新奇事件簿 全球最胖男子成婚

Love conquers all. This is certainly so for the former heaviest man in the world. Mexican Manuel Uribe used to be the world’s most overweight person. He was in the Guinness Book of Records in 2006 after breaking the human weight record. Special weighing scales showed he weighed 560kg. He was so enormous he could not leave his room. He spent his whole life living on his bed, eating huge meals and watching TV. He decided¹ enough was enough and that he wanted to change his life. He also wanted to marry his longtime girlfriend Claudia Solis. Uribe went on a crash diet and lost almost half his body weight. He lost a whopping 250kg and has slimmed down to a lighter² 310kg. He still has a long way to go before he can once again lead a normal life.

爱能战胜一切。对于前世界最胖男子也不过如此。墨西哥人曼努埃尔·乌里韦曾是世界最重男子。并于2006年创吉尼斯世界纪录。通过特殊称重器，他的体重显示为560公斤。但因体重过重而无法离开房间。他的一生都在床榻上度过，在床上吃饭看电视。他决定改变自己的生活。他希望与女友克劳迪娅·索利斯结束爱情长跑。乌里韦决定绝食，并减掉了几乎一半体重。他减掉了惊人的250公斤，如今他只有310公斤。要想过上正常人的生活，他还有很长的路要走。

The secret to 43-year-old Uribe’s success is his love for his fiancee Claudia. The two plan to marry on October 26 in his hometown of Monterrey. Manuel said he owed a lot to the love of his life. He said she encouraged and supported him non-stop to lose weight. After they got engaged two years ago, Uribe promised Claudia he would get into better shape for their wedding day. He went on a diet called the Zone Diet, a special combination of carbohydrates³ and proteins. His diet was created and supervised⁴ by a team of weight loss and obesity⁵ specialists. He is still too big to walk on his own and said his dream is to be able to walk again. Manuel told reporters that he will have a big wedding, but the reception would have a “low-calorie banquet”. He added this meant no wedding cake for him.

对于43岁的乌里韦来说，他的成功要归功于他对未婚妻克劳迪娅的爱。二人计划在10月26日乌里韦的家乡蒙特雷举行婚礼。曼努埃尔说他欠克劳迪娅的太多太多。她一直在鼓励他减肥。就在两人订婚后的两年前，乌里韦向克劳迪娅许下承诺，他将以更好的“姿态”参加婚礼。他开始了”区域减肥法”，这是一种蛋白质和碳水化合物结合减肥法。他的饮食也由减肥团队以及肥胖专家制定监督。他仍然无法走路，而自己的梦想就是能够再次行走。曼努埃尔对记者表示，他将举办盛大婚礼，但婚礼招待将以“低卡路里”为主。他还称这意味着他将不准食用婚礼蛋糕。

1 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。

2 lighter   

n.打火机，点火器；驳船；v.用驳船运送；light的比较级

参考例句：

• The portrait was touched up so as to make it lighter.这张画经过润色，色调明朗了一些。
• The lighter works off the car battery.引燃器利用汽车蓄电池打火。

3 carbohydrates   

n.碳水化合物，糖类( carbohydrate的名词复数 )；淀粉质或糖类食物

参考例句：

• The plant uses the carbohydrates to make cellulose. 植物用碳水化合物制造纤维素。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• All carbohydrates originate from plants. 所有的碳水化合物均来自植物。 来自辞典例句

4 supervised   

v.监督，管理( supervise的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The architect supervised the building of the house. 建筑工程师监督房子的施工。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He supervised and trained more than 400 volunteers. 他指导和培训了400多名志愿者。 来自辞典例句

5 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。