英语口语每天说078

　　78 Diet

　　1. Do put yourself on the diet, otherwise you will be too fat.

　　2. I can't bear eating less.

　　3. But I think I eat it too much.

　　4. Are you on the diet now?

　　5. You need diet.

　　6. You got to eat the things on the list.

　　7. I eat my diet at lunch time.

　　8. The doctor put her on the diet.

　　9. Do you think going on the diet is a good way to keep fit?

　　Dialogue 1:

　　Oh dear, my weight has gone up again.

　　I am not supprised, you eat too much.

　　And I suppose sitting at the desk all day in the office doesn't help.

　　No, I wouldn't think so.

　　I do wish I could lose weight.

　　Well, why don't you go on the diet?

　　I've tried diets before but they've never worked.

　　Perhaps you should excerise more. Why don't you go to an exercise class.

　　Yes, maybe I should.

　　Dialogue 2:

　　Hi Jane, you look great.

　　You too. Have you lost some weight?

　　Yes, I took off 4 kilos. I am glad you notice it.

　　Not some crazy diet fat I hope.

　　No no, I just changed my eating habits. I eat a balance meal. and I eat less than before.

　　Good for you, keep it up.

　　Dialogue 3:

　　Peter, how often do you exercise?

　　Well, I swim and run every day.

　　Now, tell me, what do you eat?

　　Well, I don't eat any meat, but I do eat fish and eggs.

　　Do you eat a lot of vegetables?

　　Oh yes, and fruit, I love fruit.

　　What do you drink?

　　Well, I never drink alcohol¹, coffee or tea. They are very bad for you.

　　What do you drink?

　　I drink a lot of milk. It's very good for you. I have milk and sugar with my cereal² every morning. In order to stay healthy, it's important to help balance the diet. In other words, food that contains something from each of the 3 main groups of food. These groups are protein, carbohydrate³ and fat. Proteins are very important for building our bodies. They help us to build new cells as old ones die. Meat and made products are major source of protein, but not the only ones. We can also get protein from fish, eggs and beans. Carbohydrate and fat are important to enable⁴ us to store energy. They provide fuel for the body. Carbohydrate are found in sugar and then cereal such as rice, maize⁵ and wheat. Fat are found in vegetable oil in butter and nuts. Our bodies also need minerals, such as island calcium⁶ and vitamines.

　　Fish, vegetables and milk contain most of the minerals we need. Vetamines are found in fresh vegetables and fruits.

　　Diet:

　　1. What's your weight?

　　2. My weight has dropped from 150 pounds to 120.

　　3. I lost weight in spite⁷ of my good after diet.

　　4. Are you still using the sleeping pillows?

　　5. I am afraid I am putting on weight.

　　6. I have to watch my weight.

　　7. I am gaining weight these days.

　　8. That's ridiculous for you to lose weight.

　　9. You should actually gain some weight.

　　10. Meat has too many calories.

　　Dialogue 1:

　　Linda, would you care for some candies or cookies?

　　No, don't try to tend me. I'm becoming chubby⁸, and I have to slender⁹ down.

　　You are not really chubby. You are actually thin enough.

　　I don't think so. I know I've put on weight this winter.

　　So you are watching your weight, aren't you?

　　Yes, to tell you the truth. I am on the diet.

　　Dialogue 2:

　　Alison, would you like to have some more?

　　No thanks. I have it enough.

　　Actually you haven't have much.

　　To tell you the truth, I am on the diet.

　　That sounds ridiculous. Why?

　　Well, I am gaining weight these days, and I have to watch my calories.

　　Dialogue 3:

　　How can I lose weight, doctor? I seem to get fatter even when I just no eat food?

　　Well, Jim. It is a combination¹⁰ of how much you eat, the type of food you eat, and when you eat your meals.

　　I never eat breakfast though.

　　That's a big mistake, you should always have a good breakfast. You will not run your car without fuel, and as well you won't expect your body to work without food.

　　I never thought about it that way.

　　I bet¹¹ you eat a large evening meal, then sit and watch TV or read a book. Then instead of burning off your energy, your body stores it as fat.

　　Oh doctor, I feel so foolish.

　　Well control is really using common sense when you plan your eating habits.

　　I know doctor, thank you so much.

　　That's ok. It's important for all people to take care with their diet. A good diet can improve the lank¹² of your life. And what just is important a good diet can improve the quality of your life. We all know the benefit of a balance diet with a lot of fruit and vegetables, a little meat, some grains and some milk. Three small balance meals every day are better for us than one huge meal. Certainly we can not all be fashion models, that will be silly. But if we watch our diet, and become exceptive of our body shape, we can all live longer and happier.

1 alcohol   

n.酒精，乙醇；含酒精的饮料

参考例句：

• The law forbids shops to sell alcohol to minors.法律禁止商店向未成年者出售含酒精的饮料。
• The alcohol is industrial.这些酒精是供工业用的。

2 cereal   

n.谷类，五谷，禾谷

参考例句：

• I have hot cereal every day for breakfast.我每天早餐吃热麦片粥。
• Soybeans are handled differently from cereal grains.大豆的加工处理与谷类的加工处理不同。

3 carbohydrate   

n.碳水化合物；糖类；(plural)淀粉质或糖类

参考例句：

• You should not have too much carbohydrate in your diet.你日常饮食中不该有过多碳水化合物。
• Cashew nuts are rich in carbohydrate.腰果含丰富碳水化合物。

4 enable   

vt.使能够；使可以；使成为可能

参考例句：

• Only teamwork will enable us to get the job done on time.只有团结一致，我们才能按时完成这项工作。
• This will enable China to go a step further in grain production.这是中国粮食生产再上新台阶的巨大动力。

5 maize   

n.玉米

参考例句：

• There's a field planted with maize behind the house.房子后面有一块玉米地。
• We can grow sorghum or maize on this plot.这块地可以种高粱或玉米。

6 calcium   

n.钙(化学符号Ca)

参考例句：

• We need calcium to make bones.我们需要钙来壮骨。
• Calcium is found most abundantly in milk.奶含钙最丰富。

7 spite   

n.（用于短语）虽然，不顾，尽管

参考例句：

• He has modern ideas in spite of his great age.尽管他年事很高，但思想观念却很入时。
• In spite of his anger,his remarks were restrained.他尽管生气，说的话还是有节制的。

8 chubby   

adj.丰满的，圆胖的

参考例句：

• He is stocky though not chubby.他长得敦实，可并不发胖。
• The short and chubby gentleman over there is our new director.那个既矮又胖的绅士是我们的新主任。

9 slender   

adj.苗条的，修长的；微薄的，微弱的

参考例句：

• Everybody of us admired her slender figure.我们人人都羡慕她的苗条身材。
• The girl was pretty and slender.那姑娘长得美丽苗条。

10 combination   

n.组合，合并，联合；

参考例句：

• He carried on the business in combination with his friends.他与朋友们合伙做生意。
• The materials can be used singly or in combination.这些材料可以单独使用也可以混合用。

11 bet   

v.打赌，以(与)...打赌；n.赌注，赌金；打赌

参考例句：

• I bet you can't do this puzzle.我敢说，你解决不了这个难题。
• I offered to bet with him.我提出与他打赌。

12 lank   

adj.瘦削的；稀疏的

参考例句：

• He rose to lank height and grasped Billy McMahan's hand.他瘦削的身躯站了起来，紧紧地握住比利·麦默恩的手。
• The old man has lank hair.那位老人头发稀疏