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the?case?against dessert seems?open and shut. Sugar has been?linked to?weight gain?and some of the?chronic?diseases that?go along with it, including Type 2 diabetes and cancer. Many desserts also?have an abundance of?saturated fats, which can harm the heart, and?plenty of?empty calories.
case:事實世曾,實情
open and shut:一目了然的缨恒。這里指的是不吃太多甜食是飲食中的一個常識【寫作推薦】詞組積累
link to:與……聯(lián)系在一起谴咸。常用還有connect to【寫作推薦】詞組積累
weight gain:體重增加
chronic:慢性的、長期的骗露。是醫(yī)學(xué)中的常用詞岭佳,通常用來形容疾病
go along with:一起,和……同行萧锉。原文的意思即那些伴隨體重增加而帶來的慢性疾病珊随。Go along with it?經(jīng)常引申出別的意思,大致意義都是“順從柿隙、適應(yīng)叶洞、順應(yīng)”的意思,也就是本意“一起”引申出的禀崖。比如we have to go along with the changes.?我們不得不跟著適應(yīng)衩辟。這里是適應(yīng)的意思;還有we have to go along with his decision.?我們不得不贊同他的決定【寫作推薦】詞組積累
have an abundance of sth:有大量的……【寫作推薦】詞組積累
saturated fats:飽和脂肪
empty calories:無營養(yǎng)卡路里(含有高卡路里卻沒有營養(yǎng))
plenty of:大量的
少吃甜食似乎是一個常識波附。糖與體重增加以及因之而帶來的慢性疾病聯(lián)系在一起艺晴,包括2型糖尿病和癌癥。很多甜品有大量的無營養(yǎng)卡路里和飽和脂肪掸屡,會損害心臟封寞。
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But recent research suggests that?having an occasional dessert?may actually?be a useful tool foreating more healthfully.
have an occasional dessert:偶爾吃點甜品
be a useful tool for:是……的一種有效的手段【寫作推薦】詞組積累
但最近的研究表明,偶爾吃點甜品折晦,可能是更健康飲食的一種手段钥星。
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In a study published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: More than 130 university students and staff?were offered a choice of?two desserts?at the start of?the cafeteria?lunch line. When people made the?decadent?selection —lemon cheesecake—they chose healthier meals andconsumed?fewer?calories overall?than those who picked fresh fruit. They didn’t even have to eat the?treat?first; just selecting it was enough to influence the rest of their?order.
be offered a choice of ……:在……中選擇【寫作推薦】詞組積累
at the start of:在……的開端【寫作推薦】詞組積累
lunch line:午餐就餐隊伍
decadent ['dek?d?nt]:貪圖享樂的decadent?selection?這里指的是選擇了不怎么健康的一個甜品選項
consume calories:攝入卡路里沾瓦。?consume~ sth吃满着;喝;飲to eat or drink sth贯莺》缋【地道表達】生活類話題
overall:總體的
treat:作為名詞解釋,指的是“一件令人開心的事”缕探,比如Eating chocolate is a treat to me,?吃巧克力是一種難得的享受魂莫。文中即代表甜點〉模【詞匯精析運用】
order:點菜耙考,所選的菜肴、飲料潭兽。文中指的是點完甜點后倦始,人們會有意識的對接下來要點的主食配菜做一些選擇。
《實驗心理學(xué)》發(fā)表過一項研究:超過130名大學(xué)生和工作人員在午餐排隊開始的時候被提供兩種點心以供選擇山卦,當他們做了“墮落”的選項——檸檬芝士蛋糕時鞋邑,整體上,他們比那些選擇新鮮水果作為點心的人吃的更健康,攝入卡路里更少枚碗。他們甚至不需要先享用甜點逾一,僅僅只是選擇甜點,就足以影響他們會怎么選擇剩下的食物了肮雨。
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Almost 70% of the people who took the cheesecake?went on to choose?a healthier?main and side dish, but only about a third of the people who took fruit did so. People who took the cheesecake also ate about 250 fewer total calories during their meal?compared with?people who chose fruit.
go on to do:接著去做……【寫作推薦】詞組積累
main and side dish:主菜和配菜【地道表達】生活類話題
compare with:與……相比遵堵。還有一個老生常談的點:compare to?是把……比作……,如A teacher is often compared to a candle教師常被比作一支蠟燭【寫作推薦】詞組積累
幾乎70%點了芝士蛋糕的人接下來會選擇一個更健康的主菜和配菜酷含,但僅僅只有三分之一點了水果做點心的人會這么做鄙早。選擇芝士蛋糕的人也比選擇水果的人少攝入250卡路里。
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“If we choose something healthy first, then this?gives us a license to?choose?something biggerlater,” says study?coauthor?Martin Reimann, an assistant professor of marketing and cognitive science at the University of Arizona. “If you?turn it around?and choose something heavier?early on, then this license is already?expired.” Making a calorie-heavy choice first seems to?steer?people toward healthier options.
