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听力文本
Many people have a food allergy to things like eggs and peanuts. An allergy to peanuts can be deadly. However, researchers from Imperial College London say that feeding eggs and peanuts to babies may stop them getting allergies when they are older. The researchers looked at 146 different studies about when children first ate eggs and peanuts. The studies involved more than 200,000 children. The researchers found that if babies aged between 4-to-6 months old ate eggs, they were 40 per cent less likely to get an egg allergy than children who ate eggs later in life. Babies aged four-to-11 months old who ate things like peanut butter were 70 per cent less likely to develop an allergy to peanuts.
Researcher Robert Boyle said egg and peanut allergies were the two most common childhood food allergies. Dr Boyle advised parents to be careful when feeding babies eggs and nuts. He said babies should never have whole nuts because they might choke. They should also only have smooth and not crunchy peanut butter. Other common food allergies are to soy, wheat, sesame, fish and seafood. The researchers say giving these foods to babies one at a time before they become a year old may protect them from allergies. Parents should check their baby's health after each new food. They also say that more research should be done to find the best ages to start feeding eggs and peanuts to babies.
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词汇学习
1.allergy n.过敏性反应
Frequently sufferers of this kind of allergy are also sufferers of asthma.
患有这种过敏症的人也经常会患有哮喘病。
2.deadly adj.极端的，非常的；致命的
He was acquitted on charges of assault with a deadly weapon.
他被判用致命武器袭击他人的罪名不成立。
3.childhood n.童年，儿童时代
His parents' obsession with keeping up appearances haunted his childhood.
父母过于爱面子的做法在他儿时一直困扰着他。
4.choke n.窒息，哽咽；拥塞
A small child could choke on the doll's hair...
洋娃娃的头发可能会让小孩窒息。
5.crunchy adj.硬脆的；松脆的
Bake the mixture for 30 minutes until the top is golden and crunchy.
将混合物烘烤30分钟，直到顶部变脆呈金黄色。
内容解析
1.The researchers say giving these foods to babies one at a time before they become a year old may protect them from allergies.
protect from保护，保卫
Wild wood should be well protect from excessive hag.
野生森林应该被保护以免过量砍伐。
2.The researchers found that if babies aged between 4-to-6 months old ate eggs, they were 40 per cent less likely to get an egg allergy than children who ate eggs later in life.
late, later, latter, latest, lately的区别及用法。
1)late adj. & adv. 迟，迟的，晚的，晚期，在晚期。如：
He is never late for school. 他上学从不迟到。
The train was 10 minutes late. 火车晚点十分钟。
It's never too late to mend. 改过不为晚。
(It's)Better late than never. 迟做总比不做好。
The workers in the south often go to work early and leave off late.
南下打工仔经常是早上工，晚下班。
请记住以下几种搭配：
in the late afternoon 傍晚，在下午较晚的时候
in the late 1990's/1990s 在二十世纪九十年代末
work late/far/deep into the night 工作至深夜
late in autumn 深秋
另外， late 用作形容词还可用来表示“已故的，去世不久的；前任的，不久前卸任的”。如：
the late Chairman Liu Shaoqi 前国家主席刘少奇
the late government 前任（上一届）政府
2)later adj. & adv. 为late比较级，意指较迟，较晚一些。如：
two hours later, the ship sank. 两小时后，轮船沉没了。
See you later! 再见！
要记住以下几个固定搭配：
sooner or later 迟早（early or late）
no later than不迟于
later on以后，后来。如：
The problem will be solved sooner or later. 这个问题迟早会得到解决。
Let's discuss the question later on. 让我们以后再讨论这个问题吧。
He is to arrive at no later than 10 p.m. 他最迟不过晚上十点赶到。
另外，later 还可用作状语，表示“后来”之意。如：
Later he became a general. 后来他当上了将军。
3)latter adj. 意思是指（两者中）后者的，后者，反义词是former，（两者中）前者。注意，不要把latter与late的比较级later混淆。如：
Of the two the latter is far better than the former.
两者中后者远比前者好。
Of pigs and cows, the latter (=the cows) are more valuable.
猪牛两种动物中，后者较有价值。
Did he walk or swim? The latter seems unlikely.
他走路还是游泳？后者好像不太可能。
4)latest adj. & adv. 为late的最高级。意思是最新、最近或最迟。如：
The radio is broadcasting the latest news about the man-made satellite.
电台正在播送有关人造卫星的最新消息。
A British car company was about to sell its latest type of car in Germany.
一家英国汽车公司正要在德国出售其最新型的汽车。
5)lately adv. (=recently) 最近，近来，通常用于现在完成时态，如：
The old palace has lately been rebuilt. 古老的宫殿最近得以重建。
Have you seen him lately? 你最近见到过他吗？
参考翻译
许多人对鸡蛋和花生等食物过敏。对花生的过敏可能会是致命的。然而，伦敦帝国学院研究人员发现，给婴儿喂食鸡蛋和花生可以预防他们长大后对这些食物过敏。研究人员查看了关于儿童何时第一次吃鸡蛋和花生的146份报告。研究涉及超过20万名儿童。研究人员发现，如果婴儿四至六个月时开始吃鸡蛋，比长大一些再吃鸡蛋对鸡蛋过敏的可能性低40%。四到十一个月时吃花生酱比大一点再吃对花生过敏的可能性会降低70%。
研究员Robert Boyle表示，鸡蛋和花生过敏是最常见的两种童年食物过敏。Boyle博士建议家长给婴儿喂食鸡蛋和坚果时要小心。他说，不能给婴儿喂食整颗的坚果，因为有可能会导致窒息。婴儿只能吃比较柔滑，不那么硬脆的花生酱。其他常见的食物过敏包括对大豆，小麦，芝麻，鱼和海产品过敏。研究人员说，在婴儿一岁以前每次给他们吃一种这些食物可以预防过敏。每次喂食新的食物之后，家长应该查看婴儿的健康状况。他们还说，要确定开始给婴儿喂食鸡蛋和花生的最佳时间还需更多研究。
