考研英語(yǔ)時(shí)文賞讀（52）：研究表明，薯?xiàng)l一次最多只能吃6根

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　　A portion of fries should only contain six, a Harvard professor has declared - sparking veritable outrage.

　　哈佛大學(xué)一位教授表示，一份薯?xiàng)l應(yīng)該只有6根——這確實(shí)讓人們感到生氣。

　　Both crunchy and soft, coated in salty oil, little fried sticks of potato have been a source of joy for humankind since the 1700s, when (it’s believed) they were first invented.

　　小小的油炸薯?xiàng)l口感外脆內(nèi)軟，外面有少許鹽，（據(jù)信）自18世紀(jì)初被首次發(fā)明以來(lái)，它一直是人們的快樂(lè)源泉。

　　For most, six fries is just the beginning.

　　對(duì)大多數(shù)人而言，吃6根薯?xiàng)l僅僅只是美餐一頓的開(kāi)始。

　　But Professor Eric Rimm, of Harvard University’s nutrition department, says they are ’starch bombs’ and half a dozen should be our limit. After that we should sate our appetite with salad if we want to avoid life-threatening heart conditions.

　　但哈佛大學(xué)營(yíng)養(yǎng)系的埃里克·里姆教授說(shuō)，它們是“淀粉炸彈”，一次最多只應(yīng)該吃6根。如果我們想要避免危及生命的心臟疾病，隨后應(yīng)吃沙拉來(lái)滿(mǎn)足食欲。

　　Dr Rimm’s comments, in an article for the New York Times this week, prompted predictable furor online, but the medical community warns he has a good point.

　　在《紐約時(shí)報(bào)》刊登的一篇文章中，里姆博士的這些觀點(diǎn)不出意料地引發(fā)了網(wǎng)友熱議，但醫(yī)學(xué)界警告說(shuō)，他的話(huà)很有道理。

　　Heart disease rates are rising, and progress to prevent heart disease deaths has slowed.

　　如今，心臟病發(fā)病率不斷上升，而預(yù)防心臟病死亡的進(jìn)展已經(jīng)放緩。

　　Why? Our penchant for fatty, greasy, salty, sugary food - in monumentally vast proportions - and distaste for exercise.

　　為何？部分原因是人們偏愛(ài)高脂、高油、高鹽和高糖的食物，并且大量地?cái)z入這些食物。但人們又不喜歡鍛煉。

　　In the last 25 years, the average serving size in any given establishment has doubled or tripled. Bagels are now six inches wide, not three; a medium bag of popcorn is 11 cups, not five; and a soda is 20 ounces not 6.5.

　　過(guò)去25年來(lái)，所有餐廳的食物分量都增加了一倍或兩倍?，F(xiàn)在，面包圈有六英寸寬，而不是三英寸，一袋中等大小的爆米花是11杯，不是5杯，一杯碳酸飲料是20盎司，而不是6.5盎司。

　　A serving of fries is meant to be capped at around 15. These days, most restaurants serve around 55.

　　一份薯?xiàng)l本來(lái)最多應(yīng)該只有大約15根，如今大多數(shù)餐廳都會(huì)給55根左右。

　　Dr Rimm’s advice is partly based on a recent study in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition by Italian researchers, who found people who avoided fries altogether lived six months longer than those who indulged.

　　里姆博士的建議部分是基于意大利研究人員最近在《美國(guó)臨床營(yíng)養(yǎng)學(xué)雜志》上發(fā)表的一項(xiàng)研究。該研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，完全不吃薯?xiàng)l的人比那些特別愛(ài)吃薯?xiàng)l的人多活6個(gè)月。

　　People who ate fries two or three times a week had (unsurprisingly) higher risks of diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease.

　　每周吃?xún)扇问項(xiàng)l的人患糖尿病、肥胖癥和心血管疾病的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)更高(這是意料之中的)。

　　For most Americans, Dr Rimm laments, taking away their fries is no easy feat.

　　里姆博士感嘆道，對(duì)于大多數(shù)美國(guó)人來(lái)說(shuō)，拿走他們的薯?xiàng)l可不是件容易的事。

　　And true to form, the reaction to the New York Times article was lively.

　　一如往常，人們對(duì)《紐約時(shí)報(bào)》這篇文章的反應(yīng)十分熱烈。

　　What kind of MAD MAN would want six french [sic] fries? I get it, they are bad for you, but eating SIX sounds like torture,’ one person tweeted, adding: ’I’d rather not have them at all. But we all know that’s not going to happen.’

　　一名網(wǎng)友寫(xiě)道：“有哪個(gè)瘋子會(huì)只想要6根薯?xiàng)l？道理我都懂，它們對(duì)你沒(méi)好處，但只吃6根聽(tīng)起來(lái)像是虐待。”他還說(shuō)，“我寧愿不吃都行，但我知道這不會(huì)發(fā)生。”

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