赖世雄学英语第二册 lesson 10

　　　Healthy babies
Text:
In order to have a healthy baby, it is best for a woman not to do certain things while pregnant¹. Most babies have problems because their mothers took drugs or drank alcohol² while pregnant. Any food a mother eats, any beverage³ she drinks and any drug she takes pass through the mother’s body and into the body of her unborn baby. There is nothing that stops the baby from getting whatever the mother has got in her body. There is no safe among alcohol or drugs the pregnant women can take. The best advice is not to use any alcohol or drugs while pregnant. There is no safe time to take any drugs or alcohol during pregnancy⁴. If women discover she is pregnant, she should stop smoking or taking drugs and alcohol immediately. The sooner the women stop taking these, the better changes the baby has to be born healthy. It is best for you to eat healthy food, get plenty of sleep, and see a doctor regularly when you are pregnant.
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In order to have a healthy baby, it is best for a woman not to do certain things while pregnant. Most babies have problems because their mothers took drugs or drank alcohol while pregnant. Any food a mother eats, any beverage she drinks and any drug she takes pass through the mother’s body and into the body of her unborn baby. There is nothing that stops the baby from getting whatever the mother has got in her body. There is no safe among alcohol or drugs the pregnant women can take. The best advice is not to use any alcohol or drugs while pregnant. There is no safe time to take any drugs or alcohol during pregnancy. If women discover she is pregnant, she should stop smoking or taking drugs and alcohol immediately. The sooner the women stop taking these, the better changes the baby has to be born healthy. It is best for you to eat healthy food, get plenty of sleep, and see a doctor regularly when you are pregnant.
Dialogue:
Quitting unhealthy habits
Man: Rachel has designed to quit smoking.
Woman: Really? Why?
Man: You never guess she is going to have a baby.
Woman: Oh, it’s unbelievable. She is such change smoker⁵.
Man: Yes, yes. She said she is going to stop drinking coffee too and quit all the unhealthy habits just for the baby.
Woman: She is going to be a great mother.

1 pregnant   

adj.怀孕的，怀胎的

参考例句：

• She is a pregnant woman.她是一名孕妇。
• She is pregnant with her first child.她怀了第一胎。

2 alcohol   

n.酒精，乙醇；含酒精的饮料

参考例句：

• The law forbids shops to sell alcohol to minors.法律禁止商店向未成年者出售含酒精的饮料。
• The alcohol is industrial.这些酒精是供工业用的。

3 beverage   

n.(水，酒等之外的)饮料

参考例句：

• The beverage is often colored with caramel.这种饮料常用焦糖染色。
• Beer is a beverage of the remotest time.啤酒是一种最古老的饮料。

4 pregnancy   

n.怀孕，怀孕期

参考例句：

• Early pregnancy is often accompanied by nausea.怀孕早期常有恶心的现象。
• Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage.怀孕期吸烟会增加流产的危险。

5 smoker   

n.吸烟者，吸烟车厢，吸烟室

参考例句：

• His wife dislikes him to be a smoker.他妻子不喜欢他当烟民。
• He is a moderate smoker.他是一个有节制的烟民。