纪录片《饮食变迁》 第40期:科学本就如此(end)

It's hard to know if any new obesity¹ drug will ever really work.

新的肥胖治疗药物是否有效也很难说

As we've seen in our journey from

在我们从营养不良

malnutrition² to obesity, there have been many false dawns.

到肥胖的旅程中 有过许多虚假的曙光

From the disastrous³ effects of pesticides⁴

从杀虫剂的毁灭性作用

to the collapse⁵ of our fibre-deprived colons⁶,

到缺乏纤维素的结肠的惨状

and the tragic⁷ side-effects of some diet drugs.

还有减肥药物悲剧性的副作用

Unlike the progress medicine

其他重大疾病

has made in treating other major diseases,

都有对症的药物 但对于肥胖症

we still don't have a medical solution for obesity.

我们依然没有可行的医学方案

Fat is sexy, fat is fine,

胖就是性感 胖就是漂亮

you've got yours and I've got mine.

你得到你的 我得到我的

Some have decided⁸ to embrace what nature has given them.

有些人决定接受天生的自我

But for those who want to fight

但是对于那些想要打败

the flab to improve their health, they're left with

松弛获得健康的人 留给他们的

the timeless mantra of a healthy diet and lots of exercise.

则是长期健康饮食及大量运动的咒语

If we've learnt anything from this story,

如果说我们从这个故事中学到了什么

it's that nutrition is a complicated science.

那就是营养学是一门复杂的科学

Each new discovery only throws up new questions

每个新的发现都会抛出

about the relationship

我们的饮食与长期健康

between what we eat and our long-term health.

之间关系的新问题

But perhaps that's just the very nature of science itself.

不过也许科学本身就是如此

1 obesity   

n.肥胖，肥大

参考例句：

• One effect of overeating may be obesity.吃得过多能导致肥胖。
• Sugar and fat can more easily lead to obesity than some other foods.糖和脂肪比其他食物更容易导致肥胖。

2 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。

3 disastrous   

adj.灾难性的，造成灾害的；极坏的，很糟的

参考例句：

• The heavy rainstorm caused a disastrous flood.暴雨成灾。
• Her investment had disastrous consequences.She lost everything she owned.她的投资结果很惨，血本无归。

4 pesticides   

n.杀虫剂( pesticide的名词复数 )；除害药物

参考例句：

• vegetables grown without the use of pesticides 未用杀虫剂种植的蔬菜
• There is a lot of concern over the amount of herbicides and pesticides used in farming. 人们对农业上灭草剂和杀虫剂的用量非常担忧。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 collapse   

vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

6 colons   

n.冒号( colon的名词复数 )；结肠

参考例句：

• Enter unlisted values here. Use semi-colons to separate multiple values. 在此处输入未列出的值。用分号分隔多个值。 来自互联网
• Colons separate hours, minutes, and seconds, although all need not be specified. 用冒号分隔小时、分钟和秒，但所有这些内容并非都需要指定。 来自互联网

7 tragic   

adj.悲剧的，悲剧性的，悲惨的

参考例句：

• The effect of the pollution on the beaches is absolutely tragic.污染海滩后果可悲。
• Charles was a man doomed to tragic issues.查理是个注定不得善终的人。

8 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。