减肥瘦身英语口语话题 第64期:细嚼慢咽

 　　Unit 64：Chew thoroughly，eat slowly

　　第64单元：细嚼慢咽

　　Most of us eat way too quickly.

　　大多数的人吃东西都吃得太快了。

　　And that may be one reason why we eat too much-because our stomachs need time to realize they're full.

　　那可能是我们吃得太多的原因之一，因为我们的胃是需要时间来了解自己是不是已经填满食物了。

　　What's more,research shows that food eaten quickly may be more readily¹ stored as fat.

　　再者，研究报告显示，快速下咽的食物很可能比较容易囤积为脂肪。

　　Chew your food slowly, as much as a dozen chews per mouthful.

　　要慢慢地咀嚼你的食物。每一口食物要咀嚼十二次之多。

　　Put your fork or spoon down bettween bites.Take a break halfway² through the meal.

　　每吃一口后就把叉子或汤匙放下。吃到一半时可以暂停一下。

　　Punctuate³ your meal with pleasant conversation with a companion. Play with your food.

　　也可以不时地和朋友愉快地交谈来中断一下你的进食，或者拨弄你的食物。

　　Do whatever it takes to make your meal last.

　　用各种办法来延长你用餐的时间。

　　You' 11 eat less and enjoy it more.

　　这样你会吃得少，却享受得多。

1 readily   

adv.欣然地，容易地，很快地，立即

参考例句：

• I promise all costs will be readily returned.我保证所有的费用会迅速偿还。
• Most plastics do not readily conduct heat or electricity.大多数塑料不易传热或导电。

2 halfway   

adj.中途的，不彻底的，部分的；adv.半路地，在中途，在半途

参考例句：

• We had got only halfway when it began to get dark.走到半路，天就黑了。
• In study the worst danger is give up halfway.在学习上，最忌讳的是有始无终。

3 punctuate   

vt.加标点于；不时打断

参考例句：

• The pupils have not yet learned to punctuate correctly.小学生尚未学会正确使用标点符号。
• Be sure to punctuate your sentences with the correct marks in the right places.一定要在你文章句子中的正确地方标上正确的标点符号。