夏说英语新闻晨读 第334期:英国小学生糖摄入过量

 本期内容：

Half of the sugar young children in England consume¹ comes from unhealthy snacks and sweet drinks, figures show. On average, primary school children have at least three sugary snacks a day, Public Health England found. This means they can easily consume three times more sugar than the recommended maximum.

consume: 消耗
snacks: 零食
average: 平均值
primary school: 小学
recommend: 推荐
maximum: 最大值

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vt.花费，消费；毁灭；vi.消费掉；枯萎

参考例句：

• They generally consume more power and take up more space,too.它们通常消耗更多的能量，并且占用更多的空间。
• The British consume a vast amount of tea each year.英国人每年消费大量的茶叶。