基础英语轻松学【54】假日——发胖的时节_小升初语法

基础英语轻松学【54】假日——发胖的时节

　　be faced with是面对（难题、阻碍）的意思，当今世界面对的最大威胁是什么呢？当然是战争。

　　Our world today is faced with many major threats. The most dangerous threat of all is war.

　　在我们面对威胁时，（When faced with a threat）一般的反应（our common responses are）是抵抗（to fight）或者逃走。（or take flight）

　　然而，当我们面对琳琅满目的食物时，（when we are faced with an overwhelming variety of food）我们的反映似乎是竭尽所能的吃。（our response seems to be to eat all we can）

　　（看来，诱惑往往比威胁更难以抵抗。）

　　专家们表示人们在吃尽兴吃自助餐时（Experts say that when people are faced with an all-you-can-eat buffet）往往会吃的比较多，（they ear more）因为他们认为这样他们话的钱才划算。（because they think they are getting more for their money）

　　他们常常忘了，（They often forget）不论他们只吃自己所需的分量，（whether they eat just what they need）还是他们想吃什么就吃什么，（or they eat everything they want）付出的钱都一样多。（they are paying the same amount）

　　事实上，像这样的行为（behavior like this）把人（puts people）和试验室用的老鼠放到了同一水准上。（on the same level as laboratory mice）当老鼠面对各种食物可以自主选择时，（When mice are faced with many different foods to choose from）它们也会忍不住吃得过多。（they too cannot help but overeat）