英语听力精选进阶版 15732

 

WBR: Fat to Fit 28 Mar¹ 14

Fri, 28 Mar 14

Is exercise the best way to shed the pounds? In the last of our special series on obesity², we ask what governments can do to encourage more physical activity. We hear from the mayor of Oklahoma City, Mick Cornett, who re-engineered the city to put the interests of pedestrians³ before cars. We go to Brazil to find out how they're getting people moving in the run up to the Olympics. What role will new technology play in helping⁴ keep us all on target? Plus, can colours, smells and sounds persuade us that the food we're eating is sweeter than it really is? The new science of neurogastronomy.

1 mar   

vt.破坏，毁坏，弄糟

参考例句：

• It was not the custom for elderly people to mar the picnics with their presence.大人们照例不参加这样的野餐以免扫兴。
• Such a marriage might mar your career.这样的婚姻说不定会毁了你的一生。

2 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。

3 pedestrians   

n.步行者( pedestrian的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Several pedestrians had come to grief on the icy pavement. 几个行人在结冰的人行道上滑倒了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Pedestrians keep to the sidewalk [footpath]! 行人走便道。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。