保持健康从饮食做起
Two colleagues，Bill and Mary，areshavingslunch in their office cafeteria.
比尔和玛丽是同事，他们正在公司的自助餐厅吃午餐。
Mary：I can‘t believe my eyes，Bill. Are youshavingsa salad for lunch？No burger？
玛丽：比尔，我真不敢相信我的眼睛。你午餐只吃沙拉？不吃汉堡？
Bill：Get used to it，Mary. I‘m off burgers for good. Most fast food is loaded with sodium.
比尔：玛丽，你得开始习惯喽。我已经决定永远不吃汉堡了。大部分快餐，钠的含量都很高。
Mary：I know. But why your sudden interest in lessening your salt intake？
玛丽：这我知道。但你为什么突然想减少盐的摄取量？
Bill：My doctor says I should cut back on sodium-rich foods to lower my blood pressure.
比尔：医生说我必须少吃高钠盐的食物以降低血压。
Mary：Do you have hypertension？I would have thought you were too young.
玛丽：你有高血压？你还这么年轻。
Bill：Actually，my blood pressure isn‘t that high yet，but they say it increases with age.
比尔：事实上我的血压也没有那么高，但据说血压会随年龄的增长而增高。
Mary：Well，I‘m glad you’re starting to pay more attention to your diet.
玛丽：啊，真高兴看到你开始比较注意饮食了。
Bill：I want to lower my risk of heart attack and stroke，too.
比尔：我也想降低得心脏病和中风的危险。
Mary：So do I. That‘s why I’ve been trying to lower my cholesterol level.
玛丽：我也是，这就是为什么我一直想降低胆固醇指数的原因。
Bill：I‘ve noticed you’ve been munching4 away on lots of fruits and vegetables recently.
比尔：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.
玛莉：没错。这样我还可以减掉几磅。
Bill：In that case，you should come to my health club with me.
比尔：既然如此，你应该跟我一起去健身俱乐部。
Mary：You‘ve joined a health club？I would never have dreamed that you’d take something like this so seriously.
玛丽：你参加健身俱乐部了？我做梦也没想到你会这样认真对待一件事。
Bill：So，how about it？Can you tear yourself away from the TV tonight？
比尔：怎么样？你舍得不看今晚的电视吗？
Mary：Why not？If you can break your unhealthy eating habits，I can surely break a sweat.
玛丽：为什么不呢？你都可以改正不良饮食习惯，我流点汗又何妨？
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