减肥有新招：换个小盘子吃饭

 　　If you find yourself piling on the pounds, try buying a new set of crockery.

　　如果你发现自己长肉了，不妨买套新餐具。

　　For the simple step of eating from a smaller plate could slash¹ your calorie intake² by nearly a tenth, according to Cambridge academics.

　　根据剑桥大学学者的一项研究，用较小的盘子吃饭，这看起来十分简单，却能减少将近1/10的热量摄入。

　　Their 387-page report into eating habits has produced the most conclusive³ evidence to date that people consume more food if they are given a bigger portion.

　　他们387页的报告成为有史以来最确凿的证据，证明用大器皿吃饭的人会吃下更多的食物。

　　减肥有新招：换个小盘子吃饭

　　They found that simply reducing the size of a plate or bowl reduces food intake by 159 calories a day - a 9 per cent change for a British adult.

　　他们发现，减小盘子或碗的尺寸能够减少159卡路里的热量摄入——这一分量占到一个英国成人每日摄取热量的9%。

　　People tend to fill their plate when they sit down for a meal - and do not stop eating until their plate is clean.

　　当人们坐下来就餐时，他们往往会把盘子堆得满满的——并且要一直吃到盘子清空才罢休。

　　By using smaller tableware, they will put less food on their plate in the first place.

　　通过使用较小的餐具，他们就能一开始就取较少的食物。

1 slash   

vi.大幅度削减；vt.猛砍，尖锐抨击，大幅减少；n.猛砍，斜线，长切口，衣衩

参考例句：

• The shop plans to slash fur prices after Spring Festival.该店计划在春节之后把皮货降价。
• Don't slash your horse in that cruel way.不要那样残忍地鞭打你的马。

2 intake   

n.吸入，纳入；进气口，入口

参考例句：

• Reduce your salt intake.减少盐的摄入量。
• There was a horrified intake of breath from every child.所有的孩子都害怕地倒抽了一口凉气。

3 conclusive   

adj.最后的，结论的；确凿的，消除怀疑的

参考例句：

• They produced some fairly conclusive evidence.他们提供了一些相当确凿的证据。
• Franklin did not believe that the French tests were conclusive.富兰克林不相信这个法国人的实验是结论性的。