Step by Step2000 06 Shaping and Reshaping Personality(II)

Unit 6 Shaping and Reshaping Personality (II)

Tape-script: Part I

A

1. Tea contains natural chemicals. These chemicals block the action of some substances produced in the bodies that cause cancer. Tea contains the same substances in fruits and vegetables. Drinking tea could protect people's health.

2. Cigarette smokers¹ of any age reduce their risk of developing lung cancer when they stop smoking. It is never too late to stop smoking.

3. Walking has a good effect on the heart because it reduces blood pressure, blood sugar and blood cholesterol² level. It is never too late to start exercising.

4. Vitamins are necessary for good health. However, extremely large amounts of some vitamins may cause health problems. It is far better to get vitamins from eating fresh, natural food than from taking vitamin pills.

5. Laughter is one of the most wonderful releases³. It releases the chemical that is life-enhancing and life-elongating. It heals⁴ wounds and promotes a healthier being.

B. Tapescript:

The United States government's Office of Research on Women's Health is observing its tenth anniversary⁵. During those ten years it has made important discoveries about differences in the health of men and women. Studies organized by the Office of Research on Women's Health have shown that differences between men and women can influence medical treatment.

For example, researchers learned⁶ that men and women can react differently to a heart attack. Men usually have chest pain. But women may not. Instead, they may suffer pain in the abdomen⁷. They also may have stomach sickness and feel very tired. Women may not recognize that they are having a heart attack.

Research also has shown that the brains of men and women use the chemical serotonin differently. Serotonin helps prevent the condition of continued severe sadness called depression. Men's brains use serotonin much more effectively than women's brains do. This may help explain why women suffer depression two or three times more often than men do.

Other research shows that alcohol⁸ affects men and women differently. Men and women in one experiment drank the same amount of alcoholic⁹ drinks. Then researchers measured their blood for alcohol levels. The women had higher levels of alcohol in their blood. Women produce less of a substance called gastric¹⁰ alcohol dehydrogenase. This causes them to break down alcohol more slowly than men.
 

1 smokers   

吸烟者( smoker的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Many smokers who are chemically addicted to nicotine cannot cut down easily. 许多有尼古丁瘾的抽烟人不容易把烟戒掉。
• Chain smokers don't care about the dangers of smoking. 烟鬼似乎不在乎吸烟带来的种种危害。

2 cholesterol   

n.（U）胆固醇

参考例句：

• There is cholesterol in the cell of body.人体细胞里有胆固醇。
• They are determining the serum-protein and cholesterol levels.他们正在测定血清蛋白和胆固醇的浓度。

3 releases   

v.释放( release的第三人称单数 )；放开；发布；发行

参考例句：

• Nuclear fission releases tremendous amounts of energy. 核裂变释放出巨大的能量。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Zemel says that when calcium levels are low, the body releases a hormone that helps squeeze the most out of every available milligram of the mineral. 泽莫尔博士说，当人体中的钙含量偏低时，身体里就会产生一种荷尔蒙，它能帮助肌体最大限度地吸收所摄入的钙。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 heals   

v.（使）愈合( heal的第三人称单数 )；治愈；（使）结束；较容易忍受

参考例句：

• A clean cut heals quickly. 未受感染的伤口瘉合得快。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Time heals all sorrows. 时间会治愈一切忧伤。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5 anniversary   

n.周年(纪念日)

参考例句：

• They celebrate their wedding anniversary annually.他们每年庆祝一番结婚纪念日。
• Today is my parents'30th wedding anniversary.今天是我父母结婚30周年纪念日。

6 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。

7 abdomen   

n.腹，下腹(胸部到腿部的部分)

参考例句：

• How to know to there is ascarid inside abdomen?怎样知道肚子里面有蛔虫？
• He was anxious about an off-and-on pain the abdomen.他因时隐时现的腹痛而焦虑。

8 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。

9 alcoholic   

adj.（含）酒精的，由酒精引起的；n.酗酒者

参考例句：

• The alcoholic strength of brandy far exceeds that of wine.白兰地的酒精浓度远远超过葡萄酒。
• Alcoholic drinks act as a poison to a child.酒精饮料对小孩犹如毒药。

10 gastric   

adj.胃的

参考例句：

• Miners are a high risk group for certain types of gastric cancer.矿工是极易患某几种胃癌的高风险人群。
• That was how I got my gastric trouble.我的胃病就是这么得的。