大学体验英语unit6 passage B

大学体验英语unit6 passage B 答案 翻译 语言点

Read the Text: Finding a Balance

Think About It:

1. Have you ever had a diet? Explain.

Answer:Yes, I have. When I was in middle school, I weighed 72 kilos with a height of 1.60 meters.

The doctor advised me to lose weight; otherwise it won’t be good for my health. So I went on a diet.

2. What do you usually do to keep fit?

Answer:I keep fit by going swimming, playing badminton or football, etc.

3. How do you keep a balanced diet?

Answer:I usually eat foods with low calories and fat, and have more vegetables and fruit. And at the

same time I go jogging at least three times a week. After reading this passage you will be asked to

take brief notes on it. Do you know why we need to take notes from readings?

Content Awareness

Read and think

11. Work with your partner and answer the following questions.

1. When did the narrator start to reflect seriously on her weight-loss efforts?

2. What did the narrator have to do while she was reducing her weight?

3. How did the narrator feel after she lost 165 pounds?

4. How did the narrator help others lose weight?

5. What will you do in order to live a balanced life?

Read and think

12. Choose the best answer to each question with the information from the passage.

Anwser: 1.B, 2.C, 3.B, 4.D, 5.C

Read and complete

13. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary.

Anwser: 1. deprived 2. healthful 3. combined 4. determined 5. lifestyle 6. balance 7. approach 8. solutions 9. miserable 10. Deserves

Read and complete

14 Complete the following sentences with phrases or expressions from the passage. Change the form where necessary.

Anwser: 1. out of reach 2. in tune with 3. set your mind to 4. come off 5. trail and error

Language Focus

Read and translate

5. Translate the following sentences into English.

1. 我们的婚姻很幸福，但我们也曾经历过许多坎坷。(ups and downs)

Answer:Our marriage is happy but we’ve had many ups and downs. 2. 许多外语教师常常在课堂上自顾自地讲得太多。(be inclined to)

Answer:Many teachers of foreign languages are inclined to talk too much themselves in class. 3. 那位著名演员每天早晨锻炼一小时以保持健康。(work out)

Answer:The famous actor keeps fit by working out for an hour every morning.

4. 与他促膝长谈之后，她的怀疑消失了。(melt away)

Answer:After a long heart-to-heart talk with him, her suspicion melted away. 5. 目前我们没有职位空缺，但我们肯定会记住您的申请。(keep in mind)

Answer:We have no vacancies now, but we’ll certainly keep your application in mind.

Reading Skills Practice

Answer:

Problem: overweight, 215 pounds at age 18, 330 pounds ten years later Factors: enjoy cooking and eating; diets seemed not to work Feelings: shy, self-conscious, miserable, unhealthy

Turning point: it came when realizing why diets didn’t work

Finding the balance: healthful eating, cook and eat favorite foods, but make them low in fat, plus exercise

找到平衡 顺其自然，既解饿又解馋。

我从小就胖乎乎的，长大后也一直超重。因为 我的体重开始下降，尤其当我开始进行锻炼我比别的孩子重，常常有人嘲笑我，因此我很害

（心肺功能锻炼和减肥训练，每周5次）以后，效

羞，也很难为情。我曾经节食过好几次，但没有一果更是惊人。我不觉得苦，我觉得该给自己的身体次成功，最后体重反而增加了。体重增加的另外一应有的关心和注意。 个因素是我热爱烹饪，我特别喜欢做一些油腻、脂 肪含量很高的甜点，吃就更不用说了。

18岁高中毕业时，我体重达到了215磅。我

在接下来的两年之中，我减了165磅。其间有起有落，有时也会毫无进展，可我下定决心坚持到底。还有一个挑战就是不要因为吃了什么不健康的

自信全无，不敢离家去外地的新学校读书，于是决食物就过分自责，以为自己放弃了健康的习惯。相定不去上大学，在家待着。我没有改变不健康的饮反，我发誓重新开始，时刻不忘自己的目标。 食习惯，体重一直上升，我越来越不开心，可我没有采取任何行动，只是衣服尺码越买越大。 我的生活出现转折点是在10年以后。那是我

体重下降了，体形变好了，我又能坦然面对自己和我的身材了。我的梦想是帮助别人意识到烹饪和食用低脂食品既简便，又好处良多。我已经出版

最胖的一段时间，体重高达330磅。我在朋友家参了一本介绍低脂肪食谱的书，主持了很多关于健康加新年除夕聚会。我看见镜子里的自己，自己的模饮食的讨论会。我既然已经知道下定决心就能达到样把我吓坏了：我超重，很不健康，要是再不采取目的，我的梦想就不再遥不可及了。我终于找回了任何措施的话，我会越来越胖，越来越不开心。

