NPR边听边练297：常吃坚果健康

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　　一、泛听建议：

　　1、完整听一遍，掌握大意。

　　2、继续听，特别注意关键信息。遇到相似的词，写下来。

　　Suck from a definitive¹ study on the matter by a group of Harvard researchers have spent 30 years,_1_ at whether people who eat nuts which often called heart-healthy are indeed any healthier. Conclusion after looking 119,000 men and women was that those who ate nuts roughly everyday were 20% less likely to die during the same period of those who never ate them. Doctor Charles S. Fuchs who is in charge of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute says those studies _2_ other behaviors as well.

　　哈佛大学研究人员花费了30年的时间进行权威研究，以确定那些经常食用被称为有益于心脏健康的坚果的人是否更加健康。研究人员对11.9万名男性和女性进行调查后得出结论，每天进食坚果的人，在研究期间死亡的可能性比从不进食坚果的人低20%。达纳·法伯癌症研究所负责人查尔斯·福克斯博士表示，这些研究同样也涉及了其他的习惯。

　　"The regular nut users tend to be leaner and _3_ have lower rate of obesity². So it may be the nature of calorie is an alternative to the high carbohydrate³ that people typically enjoy and meals should be affected⁴ on metabolic⁵ more general."

　　“常食用坚果的人群体重较轻，肥胖率较低。坚果的卡路里可以替代人们喜欢的高碳水化合物，也会影响肉类的新陈代谢。”

　　Studies published in the England Journal of Medicine, the research was fund by the national institutes of the health along with a grant from the nut industry.

　　这项研究发表在《英国癌症杂志》期刊上，由美国国立卫生研究院及坚果产业共同赞助。

　　Fewer Americans were buying _4_ homes last month. The National Association of Realtors _5_ today sales of previously⁶ owned homes fell 3.2% from the previous month due to seasonally-adjusted rates of 5.12 million.

　　上个月，购买现房的美国民众减少。今天，全美地产经纪商协会宣布，上个月现房销售量较前月下滑3.2%，经季节性调整按年率计算为512万套。

　　On Wall Street today, the Dow was down 66 points at close 15,900. The S&P fell six points.

　　今天的华尔街数据，道琼斯工业平均指数下降66点，报收15,900点；标准普尔500指数下降6点。

　　This is NPR.

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　　词汇解析：

　　1. an alternative to

　　可供选择的；可供替代的；

　　eg. New ways to treat arthritis⁷ may provide an alternative to painkillers⁸.

　　关节炎的新疗法可能是止痛药之外的另一种选择。

　　eg. Amalgamation⁹ was the only alternative to going bankrupt.

　　联合起来是避免破产的唯一途径。

　　参考答案：

　　1、looking 2、exhibited 3、tend to

　　4、existing 5、is announcing

1 definitive   

adj.确切的，权威性的；最后的，决定性的

参考例句：

• This book is the definitive guide to world cuisine.这本书是世界美食的权威指南。
• No one has come up with a definitive answer as to why this should be so.至于为什么该这样，还没有人给出明确的答复。

2 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。

3 carbohydrate   

n.碳水化合物；糖类；(plural)淀粉质或糖类

参考例句：

• You should not have too much carbohydrate in your diet.你日常饮食中不该有过多碳水化合物。
• Cashew nuts are rich in carbohydrate.腰果含丰富碳水化合物。

4 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

5 metabolic   

adj.新陈代谢的

参考例句：

• Impressive metabolic alternations have been undergone during embryogenesis.在胚胎发生期间经历了深刻的代谢变化。
• A number of intoxicants are associated with metabolic acidosis.许多毒性物质可引起代谢性酸中毒。

6 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

7 arthritis   

n.关节炎

参考例句：

• Rheumatoid arthritis has also been linked with the virus.风湿性关节炎也与这种病毒有关。
• He spent three months in the hospital with acute rheumatic arthritis.他患急性风湿性关节炎，在医院住了三个月。

8 painkillers   

n.止痛药( painkiller的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The doctor gave him some painkillers to ease the pain. 医生给了他一些止疼片以减缓疼痛。 来自辞典例句
• The primary painkillers - opiates, like OxyContin - are widely feared, misunderstood and underused. 人们对主要的镇痛药——如鸦片剂奥施康定——存在广泛的恐惧、误解，因此没有充分利用。 来自时文部分

9 amalgamation   

n.合并，重组；；汞齐化

参考例句：

• We look towards the amalgamation of some of the neighborhood factories.我们指望合并一些里弄工厂。
• The proposed amalgamation of the two institutes has mow fallen through.这两个研究所打算合并的事现在已经落空了。