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Business Matters: Chubby¹ Town to Slim City 29 Mar² 14

Sat, 29 Mar 14

We take a look at how Oklahoma City went from being one of the most overweight cities in the United States to one of the healthiest. Also, the booming economy in Brazil has brought wealth, but as waistlines expand, it's taking away health. Plus, the science behind taste and just how our brains are reacting to our food. Owen Thomas, the editor-in-chief of ReadWrite, a technology news and analysis website tells us how the boffins of Silicon³ Valley are finding high-tech⁴ solutions to weighty problems.

1 chubby   

adj.丰满的，圆胖的

参考例句：

• He is stocky though not chubby.他长得敦实，可并不发胖。
• The short and chubby gentleman over there is our new director.那个既矮又胖的绅士是我们的新主任。

2 mar   

vt.破坏，毁坏，弄糟

参考例句：

• It was not the custom for elderly people to mar the picnics with their presence.大人们照例不参加这样的野餐以免扫兴。
• Such a marriage might mar your career.这样的婚姻说不定会毁了你的一生。

3 silicon   

n.硅(旧名矽)

参考例句：

• This company pioneered the use of silicon chip.这家公司开创了使用硅片的方法。
• A chip is a piece of silicon about the size of a postage stamp.芯片就是一枚邮票大小的硅片。

4 high-tech   

adj.高科技的

参考例句：

• The economy is in the upswing which makes high-tech services in more demand too.经济在蓬勃发展，这就使对高科技服务的需求量也在加大。
• The quest of a cure for disease with high-tech has never ceased. 人们希望运用高科技治疗疾病的追求从未停止过。