英语听力精选进阶版 6244
时间：2019-02-21 作者：英语课 分类：英语听力精选进阶版
How Healthy is a Potato-only Diet? 只吃土豆的减肥法有多健康？
Can a diet of eating only potatoes for 60 days be good for you?
This is precisely 1 what one American man has done in order to "remind the public about the nutritional 2 value of potatoes."
Chris Voight, a 45-year-old from Washington, has eaten nothing but 20 potatoes every day for the last two months.
As Head of the Washington State Potato Commission, he's trying to debunk 3 perceptions that potatoes are unhealthy and instead are a good source of fibre, potassium and vitamin C.
So, how has the diet affected 4 his health?
He said: "I've been struggling being borderline high cholesterol 5 for four or five years. I absolutely feel great. I've always had lots of good energy on this diet, I've had no strange side effects, I sleep well at night."
Mr Voight also claimed to have lost 1.5 stone (10 kilos) since beginning the diet.
He accepted that a diet of just potatoes was not sustainable in the long term but said his experiment had shown how "truly healthy" the vegetable is.
"I'm not encouraging anyone to go on this crazy diet, nor would my doctor. This diet was just a bold statement to remind people that there is a lot of nutrition in a potato."
So what is Mr Voight planning to eat once freed from his self-imposed diet?
"I think my first meal is going to be a spicy 6 beef taco, a glass of milk, a crunchy apple, and yes… roasted potatoes."
In 2003, American filmmaker Morgan Spurlock embarked 7 on a McDonald's-only diet for a whole month in order to investigate the health effects on the body. While filming Super Size Me he gained 1.7 stone (11 kilos) and also experienced depression and lethargy.
diet 饮食、日常食物
nutritional value 营养价值
debunk 揭穿、推翻
perceptions 认知、看法
fibre 纤维
potassium 钾
borderline 边界的、超标的
high cholesterol 高胆固醇
side effects 副作用
stone 英石（1英石=6.35 公斤）
sustainable 可持续的、可行的
bold statement 大胆的宣称
self-imposed 自愿接受的
spicy beef taco 墨西哥辣牛肉玉米卷
crunchy 脆的
roasted potatoes 烤土豆
filmmaker 电影制作人
embarked 开始、从事
depression 抑郁
lethargy 疲倦、倦怠
- It's precisely that sort of slick sales-talk that I mistrust.我不相信的正是那种油腔滑调的推销宣传。
- The man adjusted very precisely.那个人调得很准。
- 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。
- let's debunk some of the most common falsehoods.让我们来揭穿一些最常见的谬误吧。
- Sequences of maps can also debunk misconceptions.一系列的地图，也有助于厘清错误概念。
- She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
- His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
- There is cholesterol in the cell of body.人体细胞里有胆固醇。
- They are determining the serum-protein and cholesterol levels.他们正在测定血清蛋白和胆固醇的浓度。
- The soup tasted mildly spicy.汤尝起来略有点辣。
- Very spicy food doesn't suit her stomach.太辣的东西她吃了胃不舒服。
- We stood on the pier and watched as they embarked. 我们站在突码头上目送他们登船。
- She embarked on a discourse about the town's origins. 她开始讲本市的起源。