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#健康饮食#
Why is it that unhealthy foods taste so good(chocolate, soda, candy, fried foods etc.) despite it being bad for us while healthier foods (veggies, whole grain etc.) taste much worse in comparison?【译】为什么不健康的食物（巧克力、苏打水、糖果、油炸食品等）味道这么好，尽管它对我们有害，而健康的食物（蔬菜、全谷类食品等）相比之下味道要差得多？【单词】unhealthy [uhn-'hel-thee][ʌn'helθi] adj. 不健康的；有害健康的；病态的或不正常的【单词】taste [teyst][teɪst] v. 品尝；有 ... 味道的；体验【单词】chocolate ['chaw-kuh-lit]['tʃɒklət] n. 巧克力；巧克力糖【单词】soda ['soh-duh]['səʊdə] n. 汽水；苏打【单词】candy ['kan-dee]['kændi] n. 糖果【单词】fried 原型：fry [frahy][fraɪ] v. 油煎；油炸 n. <美>法式炸薯条【单词】etc ['etk] abbr. 及其他；等等(=Et cetera) 【单词】healthier 原型：healthy 形容词比较级（更健康的） ['hel-thee]['helθi] adj. 健康的【单词】veggies ['vej-ee]['veɡɪz] vegetables 蔬菜【单词】grain [greyn][ɡreɪn] n. 谷物；谷类【单词】comparison [kuhm-'par-uh-suhn][kəm'pærɪsn] n. 比较
Wouldn't our bodies recognize which foods that are most beneficial and demand to have more of that?【译】难道我们的身体不知道哪些食物是最有益的，并要求吃更多（有益的食物）呢？【单词】recognize ['rek-uhg-nahyz]['rekəɡnaɪz] vt. 承认；认出；意识到；表示感激；识别【单词】beneficial [ben-uh-'fish-uhl][ˌbenɪ'fɪʃl] adj. 有利的；有益的
Our bodies evolved for about 2 million years to crave the most energy efficient food - because when you run into something energy dense like sugar, it can mean a difference between life and death for a hunter/gatherer who hasn't eaten in 3 days while stalking a herd of prey animals.【译】我们的身体进化了大约200万年，渴望获得最高效获取能量的食物——因为当你遇到像糖这样能量密度高的东西时，对于一个跟踪一群猎物的猎人/采集者来说，这可能意味着生与死的区别。【短语】run into ... 偶然碰到……，撞上……，冲进……；例句：On the way they had run into a high wind. 在路上，他们碰上了大风。The gangster run into the bar and start shooting it up. 歹徒们冲进酒吧胡乱扫射一通。【单词】evolved 原型：evolve [ih-'volv][i'vɒlv] v. (使)逐步形成；(使)逐步演变；进化【单词】crave [kreyv][kreɪv] v. 渴望；热望；迫切需要；恳求【单词】efficient [ih-'fish-uhnt][ɪ'fɪʃnt] adj. 效率高的；胜任的【单词】dense [dens][dens] adj. 密集的；稠密的；浓密的【单词】sugar ['shoo g-er]['ʃʊɡə] n. 糖，食糖【单词】eaten 原型：eat [eet][iːt] v. 吃；吃饭【单词】stalking 原型：stalk [stawk][stɔːk] v. 悄悄靠近；跟踪【单词】herd [hurd][hɜːd] n. 兽群；群【单词】prey [prey][preɪ] n. 牺牲者；被掠食者，猎物
So sugar cravings are hardwired in our physiology.【译】所以对糖的渴望在我们的生理机能中是根深蒂固的。【单词】cravings 原型：craving ['krey-ving]['kreɪvɪŋ] n. 渴望；热望；迫切的需要【单词】hardwired ['hahrd-'wahyuhrd]['haːdwaɪəd] adj. 天生的【单词】physiology [fiz-ee-'ol-uh-jee][ˌfɪzi'ɒlədʒi] n. 生理学；生理机能
Because sugar was rare, and hard to obtain.【译】因为糖很稀有，很难得到。【单词】rare [rair][reə] adj. 罕见的；珍贵的【单词】obtain [uhb-'teyn][əb'teɪn] vt. 获得；得到
