【英音模仿秀】发展中国家肥胖问题堪忧

模仿文本： There are fresh calls for governments around the world to tax unhealthy foods to help tackle¹ rising levels of obesity². In the past there's been a lot of media attention focusing on the problems caused by obesity in rich nations, but now researchers at the British think tank, the Overseas Development Institute say the number of overweight and obese³ adults in developing countries almost quadrupled between 1980 and 2008. 

 

译文：  新近又有人呼吁各国政府要针对不健康食品加税以帮助解决日益增长的肥胖问题。过去许多媒体关注的焦点都在富裕国家中因肥胖导致的问题， 但是现在英国一家叫海外发展机构的智囊团体的研究人员称发展中国家超重和肥胖的成人数在1980年到2008年间几乎翻了四倍。

 

1 tackle   

n.工具，复滑车，扭倒；v.处理，抓住

参考例句：

• Don't forget to bring your sports tackle with you tomorrow.别忘了明天带上你的体育用具。
• We have gained sufficient experience to tackle this problem.我们已经有了足够的经验来处理这个问题。

2 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。

3 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。