潮流英語情景對(duì)話張口就來Unit20：高血壓
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(shí)上我的血壓也沒有那么高，但據(jù)說血壓會(huì)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(xiǎn)。
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(cuò)。這樣我還可以減掉幾斤肉。
重點(diǎn)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(huì)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(xiǎn);風(fēng)險(xiǎn)
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(xiǎn)。
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。
