潮流英語情景對話張口就來Unit20：高血壓

F:I can't believe my eyes，Bill. Are you having a salad for lunch? No hamburger?

F:比爾，我真不敢相信我的眼睛。你午餐只吃沙拉?不吃漢堡?

M:Get used to it，Mary. I'm off hamburgers for good health. Most fast food is loaded with sodium.

M:瑪麗，你得開始習(xí)慣。我已經(jīng)決定為了健康永遠(yuǎn)不吃漢堡了。大部分快餐，鈉的含量都很高。

F:I know. But why are you suddenly interested in lessening your salt intake?

F:這我知道。但你為什么突然想減少鹽的攝取量?

M:My doctor says I should cut back on sodium-rich foods to lower my blood pressure.

M:醫(yī)生說我必須少吃含鈉高的食物以降低血壓。

F:Do you have hypertension? I would have thought you were too young.

F:你有高血壓?你還這么年輕。

M:Actually，my blood pressure isn't that high yet，but they say it increases with age.

M:事實上我的血壓也沒有那么高，但據(jù)說血壓會隨年齡的增長而升高。

F:Well, I'm glad you're starting to pay more attention to your diet.

F:啊，真高興看到你開始比較注意飲食了。

M:I want to lower my risk of heart attack and stroke，too.

M:我也想降低得心臟病和中風(fēng)的危險。

F:So do I. That's why I've been trying to lower my cholesterol level.

F:我也是，這就是為什么我一直想降低體內(nèi)膽固醇含量的原因。

M:I've noticed you've been munching away on lots of fruits and vegetables reGently.

M:我注意到你最近大量吃蔬菜水果。

F:That's right. I could stand to lose a few pounds，too.

F:沒錯。這樣我還可以減掉幾斤肉。

重點詞匯

sodium鈉

The fish or seafood is heavily salted with pure sodium chloride.魚或海產(chǎn)品以厚厚的純氯化鈉鹽腌制。

lessen減少

He is used to a lot of attention from his wife, which will inevitably lessen when the baby is born.他習(xí)慣了妻子無微不至的關(guān)心，這種關(guān)心在孩子出生以后將不可避免地減少。

lower降低

The Central Bank has lowered interest rates by 2 percent.中央銀行已經(jīng)降低了2%的利率。

blood pressure血壓

Your doctor will monitor your blood pressure.你的醫(yī)生會監(jiān)測你的血壓。

hypertension高血壓

Mary: Do you have hypertension? 瑪麗：你有高血壓?

risk危險;風(fēng)險

There is a small risk of brain damage from the procedure.存在該手術(shù)導(dǎo)致腦損傷的小風(fēng)險。

heart attack心臟病

He died of a heart attack brought on by overwork.他死于勞累過度引起的一次心臟病發(fā)作。

stroke中風(fēng)

He had a minor stroke in 1987, which left him partly paralysed.他在1987年患了輕度中風(fēng)，這使他半身不遂了。

cholesterol[生化]膽固醇

So why would you want to lower your cholesterol?那么為什么你想降低你的膽固醇呢?

munch咀嚼

Luke munched the chicken sandwiches.盧克大聲嚼著雞肉三明治。