蘇格蘭打鹵面（強(qiáng)化聽力系列）New Year Diet 新年開始節(jié)食
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New Year Diet 新年開始節(jié)食
Jean: Hello, 歡迎大家收聽我們 BBC Learning English 為您特別制作的節(jié)目。我
是董征。
Helen: And I’m Helen. In today’s programme we are looking at an issue
that’s very important to our lives.
Jean: Gosh, you sound really serious. What’s this important subject?
Helen: It’s about dieting and obesity.
Jean: Dieting 節(jié)食。 Obesity 肥胖。Oh no, do we have to talk about it
today? 新的一年剛開始就討論這么嚴(yán)峻的話題！
Helen: But it is something that a lot of people in the UK will be talking
about in the New Year. In fact, it’s one of the most popular New
Year’s resolutions people make.
Jean: A new year’s resolution 新年誓言。一般來講人們?cè)谶@個(gè)時(shí)候都決心在新的
一年里更加的健康。
Helen: Especially after the festive season.
Jean: 在英國(guó)，人們?cè)诿磕甑?2月里都會(huì)吃得比別的時(shí)候更多。
Helen: That’s what Christmas celebrations are all about. I think it’s
probably the same for the Chinese New Year. Am I right?
Jean: Yes, you’re right. 在我們中國(guó)的春節(jié)期間，大家通常也是大量的足吃足喝。
Helen: And if you eat and drink a lot in a short space of time, we call it
binge eating or binge drinking. I’ve been bingeing on food and wine
for the past two weeks.
Jean: 暴食暴飲，大吃大喝 that’s bingeing. 一般來講我們都知道這對(duì)身體健康是
非常不利的。
Helen: And to make things right, this lady we interviewed on a street in
London plans to make a New Year’s resolution to improve her
health.
Insert
I do usually get to January and feel that I just need to feel a bit more healthy,
and cut back on the food and the alcohol that I’ve been bingeing on for the whole
of December.
Jean: 這位女士說她需要更健康的感覺。
Helen: And in order to achieve that, she’s going to cut back on the food
and alcohol she’s been bingeing on.
Jean: 節(jié)制、減少 cut back. 她決心不能再像12月份的時(shí)候那么大吃大喝了。就是
說她想在新年的一月就開始節(jié)食減肥。
Helen: Let’s listen to her again.
Insert
I do usually get to January and feel that I just need to feel a bit more healthy,
and cut back on the food and the alcohol that I’ve been bingeing on for the whole
of December.
Jean: 其實(shí)我也應(yīng)該開始注意多吃一些健康的食品了。 I really enjoyed my roast
dinners and wines for the past few weeks.
Helen: Me too. So it was a bit depressing to learn that the whole country is
200 million pounds heavier after Christmas and the New Year.
Jean: Oh my god, that much fat? 整個(gè)英國(guó)在圣誕和元旦期間一共肥了2 億磅！
Helen: And on average, each one of us has piled on 5 pounds.
Jean: Pile on 就是增加體重的意思，真夠形象的，直譯過來就是堆起來了的意思
piling on 5 pounds.
Helen: And Rosemary Connolly, a fitness expert, has been on the BBC
Breakfast show to talk about how we managed to put on all this
extra fat on our body.
Insert
That’s 5 pounds of fat, which is – Louise was saying – it’s the average that people
put on over Christmas. It’s so easy, we are less active – we’ve been very busy in
the run up to Christmas, and then we’re less active over Christmas. Because,
because, because. And there’s all this extra food around that we don’t normally
have and we think oh, because it’s Christmas we’ll eat it. It’s very hard to lose
the weight afterwards, but it’s very easy to put it on over Christmas.
Jean: I couldn’t agree with her more. 減肥可不是件容易的事，尤其圣誕節(jié)的時(shí)
候那么多的美食，很容易就吃胖了。
Helen: We are very active before Christmas, but less active during
Christmas.
Jean: Active 活躍的，多運(yùn)動(dòng)的。圣誕大購物可以算運(yùn)動(dòng)量夠大的吧。
Helen: And that’s usually a highly stressful activity for me too.
Jean: 而英國(guó)在圣誕期間的食品也是很獨(dú)特的，絕對(duì)是高卡路里的。
Helen: High in fat,
Jean: 多油的。
Helen: High in sugar content,
Jean: 多糖的。
Helen: High in protein,
Jean: 高蛋白的。
Helen: High in everything and totally irresistible,
Jean: 而且都是令人無法抗拒的 irresistible.
