纪录片《饮食变迁》 第18期:肥胖症已成流行病

This unique work has yielded strong evidence

该项独特研究向世人提供了强有力的证据

linking transit¹ time with disease patterns.

食物的传输与疾病的类型确实有关

Throughout the world, Dr Walker has found that in communities

纵观全球 沃尔特博士观察到

where transit times are short, Western diseases are rarely seen.

食物输送时间短的群体几乎很少罹患西方病

The discovery of this connection

这个内在联系的发现

was quickly taken back to hospital wards² in the West,

即刻被运用到西方病房中

and doctors treating bowel³ disorders⁴

医生们在治疗肠道紊乱时

began prescribing fibre-rich bran, with impressive results.

尝试开高纤的麦麸做药 效果显著

I now have over 1,000 patients with irritable⁵ colons⁶,

我现在有约1000个过敏性肠炎

diverticular disease and various other bowel diseases that

憩室症和其他肠道疾病患者

have progressed extremely satisfactorily

在饮食中添加了麦麸后

on a normal diet plus bran alone.

病情显著缓和

Problem solved,

问题顺利解决

even if the bran came from the pharmacy⁷ rather than the canteen.

没人会顾及这些麦麸来自药房而非餐厅

Discoveries like the importance of fibre were very significant.

纤维质重要性的发现意义非凡

But as the end of the century approached,

随着新世纪即将到来

it became clear that obesity⁸ was fast becoming an epidemic⁹.

肥胖症已迅速成为流行病

Scientists urgently needed

我们亟需科学家

to understand the root causes of the problem.

研究出其病根

1 transit   

n.经过，运输；vt.穿越，旋转；vi.越过

参考例句：

• His luggage was lost in transit.他的行李在运送中丢失。
• The canal can transit a total of 50 ships daily.这条运河每天能通过50条船。

2 wards   

区( ward的名词复数 )； 病房； 受监护的未成年者； 被人照顾或控制的状态

参考例句：

• This hospital has 20 medical [surgical] wards. 这所医院有 20 个内科[外科]病房。
• It was a big constituency divided into three wards. 这是一个大选区，下设三个分区。

3 bowel   

n.肠(尤指人肠)；内部，深处

参考例句：

• Irritable bowel syndrome seems to affect more women than men.女性比男性更易患肠易激综合征。
• Have you had a bowel movement today?你今天有排便吗？

4 disorders   

n.混乱( disorder的名词复数 )；凌乱；骚乱；（身心、机能）失调

参考例句：

• Reports of anorexia and other eating disorders are on the increase. 据报告，厌食症和其他饮食方面的功能紊乱发生率正在不断增长。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The announcement led to violent civil disorders. 这项宣布引起剧烈的骚乱。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 irritable   

adj.急躁的；过敏的；易怒的

参考例句：

• He gets irritable when he's got toothache.他牙一疼就很容易发脾气。
• Our teacher is an irritable old lady.She gets angry easily.我们的老师是位脾气急躁的老太太。她很容易生气。

6 colons   

n.冒号( colon的名词复数 )；结肠

参考例句：

• Enter unlisted values here. Use semi-colons to separate multiple values. 在此处输入未列出的值。用分号分隔多个值。 来自互联网
• Colons separate hours, minutes, and seconds, although all need not be specified. 用冒号分隔小时、分钟和秒，但所有这些内容并非都需要指定。 来自互联网

7 pharmacy   

n.药房，药剂学，制药业，配药业，一批备用药品

参考例句：

• She works at the pharmacy.她在药房工作。
• Modern pharmacy has solved the problem of sleeplessness.现代制药学已经解决了失眠问题。

8 obesity   

n.肥胖，肥大

参考例句：

• One effect of overeating may be obesity.吃得过多能导致肥胖。
• Sugar and fat can more easily lead to obesity than some other foods.糖和脂肪比其他食物更容易导致肥胖。

9 epidemic   

n.流行病；盛行；adj.流行性的，流传极广的

参考例句：

• That kind of epidemic disease has long been stamped out.那种传染病早已绝迹。
• The authorities tried to localise the epidemic.当局试图把流行病限制在局部范围。