英语专四作文：节食

 专四题目：节食

 

Students, especially girls, often like to lose weight by eating less or taking different kinds of medicine. Dieting has become an obsession¹ for some people. What is your opinion about this obsession with dieting?

 

专四范文：

 

Preventing an Obsession with Dieting

 

I believe the craving² some young women have to copy what is promoted as the ideal figure for a woman is the cause of their obsession with excessive dieting. A great deal of media advertising³ makes use of young, slim, attractive women and it is understandably natural that some women want to copy what they see as the ideal role model.

 

Obsessive⁴ dieting certainly does happen, as is illustrated⁵ by the numerous articles in magazines about people suffering from anorexia⁶. Almost exclusively, this obsession relates to younger women who are constantly bombarded with the supposedly ideal woman as depicted⁷ in women's fashion magazines, Most of these fashion models are very slim, some of them excessively so. There is nothing wrong with a sensible controlled diet aimed at losing some excess weight but, when the need to diet becomes an allconsuming passions, that is when the danger occurs. Often, the people who become susceptible⁸ to the lure⁹ of the "perfect" figure are not aware of what is happening to them. Usually, preventing dieting becoming an obsession will depend on friends and relatives recognising the warning signs. As for preventing the basic cause of this problem, that is a much more complex issue as it involves the standard mores¹⁰ of the society and people being aware of their responsibilities. Education about the dangers of excessive dieting needs to be part of the solution for prevention.

 

In conclusion, an obsession with dieting can be prevented by friends and relatives of the dieter as well as an education campaign about the dangers of excessive dieting. (261 words)

 

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1.Young women can develop very strong desires to be like their idolized fashion models．

年轻女性可能会萌生强烈欲望，希望长成她们崇拜的时装模特儿的样子。

 

2.The advertising media promotes the idea of slim attractive women as role models.

广告媒体宣传这样的观念，即把苗条、有魅力的女子作为榜样。

 

3.There are many well publicised examples of women suffering from anorexia.

有很多女性患上厌食症的事例被广泛报道。

 

4.A sensible diet will help in losing weight but it must not be taken to the extreme.

合理的节食可以帮助人们减肥，但是不能走极端。

 

5.Friends and family are often the first people to notice the warning signs.

朋友和家人往往是最先发现健康警示的人。

1 obsession   

n.困扰，无法摆脱的思想(或情感)

参考例句：

• I was suffering from obsession that my career would be ended.那时的我陷入了我的事业有可能就此终止的困扰当中。
• She would try to forget her obsession with Christopher.她会努力忘记对克里斯托弗的迷恋。

2 craving   

n.渴望,热望

参考例句：

• a craving for chocolate 非常想吃巧克力
• She skipped normal meals to satisfy her craving for chocolate and crisps. 她不吃正餐，以便满足自己吃巧克力和炸薯片的渴望。

3 advertising   

n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的

参考例句：

• Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。

4 obsessive   

adj. 着迷的, 强迫性的, 分神的

参考例句：

• Some people are obsessive about cleanliness.有些人有洁癖。
• He's becoming more and more obsessive about punctuality.他对守时要求越来越过分了。

5 illustrated   

adj. 有插图的，列举的 动词illustrate的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• His lecture was illustrated with slides taken during the expedition. 他在讲演中使用了探险时拍摄到的幻灯片。
• The manufacturing Methods: Will be illustrated in the next chapter. 制作方法将在下一章说明。

6 anorexia   

n.厌食症

参考例句：

• Anorexia can creep up on young girls when they least expect it.年轻女子可能在最没有防备的情況下患上厌食症。
• Anorexia is a common eating disorder.厌食是一种常见的饮食紊乱症。

7 depicted   

描绘，描画( depict的过去式和过去分词 )； 描述

参考例句：

• Other animals were depicted on the periphery of the group. 其他动物在群像的外围加以修饰。
• They depicted the thrilling situation to us in great detail. 他们向我们详细地描述了那激动人心的场面。

8 susceptible   

adj.过敏的，敏感的；易动感情的，易受感动的

参考例句：

• Children are more susceptible than adults.孩子比成人易受感动。
• We are all susceptible to advertising.我们都易受广告的影响。

9 lure   

n.吸引人的东西，诱惑物；vt.引诱，吸引

参考例句：

• Life in big cities is a lure for many country boys.大城市的生活吸引着许多乡下小伙子。
• He couldn't resist the lure of money.他不能抵制金钱的诱惑。

10 mores   

n.风俗，习惯，民德，道德观念

参考例句：

• The mores of that village are hard to believe.那村子的习俗让人难以置信。
• We advocate a harmonious society where corruption is swept away,and social mores are cleared.我们提倡弊绝风清，建设一个和谐社会。