时间:2019-01-23 作者:英语课 分类:一起听英语


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 罗伯特别喜欢喝咖啡,包括主持节目的时候,哪个国家的人均咖啡消费量最高呢,今天这期节目让我们揭晓答案......


Rob: Mmm! A quick sip 1 of my coffee to get me in the mood for today’s


programme! Welcome to 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. I’m


Rob.


Finn: And I’m Finn. Rob, you seem to be enjoying that cup of coffee…


Rob: Yes, indeed. I love all styles of coffee – that’s coffee made in different


ways – you could say I am a coffee addict 2.


Finn: An addict. That’s someone who likes doing a particular activity very much


and they can’t stop doing it. And if you have a strong need to keep


drinking coffee then we could say you have an addiction 3.


Rob: That’s me! And that’s what we're talking about today – coffee addiction –


and we’ll be talking about the dangers of drinking too much.


Finn: Another word for drinking here is consuming. We'll look at some other


coffee-related language in today’s programme, too. But first, Rob, how


about a question?


Rob: Yes, of course. I have a coffee-related question to ask you. Do you know


which country drinks the most coffee per person? Is it:


a) Egypt


b) Finland


c) Italy


Finn: I think they're all coffee-drinking countries but I’ll say b) Finland.


Rob: OK. As always, I will let you know the answer at the end of the


programme. OK Finn, I haven’t asked you yet if you drink coffee. So do


you?


Finn: I do Rob, yes, but only in moderation – so that means not too much. I


love the taste and the smell especially – we could call that the aroma 4


but it's the caffeine contained in the drink that can have a bad effect. If I


drink too much it can give me headaches.


Rob: Right. Well, for me, it's the caffeine that keeps me awake. It stimulates 5


my brain – it makes me more alert – that's why we call caffeine a


stimulant 6. Caffeine can also be found in energy and cola drinks and even


in tea.


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Finn: The New Scientist magazine says caffeine is a ‘psychoactive drug’ and


that 90% of people in the United States consume it every day.


Rob: Psychoactive drug – so what does that mean?


Finn: It's a drug that affects how a person feels and sometimes how they


behave. The drug can be found in food like waffles and chewing gum,


surprisingly – not just in drinks.


Rob: That’s why scientists who study public health are worried people don’t


know how much caffeine they are taking.


Finn: Indeed. Too much caffeine can lead to insomnia 7.


Rob: So that’s when you can’t sleep.


Finn: And indigestion.


Rob: So that’s a pain in your stomach when it can’t process the food that you've


just eaten.


Finn: And finally, high blood pressure.


Rob: So blood flowing around your body at a higher pressure than is normal.


That's dangerous. Well, sometimes drinking coffee does stop me sleeping


and sometimes I feel very alert and then very lethargic 8 – you know,


that's not having any energy. But I still can’t give up!


Finn: And Rob, you're not alone. We asked people on our BBC Learning English


Facebook page how they felt about coffee, and we had a lot of responses.


Rob: Yumiko says: “My happiest time is smelling coffee beans just after


grinding it. Fresh roasted coffee has a really good fragrance 9!” Fragrance is


a word usually associated with perfume – but I think she just means the


good smell.


Finn: Samuele says: “One cup of good espresso is the daily energy for my body


and mind”.


Rob: And Rasha claims: “A cup of coffee every day is useful for our health”.


Finn: Ahmed loves coffee too, but he says: “Be aware that too much coffee is


not good for your health”. So there seem to be some good effects and


some bad – or negative – effects of drinking coffee, Rob.


Rob: Well, I find that if I try to give up drinking coffee, I’ll also get headaches


and feel tired.


Finn: And these are what we call withdrawal 10 symptoms – the nasty physical


and mental effects of stopping.


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Rob: Well, I may drink lots of coffee but not as much as people in another


country. Finn, earlier I asked you if you knew the people of which country


drink the most coffee?


Finn: And I said b) Finland.


Rob: And guess what – you were right! Yes, the people of Finland consume an


incredible 12 kilograms of coffee per person every year. That compares


with the average consumption of 1.3 kilograms per person.


OK Finn, before we go, there’s just time for you to remind us of some of


the words that we heard today.


Finn: We heard:


addict


consuming


in moderation


aroma


caffeine


stimulant


psychoactive drug


insomnia


indigestion


high blood pressure


lethargic


withdrawal symptoms


Rob: Thanks, Finn.


Finn: Thank you, Rob.


Rob: Do join us again for another edition of 6 Minute English from BBC Learning


English. Bye for now!


Finn: Bye!



v.小口地喝,抿,呷;n.一小口的量
  • She took a sip of the cocktail.她啜饮一口鸡尾酒。
  • Elizabeth took a sip of the hot coffee.伊丽莎白呷了一口热咖啡。
v.使沉溺;使上瘾;n.沉溺于不良嗜好的人
  • He became gambling addict,and lost all his possessions.他习染上了赌博,最终输掉了全部家产。
  • He assisted a drug addict to escape from drug but failed firstly.一开始他帮助一个吸毒者戒毒但失败了。
n.上瘾入迷,嗜好
  • He stole money from his parents to feed his addiction.他从父母那儿偷钱以满足自己的嗜好。
  • Areas of drug dealing are hellholes of addiction,poverty and murder.贩卖毒品的地区往往是吸毒上瘾、贫困和发生谋杀的地方。
n.香气,芬芳,芳香
  • The whole house was filled with the aroma of coffee.满屋子都是咖啡的香味。
  • The air was heavy with the aroma of the paddy fields.稻花飘香。
v.刺激( stimulate的第三人称单数 );激励;使兴奋;起兴奋作用,起刺激作用,起促进作用
  • Exercise stimulates the body. 运动促进身体健康。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Alcohol stimulates the action of the heart. 酒刺激心脏的活动。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
n.刺激物,兴奋剂
  • It is used in medicine for its stimulant quality.由于它有兴奋剂的特性而被应用于医学。
  • Musk is used for perfume and stimulant.麝香可以用作香料和兴奋剂。
n.失眠,失眠症
  • Worries and tenseness can lead to insomnia.忧虑和紧张会导致失眠。
  • He is suffering from insomnia.他患失眠症。
adj.昏睡的,懒洋洋的
  • He felt too miserable and lethargic to get dressed.他心情低落无精打采,完全没有心思穿衣整装。
  • The hot weather made me feel lethargic.炎热的天气使我昏昏欲睡。
n.芬芳,香味,香气
  • The apple blossoms filled the air with their fragrance.苹果花使空气充满香味。
  • The fragrance of lavender filled the room.房间里充满了薰衣草的香味。
n.取回,提款;撤退,撤军;收回,撤销
  • The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
  • They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。
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amedo
angon
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