现在健身这么火,为什么还是有那么多人超重
 
来听今天的讲解:
 
A: why are there still so many people overweight despite the current fitness craze?
 
现在健身这么火,为什么还是有那么多人超重呢?
 
B: well, there are certain factors that effect people's size and weight.
 
嗯,还是有一些因素会影响人们的体型和体重的.
 
A: what are they?
 
都有哪些因素呢?
 
B: one study said that low-income groups have a higher percentage of over-weight people than higher income families.
 
有研究表明低收入人群超重的比例比高收入人群高.
 
A: why?
 
为什么呢?
 
B: the survey said that the low, income groups eat more junk food on a daily basis.
 
说低收入人群每天吃太多的垃圾食品.
 
A: that makes sense. Probably less time to make dinner and the junk food is cheaper.
 
可以理解,他们每天工作忙,没时间做饭,垃圾食品又比较便宜.
 
B: and junk food contains lots of fat and oil. There is one final reason why so many people are fat.
 
垃圾食品油脂含量又高.不过还有另外一个原因.
 
A: what's that?
 
什么?
 
B: nobody exercises anymore-not even kids! The average american home has the TV on for 6 hours a day!
 
现在很少有人锻炼身体,甚至小孩都不锻炼.家里电视一天至少开6个小时.
 
A: wow! No wonder people are so fat. Say, Carl, looks like you could be doing a bit more exercising.
 
天啊.怪不得人们变得这么胖.卡尔,你是不是也该锻炼锻炼身体了?
 
B: yeah, I guess so.
 
可能吧.
 
A: you should consider eating healthier food and getting some more exercise.
 
你可要注意饮食了,多做锻炼啊.
 
B: hey, I started a diet and lost 10 pounds.
 
我节食一段时间,瘦了10磅呢.
 
A: so what happened?
 
后来呢?
 
B: well, I quit and gained it back plus 5 pounds.
 
我放弃了,结果体重反弹,又胖了5磅.
 
A: you should have kept trying.
 
贵在坚持啊.