译林版牛津高中英语(必修1):Unit3 Looking good,feeling good-Reading(1)

Dying¹ to be thin...

为了苗条，险些送命

Passage 1

课文 1

Hi Zhou Ling

嗨，周玲

How are you?

你好吗？

I haven't heard from you for weeks.

已经几个星期没有给你写信了。

Is everything OK with you?

你一切都好吗？

Do you still go to the gym every day?

你还是每天去健身房吗？

I used² to go to the gym three times a week, but I don't work out any more.

我以前也经常去健身房，一周三次，但我现在不锻炼了。

I know another way to stay slim.

我知道另一种保持苗条的方法。

Looking good is important to women, isn't it?

外形漂亮对女人来说很重要，不是吗？

Most young women want a slim figure³ these days, especially here in Canada.

大多数年轻女性都想拥有苗条的身材，尤其在加拿大这里。

I'm trying to lose weight because I'm so ashamed⁴ of my body.

我正在努力减肥，因为我的体形让我感到很难为情。

Since I'm preparing to act in a new TV show, I'm taking weight-loss pills⁵ called Fat-Less, which are quite popular among young women here.

由于我在准备接拍一部新的电视剧，我在服用一种叫做Fat-Less的减肥药，这种药在这里的年轻女性中很流行。

I hope to lose at least 10 kilograms⁶.

我希望减掉至少10公斤。

I take two pills a day and don't need to exercise.

我每天吃两片药，不需要做运动。

The pills really work!

这种药真的很有效！

I'm becoming slimmer and slimmer.

我变得越来越苗条了。

I've lost 7 kg in the last two months.

这两个月我已经减掉了7公斤。

However, sometimes I don't feel energetic⁷.

但是，有时我感到没有力气。

My mother, who you met last year, keeps telling me not to take them because they are dangerous.

我妈妈，你去年见过的，她一直告诉我不要吃药，因为很危险。

She says health is the most important thing, and I agree, but then I look so slim at the moment.

她说健康是最重要的事情，我同意，但是现在我看起来非常苗条。

Write soon!

速回信！

Love

爱你的

Amy

1 dying   

adj.垂死的，临终的

参考例句：

• He was put in charge of the group by the dying leader.他被临终的领导人任命为集团负责人。
• She was shown into a small room,where there was a dying man.她被领进了一间小屋子，那里有一个垂死的人。

2 used   

adj.用旧了的，旧的；习惯于…；过去惯/经常

参考例句：

• I used to work until nearly 6:00 o'clock each day.我过去常常工作到6:00左右。
• He used to walk anywhere from two to five miles an hour.他过去经常一小时走二至五英里。

3 figure   

n.数字，算术，图解；轮廓；vi.计算，出现，扮演角色；vt.计算在内，估计，推测，认为

参考例句：

• I will check up the figure.我来核对一下这个数字。
• I'm watching my figure.我一直注意保持身材。

4 ashamed   

adj.感到惭愧，感到害臊，因为羞耻或勉强作某事

参考例句：

• He is ashamed to show his face at the club.他不好意思在俱乐部露脸。
• You ought to be ashamed of your foolish behaviour.你应当为自己的愚蠢行为而感到羞耻。

5 pills   

n.药丸( pill的名词复数 )；药片；口服避孕药；讨厌鬼

参考例句：

• The most widespread drug addiction is to alcohol,tobacco,and sleeping pills. 上瘾最多的东西是酒、烟和安眠药。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The death was adjudged a suicide by sleeping pills. 该死亡事件被判定为服用安眠药自杀。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 kilograms   

n.千克( kilogram的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• 2 kilograms of rice 2公斤大米
• Every tonne of coal contains,on average,30 kilograms of nitrogen. 每吨煤平均含30公斤氮。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 energetic   

adj.充满活力的，精力充沛的

参考例句：

• The elderly man is quite energetic.这位上了年纪的老人仍精力充沛。
• Her mother was a resourceful and energetic woman.她母亲是一个足智多谋、精力充沛的女人。