夏说英语新闻晨读 第544期:长胖实在是太可怕了

 本期内容：

Cancers linked to obesity¹ are rising at a faster ratein millennials than in older generations in the United States, 

the American Cancer Society has said. 

It saida steep rise in obesity in the past 40 years may   have increased cancer risk in younger generations.

And it warned the problem could set back recentprogress on cancer. 

Researchers say obesity is notonly one factor leading to cancer - the environment, 

genetics and other issues can alsocome into play. 

But scientists are clear that losing even small amounts of weight can help reduce the risk of cancer.

cancer: n. 癌症
obesity: n. 肥胖
obese: adj. 肥胖的
millennial: n. 千禧世代
steep rise: 急剧增加
dramatic/sharp rise: 急剧增加
set back: 耽误；耽搁；延缓
progressv. 发展；进步
come into play: 发挥作用

1 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。