访谈录 Interview 2007-04-15&17, 揭开肥胖真相

Nancy, good morning to you.

Hi, Meredith.

Working on this documentary, among other things, I realized that fat is a four-letter word in this country. You know, people feel so stigmatized¹.

They do. And we have such a love-hate relationship with food, and it's not a surprise to me that we're in this situation we know we're eating more processed foods than ever before, but we've also gotten physical education from our public schools. We can no longer just kick our kids out house and say go run the neighborhood and come back when it's time for dinner. And we aren't sitting down for family dinners anymore. So everything has gotten a bleak², I think, screwed up and it's led us to where we are right now.

Plus, there is a research based on the documentary and that indicates that the gut³ has a mind of its own, a brain of its own, and it can override⁴ even the strongest willpower.

That, and there're some elegant researches that perhaps fat is addictive⁵ that infects your brain and gets to that center the same as nicotine⁶, that you want it more. So reprogramming in yourself is important, and how you program your children from time to time as they grow up. Yeah.

One inspiring stories in the documentary is that of Mary Dimino, who we just saw in the clips. She is a comedian⁷. She weighed 256 pounds at the point when she decided⁸ she needed to lose weight. She lost 125 pounds. She is here with an old pair of pants. Mary, come and join us, please, with the big pants, wow.

Here is the pants. Can you believe me?

Gee⁹, now how long did it take you to lose the weight, Mary? You look great, by the way.

Thank you. Thank you.

I don't know how long did it take you to lose the weight?

I lost 125 pounds and I've kept it off for 10 years.

That's fantastic.

It took about a year and a half to lose the bulk of it.

And the secret?

Is there a secret?

Um, uh, well, currently I work out 3 hours a day.

Now, why do you have to work out so much every day?

I really think it's because I was an obese¹⁰ child, so I'm working at a disadvantage, and I have to put an extreme effort to, look, you know, have normal or to maintain this level of weight.

Really.

And is that common, Nancy? There is something about fat cells, once you have them, they are always there.

Well, yeah, that's true. Once you have fat cells, they change in size, but they don't really ever go away. And I think for a lot of people, you substitute one thing for another. And if you know that, exercise increases your endorphin that makes you feel good and keeps you away from snacking. You have to substitute one thing for another. And Mary's metabolic¹¹ rate may not be sky-high like some guys, so she may have to do this just to maintain a norm.

And she may never get to that rate.

That's right. Yet other people may not. I think it's very individualistic. But, exercise has to be part of the equation.

And what else in making the change?

Oh, I think no. It’s like any other addiction¹², you really have to know that you really really want it.

Oh, sure. I had to make a decision. You know, I had an epiphany and I thought that, you know, people cannot see past the heaviness, and I felt inside like a good person, and I wanted to persuade them.

Mary, thank you so much.

Thank you. Thank you so much.

Congratulations.

Thank you.

Nancy, thank you.

Tomorrow, I'll be back after your local news.

1 stigmatized   

v.使受耻辱，指责，污辱( stigmatize的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He was stigmatized as an ex-convict. 他遭人污辱，说他给判过刑。 来自辞典例句
• Such a view has been stigmatized as mechanical jurisprudence. 蔑称这种观点为机械法学。 来自辞典例句

2 bleak   

adj.(天气)阴冷的；凄凉的；暗淡的

参考例句：

• They showed me into a bleak waiting room.他们引我来到一间阴冷的会客室。
• The company's prospects look pretty bleak.这家公司的前景异常暗淡。

3 gut   

n.[pl.]胆量；内脏；adj.本能的；vt.取出内脏

参考例句：

• It is not always necessary to gut the fish prior to freezing.冷冻鱼之前并不总是需要先把内脏掏空。
• My immediate gut feeling was to refuse.我本能的直接反应是拒绝。

4 override   

vt.不顾，不理睬，否决；压倒，优先于

参考例句：

• The welfare of a child should always override the wishes of its parents.孩子的幸福安康应该永远比父母的愿望来得更重要。
• I'm applying in advance for the authority to override him.我提前申请当局对他进行否决。

5 addictive   

adj.(吸毒等)使成瘾的，成为习惯的

参考例句：

• The problem with video game is that they're addictive.电子游戏机的问题在于它们会使人上瘾。
• Cigarettes are highly addictive.香烟很容易使人上瘾。

6 nicotine   

n.(化)尼古丁，烟碱

参考例句：

• Many smokers who are chemically addicted to nicotine cannot cut down easily.许多有尼古丁瘾的抽烟人不容易把烟戒掉。
• Many smokers who are chemically addicted to nicotine cannot cut down easily.许多有尼古丁瘾的抽烟人不容易把烟戒掉。

7 comedian   

n.喜剧演员；滑稽演员

参考例句：

• The comedian tickled the crowd with his jokes.喜剧演员的笑话把人们逗乐了。
• The comedian enjoyed great popularity during the 30's.那位喜剧演员在三十年代非常走红。

8 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

9 gee   

n.马；int.向右！前进！，惊讶时所发声音；v.向右转

参考例句：

• Their success last week will gee the team up.上星期的胜利将激励这支队伍继续前进。
• Gee,We're going to make a lot of money.哇！我们会赚好多钱啦！

10 obese   

adj.过度肥胖的，肥大的

参考例句：

• The old man is really obese,it can't be healthy.那位老人确实过于肥胖了，不能算是健康。
• Being obese and lazy is dangerous to health.又胖又懒危害健康。

11 metabolic   

adj.新陈代谢的

参考例句：

• Impressive metabolic alternations have been undergone during embryogenesis.在胚胎发生期间经历了深刻的代谢变化。
• A number of intoxicants are associated with metabolic acidosis.许多毒性物质可引起代谢性酸中毒。

12 addiction   

n.上瘾入迷，嗜好

参考例句：

• He stole money from his parents to feed his addiction.他从父母那儿偷钱以满足自己的嗜好。
• Areas of drug dealing are hellholes of addiction,poverty and murder.贩卖毒品的地区往往是吸毒上瘾、贫困和发生谋杀的地方。