王强口语 第二册 Read Text 017
时间：2018-12-03 作者：英语课 分类：王强口语 第二册
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Weight Watcher
Surveys show that half of all American women think they need to lose weight. Living in the middle of the land of plenty, Americans ironically are obsessed 1 with thinness. Because this is such a sensitive subject on Americans' part, you definitely shouldn't tell someone in the U.S. that he or she looks fat. The problem is that dieters wind up feeling like they're starving for food, so they end up in a vicious circle of losing weight and then gaining it back again. Even though there is evidence to show that people end up regaining 2 virtually every pound they have lost on a diet, Americans are still jump into new weight loss fads 3. Cookbooks and diet books are top sellers in the U.S.
Obesity 4 is indeed a serious problem in America. People from other cultures also find it hard to stay thin here, even people who come from countries where obesity is not a problem.
- He's obsessed by computers. 他迷上了电脑。
- The fear of death obsessed him throughout his old life. 他晚年一直受着死亡恐惧的困扰。
- She was regaining consciousness now, but the fear was coming with her. 现在她正在恢发她的知觉，但是恐怖也就伴随着来了。
- She said briefly, regaining her will with a click. 她干脆地答道，又马上重新振作起精神来。