减肥瘦身英语口语话题 第25期:一天至少吃三餐

 　　Unit 25 Eat three meals a day---at least!

　　Unit 25 一天至少吃三餐

　　Almost 90 percent of dieters skip meals. This may cut calories in the short run，but in the long run，it leads to malnutrition¹ and fatigue².

　　几乎有百分之九十的节食者会不吃正餐。这么做也许能暂时减低卡路里，但长时间下来，就会导致营养失调和过度疲劳。

　　You may also want to consider dividing your meals up even more, eating five or six smaller meals a day.Animals in the wild do it, and they’re rarely fat.Frequent，smaller meals help your metabolism³ run smoothly⁴ and keep you satisfied all day.

　　你也许可以考虑将一天的三餐分成分量较少的五六餐。野生动物都是这样进食的，而且很少有肥胖的。次数频繁但少量的饮食有助于新陈代谢的顺畅，让你觉得整天都很饱足。

　　健身短语

　　1. in the short/long run 就短/长期观点来看

　　2. divide. . up 区分……

1 malnutrition   

n.营养不良

参考例句：

• In Africa, there are a lot of children suffering from severe malnutrition.在非洲有大批严重营养不良的孩子。
• It is a classic case of malnutrition. 这是营养不良的典型病例。

2 fatigue   

n.疲劳，劳累

参考例句：

• The old lady can't bear the fatigue of a long journey.这位老妇人不能忍受长途旅行的疲劳。
• I have got over my weakness and fatigue.我已从虚弱和疲劳中恢复过来了。

3 metabolism   

n.新陈代谢

参考例句：

• After years of dieting,Carol's metabolism was completely out of whack.经过数年的节食，卡罗尔的新陈代谢完全紊乱了。
• All living matter undergoes a process of metabolism.生物都有新陈代谢。

4 smoothly   

adv.平滑地，顺利地，流利地，流畅地

参考例句：

• The workmen are very cooperative,so the work goes on smoothly.工人们十分合作，所以工作进展顺利。
• Just change one or two words and the sentence will read smoothly.这句话只要动一两个字就顺了。