• During the evening picnic,I'll carry a torch to ward off the bugs.傍晚野餐时，我要点根火把，抵挡蚊虫。

5 subscriptions   

n.（报刊等的）订阅费( subscription的名词复数 )；捐款；（俱乐部的）会员费；捐助

参考例句：

• Subscriptions to these magazines can be paid in at the post office. 这些杂志的订阅费可以在邮局缴纳。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Payment of subscriptions should be made to the club secretary. 会费应交给俱乐部秘书。 来自《简明英汉词典》