保持健康從飲食做起
Two colleagues，Bill and Mary，areshavingslunch in their office cafeteria.
比爾和瑪麗是同事，他們正在公司的自助餐廳吃午餐。
Mary：I can‘t believe my eyes，Bill. Are youshavingsa salad for lunch？No burger？
瑪麗：比爾，我真不敢相信我的眼睛。你午餐只吃沙拉？不吃漢堡？
Bill：Get used to it，Mary. I‘m off burgers for good. Most fast food is loaded with sodium.
比爾：瑪麗，你得開始習慣嘍。我已經決定永遠不吃漢堡了。大部分快餐，鈉的含量都很高。
Mary：I know. But why your sudden interest in lessening your salt intake？
瑪麗：這我知道。但你為什么突然想減少鹽的攝取量？
Bill：My doctor says I should cut back on sodium-rich foods to lower my blood pressure.
比爾：醫生說我必須少吃高鈉鹽的食物以降低血壓。
Mary：Do you have hypertension？I would have thought you were too young.
瑪麗：你有高血壓？你還這么年輕。
Bill：Actually，my blood pressure isn‘t that high yet，but they say it increases with age.
比爾：事實上我的血壓也沒有那么高，但據說血壓會隨年齡的增長而增高。
Mary：Well，I‘m glad you’re starting to pay more attention to your diet.
瑪麗：啊，真高興看到你開始比較注意飲食了。
Bill：I want to lower my risk of heart attack and stroke，too.
比爾：我也想降低得心臟病和中風的危險。
Mary：So do I. That‘s why I’ve been trying to lower my cholesterol level.
瑪麗：我也是，這就是為什么我一直想降低膽固醇指數的原因。
Bill：I‘ve noticed you’ve been munching4 away on lots of fruits and vegetables recently.
比爾：我注意到你最近大吃蔬菜水果。
Mary：That‘s right. I could stand to lose a few pounds，too.
瑪莉：沒錯。這樣我還可以減掉幾磅。
Bill：In that case，you should come to my health club with me.
比爾：既然如此，你應該跟我一起去健身俱樂部。
Mary：You‘ve joined a health club？I would never have dreamed that you’d take something like this so seriously.
瑪麗：你參加健身俱樂部了？我做夢也沒想到你會這樣認真對待一件事。
Bill：So，how about it？Can you tear yourself away from the TV tonight？
比爾：怎么樣？你舍得不看今晚的電視嗎？
Mary：Why not？If you can break your unhealthy eating habits，I can surely break a sweat.
瑪麗：為什么不呢？你都可以改正不良飲食習慣，我流點汗又何妨？
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