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The majority of people who
大多数肥胖的人
are obese have too much fat in their diet.
在饮食中食用过多的脂肪
So scientists looked at
所以科学家将注意力放在
the way that fat is absorbed in the stomach
脂肪是先在胃里消化
and assimilated into the body.
然后才吸收到身体里这一现象
If a drug could be made to interfere with digestion
若能制成一种药物干扰这个消化过程
and stop fats being absorbed,
阻止脂肪被吸收
then people would be able to carry on eating a lot
人们就可以继续大快朵颐
and still lose weight.
而仍能减轻体重
The drug, Xenical, is manufactured by an international company,
某家国际制药公司生产了一种药 名叫赛尼可
and their first trial was done in Europe.
他们在欧洲首次试验
I've had some successful diets,
我有过一次成功的节食经验
yeah, very much so - two stone, three stone.
很有效果 大概减掉2-3英石
But unless you live your
但除非你始终
life totally eating sensibly, it goes back on.
注意饮食 否则体重还会长回来
It's a pain. You think,
这是很痛苦的事 你会想
"Ooh, God, why do I do this?"
上帝啊 我为什么要这样做
Sue Longster volunteered to be a guinea pig.
苏·朗斯特志愿做一次小白鼠
The effects came as a surprise.
效果让人惊讶

重点解释

The majority of people who are obese have too much fat in their diet.大多数肥胖的人在饮食中食用过多的脂肪

the/a majority of:大部分, 大多数

She was elected by a majority of 3749.

她以超过对方3749票当选。

The majority of people seem to prefer TV to radio.

多数人喜欢电视胜过广播。

too much:太多； 过高

Too much rain accounted for the poor crop.

太多的雨水导致庄稼歉收。

相关短语:too much of a good thing叫人受不了(好事不宣做得太过火)

We'd love to have these children stay,but they are literally too much of a good thing.

我们很想让这些孩子们都留下来，但是他们闹得实在太过分了。

people would be able to carry on eating a lot人们就可以继续大快朵颐

be able to:会； 能

We hoped that we should be able to do that.

我们希望我们能这样做。

近义词：

be capable of会

Only human beings are capable of speech.

只有人类才具有说话的能力。

be in a position to能够

He was not in a position to do it then.

他当时还不能做。

If a drug could be made to interfere with digestion and stop fats being absorbed,若能制成一种药物干扰这个消化过程阻止脂肪被吸收

interfere with:打扰； 妨碍

Don't interfere with my business.

不要干涉我的事情。

Don't interfere with him while he's working.

他工作的时候不要打搅他。