ChinaDaily-One PEAR a day keeps the pounds away

ChinaDaily-One PEAR a day keeps the pounds away

 譯 每天一個梨 肥胖遠離你

 短語 keep sth. away 遠離某物

____ Editor's notes: This is old News. This is a reading material for English learner. ____

 譯 編者按：就是舊聞。是英語學習者閱讀材料。

We've long been told that an apple a day keeps the doctor away.

 譯 我們早就聽過“一天一蘋果，醫生遠離我”的說法。

But now, researchers have discovered a pear a day keeps the pounds away.

 譯 但如今研究者發現，一天一個梨，也可以讓脂肪遠離我們。

 單詞 researcher 研究者

 單詞 pear 梨子

 時態 have(has) + 動詞的過去分詞 是動詞的“現在完成時”，這種時態主要用于表示 1.從過去某一事件發生到現在或將繼續持續下去；2.過去發生的事對現在造成的影響；3.表示現在已經完成的動作；例句：I have used this pen only three times. It is still good.這支鋼筆我只用過三次。它仍然是好的。

A new study found that pears are associated with lower body weight.

 譯 一項最新的研究稱，梨與體重減輕有某種相關性。

 短語 be associated with 與……有相關性

People who consume pears are 35 per cent less likely to be obese, scientists discovered.

 譯 科學家發現，吃梨的人，其肥胖的概率比不吃的人低35%。

 單詞 consume 消耗，食用 例句：Many people experienced a drop in their cholesterol levels when they consumed oat bran.很多人食用燕麥麩后膽固醇水平下降了。

 單詞 obese 肥胖

The study also found that pear consumption is associated with higher diet quality.

 譯 該研究還發現，吃梨可以提高膳食質量。

Pears are an 'excellent source' of fiber, in addition to being a good source of vitamin C.

 譯 梨除了富含維C，還是非常好的纖維食物。

 單詞 fiber 纖維

 短語 in addition to 除了

A single medium pear contains nearly 24 per cent the daily fiber recommendations – and is only 100 calories.

 譯 一個中等大小的梨含有人體每天所需的約24%的纖維，而卡路里含量只有100。

 單詞 recommendation 推薦

 單詞 calorie 卡路里

The fruit is also free of fat, cholesterol and sodium – and contains 190 mg of potassium.

 譯 梨不含脂肪、膽固醇和鈉——但含有190毫克的鉀。

 單詞 cholesterol 膽固醇

 單詞 sodium 鈉

 單詞 potassium 鉀

Researchers from the Louisiana State University looked at data from 2001 to 2010 for the study.

 譯 路易斯安那州立大學的研究人員從2001年到2010年一直在對此進行研究。

 單詞 data 數據

They used a nationally representative sample to analyse the association of fresh pear consumption with nutrient intake, nutrient adequacy, diet quality and cardiovascular risk factors in adults.

 譯 他們從全國抽取試驗樣本，分析成年人食用鮮梨與營養攝取量、營養充分性、膳食質量和心血管疾病之間的關系。

 單詞 nationally 全國的

 單詞 analyse 分析

 單詞 nutrient 養分

 單詞 adequacy 充足，足夠 例句：I am very critical of the adequacy of Britain's race laws.我對英國種族法律的適當性頗有微詞。

 單詞 cardiovascular 心血管的

Dr Carol O'Neil, who led the study, said: 'The association between pears and lower weight is very exciting.

 譯 卡羅·奧尼爾博士主持此次研究。她說：“梨與減重之間的關系讓人十分興奮。”

 單詞 exciting 令人興奮的

 語法 sb., who ...，是定語從句，who后面的從句用來修飾前面的人物；

'We believe fiber intake may have driven the lower body weights that were seen in this study.

 譯 “通過這次研究，我們相信攝入纖維可以降低體重。”

She added: 'There was no difference in energy intake or level of physical activity found between the fresh pear consumers and non-consumers.

 譯 她補充道：“在吃梨與沒有吃梨的人之間，沒有能量攝入或體力活動的差異。”

Eating one medium fresh pear each day has a positive effect on nutrient intake.

 譯 每天吃一個中等大小的鮮梨對營養吸收非常有益。

The fruit has higher percentages of fiber, vitamin C, magnesium, copper and potassium, and leads to higher mean intakes of total sugars.

 譯 梨這種水果富含纖維素、維生素C、鎂、銅和鉀，會導致人體總糖的平均攝入量更高。

 單詞 percentage 比例

 單詞 magnesium 鎂

 單詞 intake 攝入

Consumers of fresh pears also have lower intakes of total, monounsaturated fatty acids, saturated fatty acids and added sugars.

 譯 食用鮮梨也會降低人體對總脂肪酸、單不飽和脂肪酸、飽和脂肪酸和添加糖的吸收量。

 單詞 monounsaturated 單不飽和的

 單詞 saturated 飽和的

According to the USDA Guidelines for Americans, people who eat more fruit as part of an overall healthy diet are more likely to reduce their risk of chronic diseases.

 譯 根據美國農業部（USDA）向美國居民發布的飲食指南，吃更多水果、把水果當作健康飲食一部分的人更不容易得慢性疾病。

 背景 USDA 美國農業部

 單詞 chronic 慢性的

 短語 according to ... 根據，按照，取決于，據…所說；例句：But, these sites are not without risk, according to the report. 但是根據報告，這些網站并不是沒有風險。

 短語 part of ... （某事物的）一部分；例句：He received part of his education in England. 他有一部分教育是在英國接受的。

But, the researchers noted that little has been published on the health outcomes associated with individual fruits – including pears.

 譯 但研究人員指出，很少有人發表文章關注人類健康與單一某種水果（包括梨）之間的聯系。

 單詞 publish 發表

 單詞 outcome 結果 例句：Opinion polls are an unreliable predictor of election outcomes.民意測驗并不能對選舉結果進行可靠預測。

 語法 have been 是現在完成時的被動形式，表示以前某物被做過什么，例：Those books have been read by me. 那些書已經被我讀過了。

However, the USA Pear Bureau said it is continuing to collaborate with researchers to commission additional studies to show the relationship between pears and positive health outcomes.

 譯 不過，美國梨業局稱，它將繼續與科研人員合作，進一步研究梨對人體健康的積極影響。

 短語 collaborate with 與……合作

The study was published in Nutrition and Food Science.

 譯 該研究成果已發表在《營養與食品科學》期刊上。

source: China Daily

 譯 英文來源：每日郵報 | 譯者：張卉 | 審校&編輯：杜娟

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