BBC地平线系列之《饮食变迁》第25期:低脂肪饮食
日期:2013-06-24 20:47

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When you go to the toilet on this particular drug,
当你用上这个药 上厕所的时候
it is not like going to the toilet as we know.
和我们平时上厕所感觉不一样
All of the fat that you eat that
所有你吃的不该吃的脂肪
you shouldn't is converted into, like, a red oil.
被转化成了 像是一种红色的油
Not particularly nice.
并不怎么美观
And the whole of the time I was on the trial,
在整个参与实验的时间里
the stools were not what you would be used to,
大便都不是通常的样子
if that's the right way to put it.
这样描述比较准确吧
Sue found that she had to stick to a
苏发现她必须坚持
really low-fat diet and could never afford to let it slip.
真正的低脂肪饮食 并且永远也不能改变
But on holiday - obviously other people cooking for you
但在休假中 必然要吃别人给你做的饭
and you're not able to look at what you're eating
你不能控制进食的种类时
this had an extreme effect.
这的确相当有效
We were in this shop and it wasn't particularly nice.
这种状态 并不是很美妙
And I must stress to people,
我必须要强调一下
if you do take the drug, watch out.
如果你要吃这种药 就要小心
And that's the key to the way the drug works.
这是药物起作用的关键
Its slimming effects could
它的减肥效果可能
largely be the result of aversion therapy.
是基于一种厌食疗法
The diarrhoea can be so
这种腹泻可能很不舒服
unpleasant that patients don't dare to eat fat.
所以病人不敢去吃脂肪了
Not everyone would have the willpower Xenical demanded
有些人没有服用赛尼可减肥所需的意志力
to avoid the heavy penalty for slipping off the wagon.
始终注意饮食 避免暴食带来的惩罚

重点解释

All of the fat that you eat that you shouldn't is converted into, like, a red oil.所有你吃的不该吃的脂肪被转化成了,像是一种红色的油

convert into:把 ... 转变成

The sofa can be readily converted into a bed.

这张沙发可以很容易改成床。

Water is converted into steam if it is boiled .

把水煮沸,水就变成蒸汽。

conver辨析:

convert, change共同意思是“改变”“变化”。

1.change在这几个词中是最普遍、最不正式的一个,可用于任何变化的过程,而不论变化的性质和程度;

2.convert都指形式和用途上的局部微小改变;

When matter changes to a substance different from what it was, the change is a chemical change.

当物质变成和原来不同的物质时,这种变化是化学变化。

All the bank bill was converted into cash.

所有的银行票据都兑换成了现金。

Sue found that she had to stick to a really low-fat diet and could never afford to let it slip.苏发现她必须坚持真正的低脂肪饮食并且永远也不能改变

stick to:坚持;遵守

Reporter should stick to investigating the facts.

记者应该坚持调查事实真相。

afford to:付得起, 能承担

We can afford to overlook minor offences.

我们可以不计较小过。

I can't afford to spend any more on food.

用在食物上的钱,再多一点儿我也花不起了。

to avoid the heavy penalty for slipping off the wagon.避免暴食带来的惩罚

slip off:悄悄溜走,滑落

He took on his hat and then slip off.

他戴上帽子,然后不辞而别。

The blanket slipped off the bad.

毯子从床上滑落。

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重点单词
  • minoradj. 较小的,较少的,次要的 n. 未成年人,辅修科
  • avoidvt. 避免,逃避
  • aversionn. 嫌恶,憎恨
  • wagonn. 四轮马车,货车 v. 用四轮马车运
  • blanketn. 毛毯,覆盖物,排字版 vt. 用毯子裹,扑灭,挡风
  • unpleasantadj. 使人不愉快的,讨厌的
  • suevt. 控告,起诉 vi. 请求,追求,起诉
  • overlookvt. 俯瞰,远眺,没注意到,忽视 n. 高出
  • trialadj. 尝试性的; 审讯的 n. 尝试,努力,试验,试
  • extremeadj. 极度的,极端的 n. 极端,极限