每日一改变-带着午饭便当去上班

 Take a Packed¹ Lunch to Work

带着午饭便当去上班

 

Trying to save² money or eat more healthily? Fed up of wasting³ half your lunch break standing⁴ in line to buy a sandwich? Then take your own⁵ lunch to work。

 

 

It costs⁶ much less⁷ to make a sandwich at home than to buy one out, and it only takes a few⁸ minutes.

 

 

You'll know exactly⁹ what's going¹⁰ into your meal¹¹, so you can control¹² the amount¹³ of fat and the number of calories¹⁴, too。

 

1 packed   

adj.充满…的；塞满了…的v.包装(pack的过去式和过去分词)

参考例句：

• The game was played to a packed grandstand. 比赛时大看台上座无虚席。
• The train was jam-packed with commuters. 火车上挤满了上下班的旅客。

2 save   

n.救援，救球，节约；v.解救，保存，节省；prep.除...之外

参考例句：

• Why didn't you save me?你为什么不救我？
• We have to save old newspapers.我们得保存旧报纸。

3 wasting   

adj.浪费的，消耗的n.浪费，损耗，消瘦

参考例句：

• It will save the student from wasting his time in exercises. 这可使学生不至于把时间浪费在做练习上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The boss told him"Quit wasting time!Fish or cut bait. ”老板对他说“别浪费时间了，要么就干，要不干就走。” 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

5 own   

v.拥有，持有；adj.(属于)自己的，特有的

参考例句：

• I need my own space.我需要自己的空间。
• Everything I own is yours.我所有的一切都是你的。

6 costs   

n.讼费，诉讼费用；不惜任何代价；价钱( cost的名词复数 )；花费；牺牲；[用复数][法律]诉讼费（尤指判处败方偿付胜方的诉讼费用）v.价钱为，花费( cost的第三人称单数 )；估计成本；付出（代价）；估价

参考例句：

• Administration costs are passed on to the customer. 行政费用转嫁给了消费者。
• Our trips are all-inclusive—there are no hidden costs. 我们的旅行费用全包—没有任何隐含性费用。

7 less   

adj.更少的，更小的；adv.更少地，更小地；n.少量，次要；prep.减

参考例句：

• I read much less now than I did at school.我现在看书远比我上学时少。
• You can't buy the dress with less than 50 yuan.买这件衣服没有50元钱下不来。

8 few   

adj.很少的，不多的，少数的；int.少数的

参考例句：

• There are few woods in that area.那个地区几乎没有森林。
• I have a few questions.我有些问题要问你。

9 exactly   

adv.准确地；严格地

参考例句：

• What I want is exactly this one.我要的就是这一个。
• I beg your pardon,what you say is not exactly correct.对不起，你说的话并不完全对。

10 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

11 meal   

n.膳食，一餐，谷物粗粉；vi.进餐

参考例句：

• Did you enjoy the meal?你喜欢这顿饭吗？
• Mother cooked us a good meal.妈妈给我们做了一顿可口的饭。

12 control   

n.控制，管理，克制，控制器，调节装置；vt.控制，操纵，抑制

参考例句：

• He lost control of his bicycle and fell down.他因控制不住他的自行车而跌倒了。
• That child is impossible to control.那孩子很难管。

13 amount   

n.数量，总额；v.总计，等于

参考例句：

• What is the amount of this?这总共是多少？
• You'll have any amount of time after your exam.考试过后，你们会有很多的时间。

14 calories   

n.大卡( calorie的名词复数 )；千卡（食物所产生的能量单位）；卡路里；卡（热量单位）；卡路里，大卡路里( calory的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• No sugar for me, thanks—I'm counting my calories . 我不要糖，谢谢。我在控制摄取的热量。
• Her diet restricts her to 1500 calories a day. 她的规定饮食限制她每天摄入1500大卡热量。 来自《简明英汉词典》