Insert
That’s 5 pounds of fat, which is – Louise was saying – it’s the average that people
put on over Christmas. It’s so easy, we are less active – we’ve been very busy in
the run up to Christmas, and then we’re less active over Christmas. Because,
because, because. And there’s all this extra food around that we don’t normally
have and we think oh, because it’s Christmas we’ll eat it. It’s very hard to lose
the weight afterwards, but it’s very easy to put it on over Christmas.
Helen: Hello you are listening to BBC Learning English.
Jean: 我們今天的熱門話題就是節(jié)慶假期過后的健康問題。
Helen: We’ve just finished our Christmas holiday and now we have to face
the grim consequences of overeating and drinking.
Jean: 我們已經(jīng)聽到有報(bào)道說，圣誕過后的英國(guó)全國(guó)人加起來整整肥了2 億磅重，就
是說，每個(gè)人平均長(zhǎng)了5 磅重的肥肉。
Helen: I can hear alarm bells ringing, but don’t panic. Let’s hear
Rosemary’s advice.
Jean: 讓我們來聽聽健康專家 Rosemary的建議和忠告。
Insert
And to be honest, if it’s only 1 or 2 pounds, that’s all you need to do – just be
mindful, and leave the chocolates behind.
Jean: All of a sudden, I’m not feeling that bad now. Rosemary 她說如果你
只肥了2 磅重，那其實(shí)沒有什么大問題。
Helen: Rosemary said just be mindful.
Jean: Be mindful, 要注意點(diǎn)兒。
Helen: Watch out for those chocolates, don't eat them, just leave them
behind.
Jean: 不要吃巧克力和其它甜食。這樣絕對(duì)有助于減肥。
Helen: But there are other people who have put on more than just a few
pounds.
Insert
If you have put a lot of weight on over Christmas – and some people do – some
people put a stone on. This is actually 20 pounds – now that’s a massive amount
of weight – I’m not suggesting anybody’s put that on over Christmas, but that’s
probably how much weight a lot of people have got to lose, now they are into the
new year.
Jean: 我們剛才聽她用到了一個(gè)英國(guó)最常用的體重衡量單位，就叫做 a stone 一塊
石頭。
Helen: Now a stone – you might think it strange that body weight is
measured in stone in the UK.
Jean: 這一塊石頭差不多有 14 斤重。
Helen: And you’ll often hear people talking about their body weight in
stone and pounds.
Jean: What’s your weight then Helen?
Helen: I’m 8 stone and 2 pounds.
Jean: 8 塊石頭零兩磅，那就是51公斤。
Helen: I was 8 stone before Christmas, so I’ve put on 2 pounds.
Jean: 那比起很多人來說，你這根本不算嚴(yán)重的。 Rosemary 說有的人一個(gè)圣誕節(jié)
就長(zhǎng)了1 個(gè) stone, 那是整整14斤啊！
Helen: And Rosemary also pointed out that 20 pounds is how much weight
people are looking to lose in the new year.
Jean: 這也是一個(gè)平均數(shù)量，人們一般都期望能在幾個(gè)月內(nèi)減下去20 磅的體重。
There are a lot of obese people out there.
Helen: And it’s definitely going to be a challenge for them.
Jean: Let’s hear Rosemary again.
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And to be honest, if it’s only 1 or 2 pounds, that’s all you need to do – just be
mindful, and leave the chocolates behind. If you have put a lot of weight on over
Christmas – and some people do – some people put a stone on. This is actually
20 pounds – now that’s a massive amount of weight – I’m not suggesting
anybody’s put that on over Christmas, but that’s probably how much weight a lot
of people have got to lose, now they are into the new year.
Helen: One tough thing about trying to lose weight in January is that it’s
not a friendly month.
Jean: What do you mean by that?
Helen: Well, it’s cold in January, it’s dark outside, it’s windy and it’s rainy.
Really miserable months, so how could you possibly be motivated
to do anything?
Jean: 絕對(duì)是要靠決心 determination 和專注 focus.
Helen: And there’s no chance to go out in the sunshine and do a nice run
in the parks. A lot people don’t like going to the gym.
Jean: Mmm 是啊，如果你不喜歡去健身房怎么辦呢？
Insert
Why not go to an exercise class and if you can find a diet class that incorporates
exercise all to the good, but find some aerobics – try and do something that suits
you. If you love swimming, go swimming, but if you don’t, don’t. Try and find a
fitness buddy who will go with you and encourage you – that will really help.