gives us a license to do:使我們獲得許可做……【寫作推薦】詞組積累
something bigger:更重大的事椅亚。這里引申為為了獎勵自己做了正確的選擇限番,于是可以在之后選擇更能滿足我們欲望的食物。
coauthor:合著者呀舔,共同研究者
turn around:本義為轉(zhuǎn)身弥虐,翻轉(zhuǎn)。這里是指回過頭來媚赖,重新選擇霜瘪。
early on:早期,可以和at the beginning替換【寫作推薦】同義替換
expire:失效惧磺。The license is expired?許可失效颖对。和上文的give us a license to對應(yīng),指的是就不會出現(xiàn)放縱自己欲望的現(xiàn)象了磨隘$偷祝【寫作推薦】詞組積累
steer:引導(dǎo)。如steer the conversation away from divorce把話題從離婚一事上引開番捂。文中steer sb toward healthier options指的是引人做出更健康的飲食決定个唧。【寫作推薦】詞組積累
亞利桑那大學(xué)營銷和認知學(xué)助理教授设预,以及該研究的共同研究者Martin Reimann說:“如果我們先做了一個健康的選擇徙歼,那這種選擇會許可我們在之后放縱自己。如果你回過頭來鳖枕,在一開始就選擇了不怎么健康的食物魄梯,那心里給的那道許可自然也就失效了”龇”?選擇高卡路里食物似乎能引導(dǎo)人們之后選擇更健康的飲食酿秸。
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Dessert shouldn’t be an everyday?indulgence—and there’s nothing wrong with?ending a meal with?fresh fruit, of course. But when you decide to?partake, doing so strategically can?pay off. “Be mindful and conscious about?the different choices you make,” Reimann says.
indulgence:享受
end A with B:以B結(jié)束A,文中即以水果作為餐后點心吸奴≡噬龋【寫作推薦】詞組積累
partake:這里是第一個意思【詞義精析運用】
~ (of sth)?吃缠局,喝,享用to eat or drink sth
~ (in sth)?參加考润;參與to take part in an activity
pay off:常用意思為償還債務(wù)狭园。這里是另一個意思:收獲成效『危【熟詞僻義】
be mindful and conscious about:be mindful about/be conscious about:都是注意【寫作推薦】同義互換
甜點不應(yīng)作為每日的享受——當然唱矛,餐后來點水果也沒什么錯。但當你決定享用食物時井辜,這么做會有用:?“注意你做的不同的選擇”
總結(jié)
treat:作為名詞解釋绎谦,指的是“一件令人開心的事”,比如Eating chocolate is a treat to me,?吃巧克力是一種難得的享受粥脚。文中即享用甜點這件事窃肠。【詞匯精析運用】
partake:這里是第一個意思【詞義精析運用】
~ (of sth)?吃刷允,喝冤留,享用to eat or drink sth
~ (in sth)?參加;參與to take part in an activity
consume calories:攝入卡路里树灶。?consume~ sth吃纤怒;喝;飲to eat or drink sth天通〔淳剑【地道表達】生活類話題
main and side dish:主菜和配菜【地道表達】生活類話題
pay off:常用意思為償還債務(wù)。這里是另一個意思:收獲成效像寒『姹【熟詞僻義】
open and shut:一目了然的。這里指的是不吃太多甜食是飲食中的一個常識【寫作推薦】詞組積累
link to:與……聯(lián)系在一起萝映。常用還有connect to【寫作推薦】詞組積累
go along with:一起吴叶,和……同行阐虚。原文的意思即那些伴隨體重增加而帶來的慢性疾病序臂。Go along with it?經(jīng)常引申出別的意思,大致意義都是“順從实束、適應(yīng)奥秆、順應(yīng)”的意思,也就是本意“一起”引申出的咸灿。比如we have to go along with the changes.?我們不得不跟著適應(yīng)构订。這里是適應(yīng)的意思;還有we have to go along with his decision.?我們不得不贊同他的決定【寫作推薦】詞組積累
have an abundance of sth:有大量的……【寫作推薦】詞組積累
be a useful tool for:是……的一種有效的手段【寫作推薦】詞組積累
be offered a choice of ……:在……中選擇【寫作推薦】詞組積累
at the start of:在……的開端【寫作推薦】詞組積累
go on to do:接著去做……【寫作推薦】詞組積累
compare with:與……相比避矢。還有一個老生常談的點:compare to?是把……比作……悼瘾,如A teacher is often compared to a candle教師常被比作一支蠟燭【寫作推薦】詞組積累
gives us a license to do:使我們獲得許可做……【寫作推薦】詞組積累
expire:失效囊榜。The license is expired?許可失效。和上文的give us a license to對應(yīng)亥宿,指的是就不會出現(xiàn)放縱自己欲望的現(xiàn)象了卸勺。【寫作推薦】詞組積累
steer:引導(dǎo)烫扼。如steer the conversation away from divorce把話題從離婚一事上引開曙求。文中steer sb toward healthier options指的是引人做出更健康的飲食決定∮称螅【寫作推薦】詞組積累
end A with B:以B結(jié)束A悟狱,文中即以水果作為餐后點心⊙呙ィ【寫作推薦】詞組積累
early on:早期挤渐,可以和at the beginning替換【寫作推薦】同義替換
be mindful and conscious about:be mindful about/be conscious about:都是注意【寫作推薦】同義互換