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Millions of people around the world take dietary supplements in the belief that they will boost their health. New research casts doubt on the benefits of these pills and tablets. A new report from the American organisation Consumer Reports (CR) found serious health risks from supplements that included vitamins, probiotics, and weight loss pills. CR said the biggest problem with supplements is that they are largely unregulated. While medicinal drugs have to be tested for safety and effectiveness, dietary supplements need far less government approval in many countries. This means that consumers are largely in the dark regarding the ingredients of the supplements and how the body will react to them.

Lisa Gill, an editor at CR, said the report showed how dangerous many supplements were. She said they could cause liver failure, kidney failure requiring kidney transplants, seizures, and heart problems. Gill added: "Just because it's not prescription, you say, 'oh, it's safe,' but that's not necessarily true." Gill urges consumers to avoid 15 ingredients commonly found in supplements, including red yeast and caffeine powder. She warned: "There have been deaths associated with each of these." She told people to seek medical help before taking supplements. She said: "Tell your doctor and your pharmacist what you're taking. Treat it like a medication. It's that important. It's really about your health."

中文翻译

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《美国消费者报告》杂志编辑丽莎·吉尔称，这份报告说明了某些营养药物的危险性,e~uosahAQ]J%qyv%。她称许多能导致肝功能衰竭、肾衰竭（需要肾移植）、癫痫以及心脏问题ec98Jwl~M#zkRmEK。吉尔还表示：“就是因为它不是处方药，所以人们会误认为它很安全，其实不都是如此#lz%Xin01BQ0ha~。”吉尔呼吁消费者避免食用含有15种成分的营养药，包括红酵母和咖啡因粉]cXj.MAS!i;V。她警告称：“许多成分能造成死亡-Jo.t!@7sr]C%H。”她告诫人们在服用前询问医生!yAcdYEfOpF.^e,u2FX~。她认为：“告诉医生你服用的营养品，像服药一样看待营养品PD4IlS%Km2g&Ob)V)。这点非常重要,#6i;7d,]~*A4U3]Y。它关乎你的健康%,4|dz6W49&mBUsN-UO。”

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重点讲解

1.associated with 与…有关系

例句：Cigarette smoking has been associated with lung cancer.
肺癌被认为与吸烟有关|]SS,*-YAUeFnYBnW。

2.urge to 敦促

例句：He urged her to study English.
他极力劝她学习英语6jBuhUrwdRtYO)。

3.kidney failure 肾衰竭

例句：Your blood would have been checked for any sign of kidney failure.
应该要对你进行抽血检查的，看是否有任何肾衰竭的迹象,isv)-TQ!^gq。

4.cast doubt on 怀疑

例句：Last night a top criminal psychologist cast doubt on the theory.
昨天晚上，一位顶级犯罪心理学家使人们对该理论产生了怀疑Jo2T%@,Z##g。

听力题目

1) What do people think dietary supplements will do to their health?
a) make us live longer
b) boast it
c) boost it
d) keep it the same

2) What does new research cast on the benefits of supplements?
a) doubt
b) new light
c) nets
d) an eye

3) What does the article say is the biggest problem with supplements?
a) they are too big
b) they are unregulated
c) they are expensive
d) they are toxic

4) What does the article say needs to be tested for safety?
a) researchers
b) equipment
c) supplements
d) medicinal drugs

5) Where are consumers regarding knowledge of what's in supplements?
a) at the back
b) up the creek
c) in the dark
d) on the job

6) What is Lisa Gill's job?
a) supplement tester
b) editor
c) researcher
d) supplement maker

7) What could happen to your liver or kidneys because of supplements?
a) they could slow down
b) they could turn blue
c) they could get bigger
d) they could fail

8) How many ingredients did Lisa Gill advise people to avoid?
a) 14
b) 15
c) 16
d) 17

9) What kind of powder was mentioned?
a) gun powder
b) caffeine
c) milk
d) cocoa

10) What does Lisa Gill tell us to treat supplements like?
a) medication
b) candy
c) an angry tiger
d) boiling water

听力答案

1.c
2.a
3.b
4.c
5.c
6.b
7.d
8.b
9.b
10.a