Scene 187 健康饮食

Scene 187　健康饮食

❶ 芹菜几乎不含卡路里。Celery contains nearly no calories.

对话 A: I don't like eating celery at all. 我一点都不喜欢吃芹菜。

B: But celery contains nearly no calories. 但是芹菜几乎不含卡路里。

❷ 我最喜欢胡萝卜。I like carrots best.

对话 A: Both carrots and potatoes are popular vegetables in the world. 胡萝卜和土豆都是世界上受欢迎的蔬菜。

B: Yes, and I like carrots best. 是的，我最喜欢胡萝卜。

❸ 要想保持苗条身材，你就不能再吃了。To keep slim, you can't eat any more.

同类表达 You'll have to control appetite for being slim. 想要苗条，就要控制食欲。

❹ 我在严格控制饮食。I'm on a strict diet.

同类表达 I have a severely¹ restricted diet. 我严格控制饮食。

I'm on a diet control. 我在节食。

❺ 喝杯红酒对健康有益。A glass of red wine is good for your health.

同类表达 Drinking wine occasionally does good to your health. 偶尔喝红酒对健康有益。

❻ 喝太多的咖啡容易失眠。Too much coffee will make you sleepless².

对话 A: You'd better not drink coffee any more. 你最好别再喝咖啡了。

B: It makes me keep sober. 它能让我保持清醒。

A: But too much coffee will make you sleepless. 但是喝太多的咖啡容易失眠。

❼ 我是素食者。I am a vegetarian³.

对话 A: Let's go to the restaurant for Kung Pao Chicken. 我们去餐厅吃宫保鸡丁吧。

B: I am a vegetarian. 我是素食者。

❽ 软饮料对健康有害。Soft drinks are bad for health.

对话 A: Soft drinks are bad for health because they are full of sugar and chemicals. 软饮料对健康有害，因为它们含有很多糖和化学制品。

B: I seldomly drink them. 我很少喝。

❾ 蔬菜富含维生素。Vegetables contain a lot of vitamins.

对话 A: Vegetables contain a lot of vitamins which make you healthy. 蔬菜富含维生素，让你身体健康。

B: They offer various nutrition to support our body. 蔬菜提供人体所需的各类营养物质。

❿ 椰子有助于降低胆固醇。Coconut⁴ can help lower cholesterol⁵.

对话 A: Coconut can help lower cholesterol. 椰子有助于降低胆固醇。

B: It seems that I should eat more. 看来我应该多吃点。

1 severely   

adv.严格地；严厉地；非常恶劣地

参考例句：

• He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
• He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。

2 sleepless   

adj.不睡眠的，睡不著的，不休息的

参考例句：

• The situation gave her many sleepless nights.这种情况害她一连好多天睡不好觉。
• One evening I heard a tale that rendered me sleepless for nights.一天晚上，我听说了一个传闻，把我搞得一连几夜都不能入睡。

3 vegetarian   

n.素食者；adj.素食的

参考例句：

• She got used gradually to the vegetarian diet.她逐渐习惯吃素食。
• I didn't realize you were a vegetarian.我不知道你是个素食者。

4 coconut   

n.椰子

参考例句：

• The husk of this coconut is particularly strong.椰子的外壳很明显非常坚固。
• The falling coconut gave him a terrific bang on the head.那只掉下的椰子砰地击中他的脑袋。

5 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。