时间:2019-01-11 作者:英语课 分类:2010年VOA慢速英语(八)月


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This is the VOA Special English Development Report.


The World Health Organization says obesity 1 rates are rising in Pacific island countries. So, too, are health problems linked to being overweight.


The WHO says a major reason for the rising obesity rates is an increase in imported foods. It says many Pacific islanders have replaced their traditional diets of vegetables and fruits with imported processed foods.


Dr. Temu Waqanivalu is with the World Health Organization's South Pacific office in Suva, Fiji. He says many of the imported products lack nutritional 2 value. But they are widely available, he says, and often cost less than healthier foods.


TEMU WAQANIVALU: "In some of the places, you'd be amazed to see how a bottle of Coke is cheaper than a bottle of water. I think that represents the kind of off-environment we've created that doesn't really encourage or make lifestyle choices an easy choice for the population."


Dr. Waqanivalu says the increase in imported foods is only part of the problem. He says problems with agriculture production limit the availability of healthier foods. And a lack of physical activity among many Pacific islanders only adds to the obesity problem.


The WHO says more than fifty percent of the population is overweight in at least ten Pacific island countries. The rate is as high as eighty percent among women in the territory of American Samoa. Fiji had the lowest obesity rate at thirty percent.



Participants in American Samoa's Flag Day celebration row into Utulei Beach in Pago Pago on April 17, 2000. This United States territory first raised the American flag on April 17, 1900.


In all, almost ten million people live in Pacific island countries. The WHO estimates that about forty percent of them have health disorders 3 related to diet and nutrition.


Diabetes 4 rates are among the highest in the world. Forty-seven percent of the people in American Samoa have diabetes. So do forty-four percent of the people in Tokelau, a territory of New Zealand.


By comparison, the diabetes rate is thirteen percent in the United States, a country that has its own problems with rising obesity.


Officials also note an increase in nutritional problems like anemia 5 and not enough vitamin A in the diets of Pacific islanders. Dr. Waqanivalu says treating conditions related to obesity and diet puts pressure on limited health resources and budgets.


Earlier this year, leaders of island nations met in Vanuatu for the first-ever Pacific Food Summit 6. Dr. Waqanivalu says the issues are finally getting the attention they deserve.


And that's the VOA Special English Development Report, written by June Simms. You can post comments and find transcripts 7, MP3s and podcasts of our programs at voaspecialenglish.com. I'm Steve Ember.

 



n.肥胖,肥大
  • 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。
adj.营养的,滋养的
  • A diet lacking in nutritional value will not keep a person healthy.缺乏营养价值的饮食不能维持人的健康。
  • The labels on food products give a lot of information about their nutritional content.食品上的标签提供很多关于营养成分的信息。
n.混乱( disorder的名词复数 );凌乱;骚乱;(身心、机能)失调
  • 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》
n.糖尿病
  • In case of diabetes, physicians advise against the use of sugar.对于糖尿病患者,医生告诫他们不要吃糖。
  • Diabetes is caused by a fault in the insulin production of the body.糖尿病是由体內胰岛素分泌失调引起的。
n.贫血,贫血症
  • The doctors analyzed the blood sample for anemia. 医生们分析了贫血的血样。
  • I was put on iron tablets for my anemia.我曾因贫血吃补铁药片。
n.最高点,峰顶;最高级会议;极点
  • They climbed up the mountain and reached the summit.他们爬山,最终达到了山顶。
  • The summit of the mountain is lost in the cloud and mist.山顶隐没在云雾之中。
n.抄本( transcript的名词复数 );转写本;文字本;副本
  • Like mRNA, both tRNA and rRNA are transcripts of chromosomal DNA. tRNA及rRNA同mRNA一样,都是染色体DNA的转录产物。 来自辞典例句
  • You can't take the transfer students'exam without your transcripts. 没有成绩证明书,你就不能参加转学考试。 来自辞典例句
学英语单词
.ccb
Adelostemma gracillimum
air defense
Aspergillus gliocladium
attorneys-at-law
Bosch, Carl
bromo-methyl-ether
Browning, John Moses
brummer
business-based
Chamaecyparis obtusa
Cisjordania
civil duties
clamp buffer
collura
crematoriums
detergences
didee
direct speech act
direct-examine
doubleedged
dual theory of light
empty container mileage
enclosed cockpit
fillups
fire-float
flavour
flooded type
focalized
follicular carcinonia
fracture control technique
frame pedestal thimble
free-space field intensity
genus chrysophryss
Gratiolet's optic radiation
handshake controller
heating hose coupling
high-q (high quality factor)
highly-rated
hollow-head set-screw
horseshoe life buoy U
huperzia phlegmaria
irmelas
Iroise, Mer d'
isogenies
Jacob's coat
Jangseongho
jobmaker
Konice
kusche
leafy powder
leurne
low blueberry
low refractive high dispersive glass
low-pressure purge
malformation syndrome
manual matching operations
mcui
melodeonists
metal-dielectric filter
midcolonial
miscarry
misphrase
Mlicrococcus mastitidis
multicaulis
mutato nomine de te fabula narratur
nitrogen solution boom
non-directional current protection
non-equilibrium thermodynamics
Norwegian elkhound
nuclei Spinalis nervi accessorii
phthalate anhydride
plastic injection moulding machine
polioencephalotropic
polypnea
pressure equipment
privacy network
prohibition sign
qizhi weitong granules
radar rating
ratchet wrenches
rectifier protection
red-eye special,the
reed type comparator
satellite navigational equipment
scarlet haw
scienticomic
sick-rooms
sotyl
strategic propaganda
Sólheimajökull
temperature-compensated equipment
trial-by-legislature
Trilobitae
tyropanoate
ur(o)-
Virgin Islands
walking over
width of panel
winninish
x-ray analysis (of crystals)