新托福考试听力特训 CD1-Track14

W: Do I ever need to lose weight? I could not believe the scales¹ when I got on this morning. I weight ten kilos more than I did last year. I am not sure it is because I eat fast food in the university cafeteria² all the time or if it is because that I no longer belong to the swim club. All my clothes are too tight³.

M: I have gained a lot of weight myself since starting university. But I think we are too young to diet. Exercise is the key. I am going to the gym three times a week. I started two weeks ago and I have already lost a kilo.

W: I think you have to eat the right food and exercise. The diet really controls what you eat. But my parents lost tons of weight on it. I am thinking about going on it.

M: No, I disagree. You can eat whatever you want if you burn it off. Exercise burns calories⁴, if you exercise more, you lost weight. It is that simple.

W: Yes, you lost weight, but eating junk⁵ food and fast food like I have been doing, it is also not good for the heart. Diet impacts⁶ the body in lots of ways. Sugar is also very bad. I have noticed that it impacts my moods. The trouble is, it seems to take a lot of willpower to diet. I just love chocolate, I could eat chocolate bars all day long, but the energy they give me seems to be short lived. I wish I get diet. I started watching what I ate after I gain the first five kilos. But instead of losing that five kilos, I gained another five. My self discipline⁷ is awful. I got my mother to stop sending me care packages of cookies from home. But my friends of the university residents⁸ I live in still get them and they share, so I’m still eating with many sweets.

M: Just exercise more. Almost all the people at the gym are slim and look fit.

W: Yes, but just because they are slim, that doesn’t mean they are fit. It is important what you put into you body. I read you should have at least ten servings of food and vegetables a day to stay healthy. Also, it is important to eat a lot of fish. We need to start thinking about when we get older. My grandmother has all still process, a really harm fat and her doctor said it was because she didn’t enough calsil when she was young.

Man: You worry too much. We are young. Maybe I will start to worry more after I am in my thirties. Right now I am going to eat what I enjoy and exercise. Exercise is the most important thing for the heart.

W: Maybe. But the right food is also important for the heart and many other healthy issues⁹.

M: I like sports drinks for energy. Also I get energy bars that taste like chocolate and I take a multi wide of middling supplement¹¹ everyday. Having enough air in your body is especially important for women like you. Supplements¹² are not expensive and they give you what you need. It is a lot quicker and easier to take a supplement and stand over the stove cooking a full meal.

W: I am not so sure about supplement being useful. Often they just pass through your body. It is much better to get your nutrition¹³ from eating the right foods. I understand if you are an athlete, you need a little more fat, but just going to workout in the gym three times a week doesn’t make you an athlete, Paul. I don’t think you really look that much overweight, but I think you should read up on healthy eating.

M: Yeah, yeah, you sound like my mother.

W: As I said, diets are very hard to stick to, but sometimes you just have to buy the bullet¹⁴ and set up a proper diet. I have an appointment next week with the college dietitian¹⁵. He would drop me a daily diet and tell me what to have for breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week. I don’t think I will have trouble following for breakfast and lunch. But mid¹⁰ afternoon I just can’t stop snacking. Also, I like to eat before I go to bed which I know is un-good for you. Nonetheless¹⁶, I am determined¹⁷ to lose these extra ten kilos in six months.

1 scales   

n.刻度( scale的名词复数 )；水垢；比例（尺）；鱼鳞

参考例句：

• A fish's scales overlap each other. 鱼鳞一片片上下交叠。
• The new development turned the scales in favor of that school. 新的发展扭转了局面，对那所学校有利。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 cafeteria   

n.自助餐厅

参考例句：

• In the cafeteria we serve ourselves.在自助餐馆我们是自己拿菜的。
• I can't stand eating in the cafeteria.我实在不想在自助食堂吃了。

3 tight   

adj.紧的；难解的；紧密的

参考例句：

• Time is going to be tight,so you'd better hurry.时间很紧，你最好抓紧一点。
• The box is so tight that I can't open it.这个盒子太紧，我打不开。

4 calories   

n.大卡( calorie的名词复数 )；千卡（食物所产生的能量单位）；卡路里；卡（热量单位）；卡路里，大卡路里( calory的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• No sugar for me, thanks—I'm counting my calories . 我不要糖，谢谢。我在控制摄取的热量。
• Her diet restricts her to 1500 calories a day. 她的规定饮食限制她每天摄入1500大卡热量。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 junk   

n.废弃的旧物；破烂物

参考例句：

• I bought this old table in a junk shop.我在旧货店里买了这张旧桌子。
• They cleared out the junk room to make a tiny beds.他们将废品间清理用作小卧室。

6 impacts   

影响，作用( impact的名词复数 )； 碰撞； 冲击； 撞击

参考例句：

• In particular, what alternatives and environmental impacts must be discussed? 特别是，必须讨论哪些替代方案以及哪些环境影响。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
• The position of barycentre on plane directly impacts the stabilization and manipulation of plane. 飞机重心位置直接影响飞机的稳定和操纵特性。

7 discipline   

n.纪律，风纪，训练，训诫；教养，修养，学科

参考例句：

• She needs the discipline of having to write an essay every week.她需要进行每周写一篇文章的训练。
• Everyone should keep discipline and you are no exception.每个人都应该遵守纪律,你也毫无例外。

8 residents   

n.居民( resident的名词复数 )；（旅馆的）住宿者

参考例句：

• Plans to build a new mall were deep-sixed after protests from local residents. 修建新室内购物中心的计划由于当地居民反对而搁浅。
• Local residents have reacted angrily to the news. 当地居民对这一消息表示愤怒。

9 issues   

（水等的）流出( issue的名词复数 )； 出口； 放出； （特别重要或大众关注的）问题

参考例句：

• Let's start with the more easily addressable issues. 我们先从较容易处理的问题着手。
• Employment and taxation are the bread-and-butter issues of politics. 就业和征税是很重要的政治问题。

10 mid   

adj.中央的，中间的

参考例句：

• Our mid-term exam is pending.我们就要期中考试了。
• He switched over to teaching in mid-career.他在而立之年转入教学工作。

11 supplement   

n.增补，补充；副刊；vt.增补，补充

参考例句：

• A supplement to this dictionary may be published next year.该词典的补编或许将于明年出版。
• They had to get a job to supplement the family income.他们不得不找一份工作以贴补家庭收入。

12 supplements   

n.增补（物）( supplement的名词复数 )；（报纸的）增刊；（书籍的）补编；额外费用

参考例句：

• He supplements his income with part-time or home work. 他靠兼职或在家工作来贴补收入。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He supplements his regular meals by eating between meals. 他在两餐之间吃点东西来补充正餐。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

13 nutrition   

n.营养，营养学

参考例句：

• Plants get the nutrition from the soil in which they grow.植物从它们赖以生存的土壤中吸收养分。
• This food provides nutrition for you.这种食物为你提供营养。

14 bullet   

n.枪弹，子弹

参考例句：

• The bullet wound in his shoulder was opened up for treatment.切开他肩上的枪伤进行治疗。
• The bullet missed me by a hair's s breadth.那颗子弹差一点就打中了我。

15 dietitian   

n.营养学家

参考例句：

• You can seek the advice of a nutritionist or dietitian.你可以征求营养师或饮食专家的意见。
• I have no doubt she would make a good dietitian.毫无疑问她会成为优秀的营养学家。

16 nonetheless   

adv.尽管如此，依然，然而

参考例句：

• Though he's fool,I like him nonetheless.虽然他很笨，我仍然喜欢他。
• His face is serious but nonetheless very friendly.他一脸严肃，但还是非常友好。

17 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。