纯正地道美语(外教讲解)196：垃圾食品

　　A: I’m hungry, let’s grab¹ a bite to eat.
B: Sure! How about we go home and prepare a couple of sandwiches?
A: Nah! Let’s go get a burger and fries.
B: All you ever do is have unhealthy fast food Pizza, fries, burgers and hot dogs! You have to start eating better!
A: What are you talking about? I have salads some times.
B: Yeah right! I’m serious! You should also cut down on your sugar intake² as well.  You drink carbonated drinks that are high in fructose syrup³!  It’s really not healthy!
A: Fine!  I’ll start drinking and having home cooked meals that are low in fat. Are you happy now?
B: It’s a start, but I’ll be happy when I see you stick to your promise!
grab a bite 匆匆忙忙、简单吃点东西
how about 做……如何？
all you ever do 你总是；你所能做的只是
cut down 缩减
be high in 富含
stick to坚持
A: 我饿了，我们简单吃点东西
B: 好的，我们回家做些三明治如何？
A: 不，我们去买些汉堡和炸薯条吧。
B: 你总是吃不健康的快餐食物，披萨，炸薯条，汉堡和热狗，你应该吃些好点的食物。
A: 你说什么呢？有事我也吃沙拉。
B: 是的，我是认真的，你应该减少糖的摄入量。你总是喝含糖很多的碳酸饮料。那真的不健康。
A: 好吧，我会吃，喝些家里做的那种低脂肪的饭菜和饮料。现在高兴了吧？
B: 那只是个开始，当我看到你能坚持许诺时才会高兴。

1 grab   

vt./n.攫取，抓取；vi.攫取，抓住(at)

参考例句：

• It is rude to grab a seat.抢占座位是不礼貌的。
• The thief made a grab at my bag but I pushed him away.贼想抢我的手提包，但被我推开了。

2 intake   

n.吸入，纳入；进气口，入口

参考例句：

• Reduce your salt intake.减少盐的摄入量。
• There was a horrified intake of breath from every child.所有的孩子都害怕地倒抽了一口凉气。

3 syrup   

n.糖浆，糖水

参考例句：

• I skimmed the foam from the boiling syrup.我撇去了煮沸糖浆上的泡沫。
• Tinned fruit usually has a lot of syrup with it.罐头水果通常都有许多糖浆。