自我。

聚会后，我回顾以往的屡次减肥，发现之所以 锻炼时间安排

不成功是因为节食需要我放弃我所钟爱的食物。这 跑步、爬楼梯、踏板健身操或者跆拳道：每周样我就老想着食物和狂欢，最后干脆完全放弃节食。要是我顺其自然，食物照样吃，但份量少一点，这样的话我就可以既解饿又解馋。

足我对烹饪的热爱，又能保持较为健康的生活方

5次，每次60分钟

减肥训练：每周3次，每次30分钟

1、 运动第一。锻炼后，饮食习惯往往更加健

最大的挑战在于，如何找到一个办法，既能满 保持成果小建议 式。一开始，我尽量远离厨房，压抑自己不去想吃康。

的。结果，满脑子里想的全是吃的。总该有办法把 2、 减肥并不用强迫自己不吃喜欢的食物。你烹饪和健康的饮食结合起来。看了几本低脂食谱之可以照吃不误，少吃一点就行。

后，我找到了解决办法。我不断尝试，把自己最爱 3、 犯了小错可不用过分自责。尽快回到正常吃的菜式加以修改，使其脂肪含量降低但美味依然。

的运动和饮食方案上来，原谅自己。

最近你注重健康了吗？

Language Points

1.tease: make fun of (a person or animal) Examples:

At school, the other children always teased me because I was fat. Sam’s sister used to tease him because he was overweight.

2.instead of: in place of Examples:

If I hadn’t got a cold I’d be working instead of lying here in bed. He studies in the evening instead of during the day.

3.miserable: very unhappy Examples:

Their living conditions were miserable in the little mountain village. Factory workers during the 18th century led miserable lives.

4.turning point: a point in time at which a very important change takes place Examples:

The war is the turning point in the history of all mankind.

The fall of the Berlin Wall marked a turning point in East-West relations.

5.portion: part or share of something large Examples:

A portion of the field was allotted to the sports club.

She herself must bear some portion of the blame for what happens to her.

6.deprive (of): take away from; prevent from using Examples:

She has been deprived of sight for some years.

These children are deprived of equal educational opportunities.

7.healthy:

1) likely to produce good health Examples:

I’m trying to eat a healthier diet now, with less fat and sugar. Smith found wood chopping a healthy pastime. 2) having good health Examples:

Eating plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables will help you stay healthy. He lived to be ninety-eight, the healthiest man in the town.

8.combine: have at the same time; (cause to) come together Examples:

To succeed as an artist one must combine talent and discipline. Some films combine education with recreation.

9.healthful: likely to produce good health Examples:

Regular exercise is very healthful. He carefully chose a healthful diet.

10.solution: an act or way of finding an answer to a difficulty or problem Examples:

There are no simple solutions to the unemployment problem. The solution to the problem required many hours.

11.trial and error: trying different ways of doing something until one finds the best way Examples:

He found the best way of driving through London by trial and error. He learned how to cook by trial and error.

12.modify: change (something) slightly especially to improve it or make it less Examples:

You’ll have to modify the height of the table to make it fit. These plans must be modified if they are to be used successfully.

13.favorite: something or someone that is loved above all others

Examples:

How clever of you to buy chocolate chip cookies — they are my favorites. I like all her books but this one is my favorite.

14. deserve: be worthy of Examples:

A forced kindness deserves no thanks.

His first play deserved the criticism it received.

15. ups and downs: good and bad periods Examples:

Life is full of ups and downs.

Their marriage has gone through ups and downs.

16. keep ... in mind: remember Examples:

You have to be home by 11 o’clock. Keep that in mind, Bob. You should keep it in mind that he is no longer a young man.

17. in tune with: in agreement or harmony with Examples:

His ideas were in tune with the period in which he lived. The design of the house is in tune with modern architecture.

18. set one’s mind to: give all one’s attention to doing (something) Examples:

If she sets her mind to finishing the work today, she can certainly do so.

After hearing the sad news, John could not set his mind to his work that afternoon.

19. out of reach: beyond somebody’s ability, authority, influence, etc. Examples:

That style of life is out of reach — forget it. The apples are on a branch just out of reach.

20. priority: the state, quality, position, or right of being first in position or earlier in time Examples:

They insist that the right to live should take priority over all other considerations. Fire engines and ambulances have priority over other traffic.

21. be inclined to: be likely to; tend to Examples:

Many language teachers are inclined to talk too much. He did not seem inclined to work.

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