Jean: That's an idea! 參加一個(gè)運(yùn)動(dòng)健身訓(xùn)練班 join an exercise class, 和別人
一起減肥運(yùn)動(dòng)，互相激勵(lì)。
Helen: Rosemary suggested an aerobics class.
Jean: Aerobics 健美操。一般這樣的健身班每次訓(xùn)練大約45分鐘，運(yùn)動(dòng)量也比較
大。
Helen: You could burn off lots of fat.
Jean: 燃燒脂肪 burn off fat. 我家附近的健身房就開設(shè)了不少這樣的健身班，有
body pump, bums, tums and legs, 還有circuit training.
Helen: The key is about doing something that suits you. I like swimming,
so I could do swimming classes. But I hate running, so I won’t go
on the treadmill.
Jean: 是呀，和好朋友一起參加健身班可以互相激勵(lì)一起健身減肥。
Helen: Yes, get a fitness buddy. Buddy is a slang word for friend.
Insert
Why not go to an exercise class and if you can find a diet class that incorporates
exercise all to the good, but find some aerobics – try and do something that suits
you. If you love swimming, go swimming, but if you don’t, don’t. Try and find a
fitness buddy who will go with you and encourage you – that will really help.
Jean: We’ve talked about exercising, but what about food?
Helen: Dieting doesn’t mean starving yourself to death, I think it really
should mean eating more responsibly.
Insert
I think sometimes people go on a diet and stop eating carbohydrates, which is a
big mistake - carbohydrates give us energy. Go for food that has a low GI rating.
Jean: 很多人節(jié)食減肥的時(shí)候都盡量不吃任何的碳水化合物 carbohydrates.
Helen: Carbohydrates are foods like pasta, rice and sugar.
Jean: 其實(shí)這樣并不是很有利于健康，因?yàn)槿梭w需要從碳水化合物當(dāng)中攝取能量。
Helen: Rosemary suggested going for food that has a low GI rating.
Jean: But what is that? GI rating?
Insert
Glycaemic Index, and a low Glycaemic Index is basically a ranking of
carbohydrates that allow your blood sugar levels to rise slowly and fall more
slowly.
Jean: 這個(gè)GI 血糖生成指數(shù)，基本上是把各種食物當(dāng)中的碳水化合物含量分別統(tǒng)
計(jì)，計(jì)算出這些哪些碳水化合物含量對(duì)人體血糖的上升和下降速度帶來的不同
程度的影響。
Helen: I did a search on the internet, and apparently low GI food includes
many vegetables and fruits. But steamed white rice came up with
very very high GI.
Jean: 那么 Rosemary 又有什么建議呢。
Insert
Eat basmati rice instead of ordinary rice, new potatoes and sweet potatoes
instead of the old potato type. And bread with grainy bits in, not the white stuff.
All pasta is low GI, and breakfast cereals that are not so processed.
Jean: 這個(gè)列表基本上是給西方人借鑒使用的。除了大米，我想咱們中國(guó)人日常吃的
主食都沒有列在這里。
Helen: Still, it’s good to learn something new. For example, basmati rice
has lower GI than white rice.
Jean: Basmati rice 就是印度香米，是一粒一粒的，不像中國(guó)的黏米。
Helen: New potatoes and sweet potatoes also have lower GI.
Jean: 通心粉 pasta 的血糖生成指數(shù)也是偏低。
Helen: And nothing too processed.
Jean: Process 就是加工， not too processed 未經(jīng)太多加工的。
Helen: Well, it’s been really interesting to hear from Rosemary about
dieting and exercising.
Jean: I think I’ll make getting fit my number one priority this year.
Helen: Good for you. Maybe you should join me in the gym and be my
exercise buddy.
Jean: Super! 在我們節(jié)目結(jié)束之前，讓我們來聽聽 Rosemary 給我們最后作的忠
告和建議。
Insert
The good news is, that losing weight and getting fitter is a win win situation. You
will feel healthier, and you will look loads better and you’ll feel a million dollars.
Helen: That’s what I hope to be in three months time. Getting fitter,
looking better and feel a million dollars.
Jean: 健康美麗 feel a million dollars. 不知大家是否在新的一年也準(zhǔn)備平衡飲食，
為取得夢(mèng)寐以求的身材鍛煉健身呢？ Good luck to all of you. 我們下次節(jié)
目再見啦！
Helen: See you soon.
