英语听力精选进阶版 9162

Obesity¹ is a problem everywhere. Obesity. And obesity crisis. Obesity problem. Obesity. Obesity crisis. Obesity is a global epidemic². The truth is there is no obesity crisis. What? Our fixation on weight is keeping us from doing things to help people get healthy. Obesity researchers hate it when I say this, but their own data show that obesity is not going to kill us. Most obese³ people don't have shorter lifespans than non-obese people and actually it's the underweight people who are at most at risk. Obesity only really leads to shorter lifespans at the very highest weights.

肥胖问题已成为一个普遍问题。肥胖……肥胖危机……肥胖问题……肥胖……肥胖危机……肥胖是一种全球性流行病。然而真相是：根本没有什么肥胖危机。很惊讶吧！人们对体重的执念阻止了我们去做某些事，并以此来帮助人们保持健康。肥胖专家们都讨厌我这么说，但是他们自己的数据却显示，肥胖并不能致人死亡。大多数肥胖者的寿命并不比非肥胖者短，而且事实上，反而是偏瘦的人风险最大。只有在体重极度超标时，肥胖才会导致寿命缩短。

So why does everybody think obesity is deadly? Well, one reason is that obesity is correlated with three different things that we do know is deadly and they do shorten lifespan. Being sedentary. Having lower income. And not getting enough medical care. Everyone, the media, the medical community operate from the unwavering assumption that obesity is deadly. So any evidence that comes along that contradicts that, they just write it off. It is true that obese people are more likely to get diabetes⁴ and cardiovascular disease. But there are two things you need to realize. First of all, the obesity paradox⁵. When obese people get these diseases, they're less likely to die of them than non-obese people. What? They're less likely to die of them than non-obese people. And second, to reduce your risk for those diseases, you don't actually have to get thin. You just need to exercise.

那么，为什么大家都觉得肥胖是致命的呢?一个原因是，肥胖与三件已知的会致命且会导致寿命缩短的事情有关。其一，久坐；其二，收入较低；其三，未获得足够的医疗保健。每个个体，媒体，还有医学界，都依据一个坚定的假设——肥胖是致命的——来行事。所有从这一假设出发得出的与之相悖的结论，都会直接被大家忽略掉。虽然，肥胖者确实比非肥胖者更容易患上糖尿病和心血管疾病，但有两件事你要知道。第一，肥胖悖论。与患病的非肥胖者相比，那些患病的肥胖者死于这些疾病的几率相对要小。很惊讶吧！这些疾病对肥胖者的致死率要小于对非肥胖者的致死率！第二，事实上为减少患上这些疾病的风险，并不一定非要去减肥。你需要做的只是去运动。

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。

2 epidemic   

n.流行病；盛行；adj.流行性的，流传极广的

参考例句：

• That kind of epidemic disease has long been stamped out.那种传染病早已绝迹。
• The authorities tried to localise the epidemic.当局试图把流行病限制在局部范围。

3 obese   

adj.过度肥胖的，肥大的

参考例句：

• The old man is really obese,it can't be healthy.那位老人确实过于肥胖了，不能算是健康。
• Being obese and lazy is dangerous to health.又胖又懒危害健康。

4 diabetes   

n.糖尿病

参考例句：

• In case of diabetes, physicians advise against the use of sugar.对于糖尿病患者，医生告诫他们不要吃糖。
• Diabetes is caused by a fault in the insulin production of the body.糖尿病是由体內胰岛素分泌失调引起的。

5 paradox   

n.似乎矛盾却正确的说法；自相矛盾的人(物)

参考例句：

• The story contains many levels of paradox.这个故事存在多重悖论。
• The paradox is that Japan does need serious education reform.矛盾的地方是日本确实需要教育改革。