3. That increased a persons chances of becoming obese by 57 percent.:这使得发胖的几率增加了57%。chance这里指机率、可能性。
4. gained or lost weight:体重增加或减肥。
5. It did not even matter if the friend was hundreds of miles away,the influence remained.:即使朋友远在千里之外,这种影响仍然存在。
6. verception of fatness:对于肥胖的感知。
7. The investigators say their findings can help explain why Americans have become fatter in recent yearseach person who became obese was likely to drag along some friends:调查人员声称他们的发现可以帮助解释近年来美国人变得越来越胖的原因:每个发胖的人都可能带动朋友一起变胖。
8. contagion:传染,传染病。
9. edge toward:向缓慢或逐渐地前进。
练习:
1. Who had the greatest influence on people who became obese?
A) Their friends.
B) Their neighbours.
C) Their family members.
D) Their colleagues.
2. Which of the following statement about a friends influence is false according to the report?
A) Friends had more influence than family members on people who became obese.
B) Even ifthe friend lives far away, the influence still remained.
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