时间:2018-12-27 作者:英语课 分类:英语时差8,16


英语课

How To Easily Make Your Kids Eat Vegetables D:Hey,Yeal.Do you ever have trouble getting your kids to eat their vegetables? Unfortunately, Y:Luckily,my kids like most foods.But I know a lot of youngsters 1 who simply refuse to eat their veggies. D:Maybe their parents should try calling the veggies something more exciting,like "X-Ray Vision 2 Carrots". Y:Oh,I can't believe that would work. D:Then you might be surprised to hear that researchers at Cornell University study that very thing. They presented 186 four-year olds with the same old veggies, but called them cool names like “Tomato Bursts” and “X-Ray Vision Carrots.”The preschoolers ate nearly twice as much of their vegetables as they did on days when veggies were simply called “tomatoes” or “carrots”. Not only that, but in the days following the experiment, the kids continued to eat fifty-percent more of the veggies, even though the fun names were no longer being used. Y:Impressive! D:Food names can influence grown-ups as well. In a similar study, adults dining at a nice restaurant were offered a complimentary 3 glass of the same wine with their dinner.Half of the diners were told the wine was from a vineyard in North Dakota, while the other half were told the wine was from California 4. Not only did the diners who thought they were drinking California wine give higher ratings 5 to the wine, but they ate more of their meal.And their overall 6 reviews of the food and restaurant were significantly 7 higher than those of the stomers who thought their wine was from North Dakota. Y:So,the same foods seemed tast better if we just expect them to.Amazing!I can't wait to try this at home.



1 youngsters
n.孩子( youngster的名词复数 );少年;青年;年轻人
  • We followed the youngsters at a more sedate pace. 我们跟在年轻人后面,步子稍慢一点。
  • The camp is for youngsters aged 8 to 14. 这次夏令营是为8至14岁的少年儿童安排的。
2 vision
n.视觉,先见之明,光景,视力,眼力,幻想,影像;vt.幻想
  • The wall cuts across our line of vision.那面墙挡住了我们的视线。
  • Much reading has impaired his vision.大量读书损害了他的视力。
3 complimentary
adj.赠送的,免费的,赞美的,恭维的
  • She made some highly complimentary remarks about their school.她对他们的学校给予高度的评价。
  • The supermarket operates a complimentary shuttle service.这家超市提供免费购物班车。
4 California
n.加利福尼亚(美国)
  • He was elected governor of the state of California.他当选为加州州长。
  • We were driving on a California freeway.我们正沿着加利福尼亚的一条快车道驾车行驶。
5 ratings
n.等级( rating的名词复数 );收视率;表示电影分级的数字(或字母);(海军)水兵
  • He won high ratings [marks] in all his examinations. 他所有的考试都获得高分。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • The boat was operated by two naval ratings in dress whites. 船由两个穿着白色礼服的水兵驾驶。 来自辞典例句
6 overall
n.工作服,工装裤;全面的,全体的
  • The shop assistant was wearing a white overall.那店员穿着白色的工作服。
  • How much will it cost overall?一共多少钱?
7 significantly
adv.意味深长地;值得注目地
  • Prices did not alter significantly during 2004. 2004年期间,价格没有大的变化。
  • American English is significantly different from British English. 美国英语与英国英语有很大差异。
学英语单词
acid-resistance metal
amido-J-acid
anti-body
ascetica
Basoquin
belah
bisphosphonates
BRSG
Brunswic
buffet-styles
butt tons
Carex subfilicinoides
Chrysoupoli
closed circuit (loop)
continuous brake application
corylus americanas
cross linked structure
cross-feed system
currency question
Desire of all nations
desktop presentations
diethylphosphine
discoid flower
divisionalize
downstream tube
drop-center rim
DSLs
DVD jukebox
DWS (Demineralized water system)
entomesocuneiform
Epiprinus siletianus
epoxy ethylbenzene
evaluation of academic performance
fabulised
fascicled phyllotaxy
fiber laydown hood
file hardness
full chamber
gliricola braziliensis
great smoky mts.
hardenablity
Harima
have a pull over someone
highest and best use
histamine flash
hydrargyri mononitras
hydrofoil profile
IISI
image shift
in sight of
istmo
lag in supply
leuko-hyperkeratosis
level of test
liguor
main memory management
marine mollusc
martos
masons
mendeleyevite
Messianópolis
metal-insulator-metal diode(mim diode)
modified top-down testing
mongoloraphidia (formosoraphidia) taiwanica
MSIC
Northumberland County
onomatope
participant-observer
pich'e evaporimeter
potato cutting machine
pulse scaler
pyridine dicarboxylic acid
rana cascadaes
remain in the background
Rhytidiaceae
salivapump
scatter to the four wind
segmental pivoted block
self-contained system
ship side pipe
slab tamper
sleazing
sonar
sorrowest
sound a retreat
spiral grain index
stennetts
stonde
stopword
stow down
symmetries
telecontrolled
tricofuron
upper tray
vapour proof machine
Vineyarder
viread
Walk soft
wickid
windowing facility
word cloud
wycoff