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The study called for each inmate to gain 25% of their body weight.
这项研究要求每一位囚犯体重增加25%
In return, they were promised early release from jail.
作为回报 他们可以提前出狱
Over the course of the year, the team fed
在超过一年的实验中 研究团体
the volunteer prisoners as much as they could physically eat
让志愿者尽可能地多吃食物
and carefully monitored their bodily changes.
并且仔细观察他们身体的变化
But as it went on, Dr Sims
但随着实验的进行 西姆斯博士
became concerned by an unexpected finding.
有了意想不到的发现
However much they ate,
不管他们吃多少
some of the prisoners could not reach the target.
有一部分人就是达不到目标
Two of the prisoners got stuck at 21%
两个囚犯到了21%就没有进展了
and one of them couldn't
而有一个人怎么也
put on any more than 18% extra body weight,
无法增加超过18%以上额外的体重
despite eating as much as 10,000 calories a day.
尽管他们一天要吃10000卡路里的食物
The experiment pointed to
这个实验指出了一个
a fascinating and unexpected conclusion.
引人注目且出人意料的结论
It seemed that for some people
似乎对于某些人来说
becoming obese is not just unlikely,
肥胖不仅是不大可能
it's practically impossible.
实际是根本不可能
It would be some time before
这个重要发现可能要
the importance of these findings was accepted.
经过一段时间才能被人们接受
In the meantime, people continued to be
同时 人们继续被那些
attracted to any dieting fad that claimed it would work.
声称有效的节食风潮所吸引

重点解释

The study called for each inmate to gain 25% of their body weight.这项研究要求每一位囚犯体重增加25%

gain weight:增加体重

This illness predisposes you to gain weight.

这种病就预设了你体重会增加。

People tend to gain weight on holidays.

人们常常在假期长胖。

In return, they were promised early release from jail.作为回报，他们可以提前出狱

release from:释放；解除

I could find release from anxiety.

我可以寻求忧虑的消除。

In the meantime, people continued to be attracted to any dieting fad that claimed it would work.同时，人们继续被那些声称有效的节食风潮所吸引

in the meantime:与此同时； 在此期间

I like skiing and in the meantime, I know it is very dangerous.

我喜欢滑雪，同时也知道这非常危险。

Two of the prisoners got stuck at 21%两个囚犯到了21%就没有进展了

get stuck:被卡在 ...； 被困住 ...

We got stuck in a terrible traffic jam in Taipei.

在台北我们被塞车困住了。