Glassman said Olympians eat a lot of food - quantities
that for ordinary people would constitute pigging out.
One secret of swimmer Michael Phelps astonishing
performance in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing was consuming
as many as 12,000 calories in one day.
格拉斯曼說,奧運選手們會吃很多的食物——其分量甚至大于普通
人處于極度饑餓狀態(tài)的食量。游泳名將邁克爾?菲爾普斯在2008年
北京奧運會驚艷表現(xiàn)的秘訣之一就是,他每天都會消耗高達12000
卡路里的熱量。
【Vocabulary】
1. pig out:吃得過多;酒喝得過多
Example: Okay, let's pig out on pizza tonight.好的,今晚就來大吃一頓披薩。
2. constitute:構成;組成;任命;建立;制定
Example: Twelve months constitute one year.十二個月構成一年。
3. calory:卡(熱量單位);卡路里
Example: How many calories can an ounce of sugar supply?一盎司糖可以供給多少卡熱量?