(单词翻译:单击)
听力文本
Over a 15-year period, the rates of severe childhood obesity continue to climb.
超过15年间，儿童严重肥胖率继续攀升。
Researchers at the Duke Clinical Research Institute have found that one-third of American children aged 2 to 19 were overweight.
杜克临床研究所的研究人员发现，2到19岁的美国儿童中有三分之一超重。
Lead researcher, Asheley Skinner, says that treatment for 4.5 million severely obese children is needed.
首席研究员斯金表示，需要对450万严重肥胖的儿童进行治疗。
Childhood obesity increases the risk for heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and cancer.
儿童肥胖会增加患心脏病、2型糖尿病和癌症的风险。
"Unless we make big changes on a national level, we're not going to see huge changes in obesity," Skinner says.
“除非我们在国家层面上做出很大的改变，否则在肥胖方面不会看到巨大变化，“斯金纳说。
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词汇解析
1、treatment
治疗;疗法;疗程
Many patients are not getting the medical treatment they need.
很多病人没有得到他们需要的医治。
a veterinary surgeon who specialises in the treatment of cage birds.
专门诊治笼养鸟类的兽医
对待；待遇
We don't want any special treatment.
我们不想要任何特殊待遇。
Ginny's initial rage at his treatment of Chris had simmered down to resentment.
金尼起初因他对待克丽丝的态度而怒火中烧，后来这种愤怒慢慢沉淀为了憎恶。
盛情款待;特别严厉的对待
If you've got friends or family coming to stay, make it really special by giving them the full treatment.
如果你有朋友或家人要过来住，那就搞得特别一些，给予他们以热情款待。
She'll be interrogated, jailed, interrogated again, get what's usually known as the full treatment.
她将被审问，监禁，然后再被提审，接受通常所说的“全套款待”。
2、severe
十分严重的;极为恶劣的
a business with severe cash flow problems.
有严重资金周转问题的公司
I suffered from severe bouts of depression.
我曾患有严重的抑郁症。
(惩罚、批评)严厉的，严重的，苛刻的
This was a dreadful crime and a severe sentence is necessary.
这一罪行十分恶劣，必须要重判。
Before she could reply, my mother launched into a severe reprimand.
她还没来得及回答，我妈妈就开始严厉地训斥起她来。
(外貌、外观)简朴的，朴素的,不加修饰的
wearing her felt hats and severe grey suits.
戴着她的毡帽，穿着朴素的灰色套装
The cushions add a touch of colour in a room that might otherwise look severe.
靠垫给房间添了一抹亮色，不然房间看上去可能太素净了。
