(单词翻译:单击)
听力文本
Bottled water is now more popular in the U.S. than soda.
在美国，瓶装水现在比苏打水更受欢迎。
Beverage Marketing Corp. reports Americans downed 12.8 billion gallons of bottled water in 2016,that's about 400 million more gallons than they consumed in soda.
饮料营销公司报告，2016年美国人消耗128亿加仑瓶装水，比苏打水多约4亿加仑。
The popularity of packaged water started when Perrier was introduced in the 1970s. Since then, it's been on a pretty consistent,albeit slow,climb to the top.
瓶装水的流行始于上世纪70年代毕雷矿泉水的引进，自那时起慢慢走向前茅。
Soda is declining probably because more people know it's linked to weight gain, tooth decay and other medical problems.
苏打水的下降可能是因为更多的人知道它与体重增加，蛀牙和其他医疗问题有关。
Despite soda consumption numbers going down, The Wall Street Journal reports it still made more money than water.
尽管苏打水消费量下降，华尔街日报报道称它仍然比水更赚钱。
Researchers behind the study expect bottled water to keep trending up.
研究背后的调查人员预计瓶装水将继续呈现上升趋势。
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词汇解析
1、consume
吃;喝;饮用
Many people experienced a drop in their cholesterol levels when they consumed oat bran.
很多人食用燕麦麸后胆固醇水平下降了。
serving chocolate ice-creams for the children to consume in the kitchen.
端上巧克力冰激凌让孩子们在厨房里吃
消耗，耗费(燃料、能源或时间)
Some of the most efficient refrigerators consume 70 percent less electricity than traditional models.
一些极为节能的冰箱比传统型号耗电减少70%。
plans which will consume hours of time and deplete your cash reserves.
要花费若干小时并消耗你留存备用的钱的计划
(使)沉溺，(使)沉迷，(使)充满(感情或思想)
The memories consumed him.
他沉浸在回忆中。
2、consumption
(燃料、自然资源的)消耗量，消费量
The laws have led to a reduction in fuel consumption in the US.
这些法律已经使美国燃料消费量有所减少。
a tax on the consumption of non-renewable energy resources.
非再生能源消费税
吃;喝;饮用
Most of the wine was unfit for human consumption.
这些酒中大部分都不适于人类饮用。
The average daily consumption of fruit and vegetables is around 200 grams.
每日平均果蔬摄入量约为200克。
消费
Recycling the waste from our increased consumption is better than burning it.
对我们增加消费产生的垃圾进行回收要好过将其焚烧。
The production and consumption of goods and services is the ultimate aim of all economic endeavour.
生产并消费商品和服务是一切经济活动的终极目标。
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