Same story with fat - when most of things you eat are nutrient poor, like grass, berries, roots, random meat you had to run down on the savannah, an occasional bite of fat could power you for days.【译】脂肪的情况也一样——当你吃的大部分东西营养都很差时，比如草、浆果、根、你不得不在大草原上吃光的不知道是什么的肉，偶尔咬一口脂肪就能让你精力充沛好几天。【单词】fat [fat][fæt] n. 脂肪；肥肉【单词】nutrient ['noo-tree-uhnt, 'nyoo-]['njuːtriənt] adj. 营养的；滋养的 n. 营养物；营养品【单词】berries 原型：berry ['ber-ee]['beri] n. 浆果【单词】roots 原型：root [root, roo t][ruːt] n. 根；根源【单词】random ['ran-duhm]['rændəm] adj. 任意的；随机的；随意的【单词】savannah [suh-'van-uh][sə'vænə] n. (特指非洲)大草原 =savanna.【单词】occasional [uh-'key-zhuh-nl][ə'keɪʒənl] adj. 偶然的；临时的；不时的【单词】bite [bahyt][baɪt] n. 咬；一口
But again, finding that fat was rare and hard work.【译】但再重复一下，发现脂肪是小概率的和艰苦的工作。【短语】hard work 努力工作；繁重的工作
Now, fat is easily available....【译】而现在，脂肪很容易获得。。。。
We evolved over the course of millions of years to crave the things our bodies needed that were the hardest to get - energy rich foods (sugar, fat) and salt.【译】经过数百万年的进化，我们渴望我们身体最难获得的东西——富含能量的食物（糖、脂肪）和盐。【单词】rich [rich][rɪtʃ] adj. 富有的；富饶的；丰富的【单词】salt [sawlt][sɔːlt] n. 盐；刺激；盐类
When you're mostly eating whichever plants don't kill you, plus whatever meat/fish you're able to catch, you do need to pursue those things.【译】当你大部分时间都在吃那些不会杀死你的植物，再加上你能钓到的肉/鱼，你确实需要去追求那些东西。【单词】mostly ['mohst-lee]['məʊstli] adv. 主要地；通常【单词】whichever [hwich-'ev-er, wich-][wɪtʃ'evə] adj. 无论哪个；无论哪些【单词】plants 原型：plant [plant, plahnt][plɑːnt] n. 植物【单词】kill [kil][kɪl] v. 杀死；终止；消灭；使痛苦【单词】plus [pluhs][plʌs] prep. 加；加上 conj. 并且【单词】catch [kach][kætʃ] v. 赶上；抓住；捕捉【单词】pursue [per-'soo][pə'sjuː] v. 追求；追捕；继续执行；从事
In the last 100 years or so, sugar, fat and salt have become overabundant.【译】在过去的100年左右，糖，脂肪和盐已经变得过剩。【单词】overabundant ['oh-ver-uh-'buhn-duhns][əʊvərə'bʌndənt] adj. 过多的(过富的)
Unfortunately, we don't evolve that quickly, so we crave them.【译】不幸的是，我们进化得不是那么快，所以我们仍然渴望它们。【单词】Unfortunately 原型：unfortunately 副词 [uhn-'fawr-chuh-nit][ʌn'fɔːtʃənətli] adv. 不幸地；遗憾地【单词】evolve [ih-'volv][i'vɒlv] v. (使)逐步形成；(使)逐步演变；进化
Interestingly, we do still have some built-in food preferences that align with what is good for us.【译】有趣的是，我们仍然有一些固有的食物偏好，符合什么是对我们有益的这一点。【单词】Interestingly 原型：interestingly 副词 adv. 有趣地【单词】built-in ['bilt-in][bɪlt ɪn] adj. 嵌入的；内装的，内置的，与生俱来的【单词】preferences 原型：preference ['pref-er-uhns]['prefrəns] n. 偏爱；优先；喜爱物【单词】align [uh-'lahyn][ə'laɪn] vt. 使结盟；使一致 vi. 成一条线
We naturally have some preference for bright red/orange/yellow (colors of ripe fruits) and things that are crunchy (fresher fruit=higher vitamin content).【译】我们自然喜欢鲜红/橙色/黄色（成熟水果的颜色）和松脆的东西（新鲜水果=较高的维生素含量）。【单词】naturally ['nach-er-uh-lee]['nætʃrəli] adv. 自然地；天生地【单词】ripe [rahyp][raɪp] adj. 成熟的；熟的【单词】fruits 原型：fruit [froot][fruːt] n. 果实；成果；水果【单词】crunchy ['kruhn-chee]['krʌntʃi] adj. 发嘎吱嘎吱声的；易碎的【单词】fresher 原型：fresh 形容词比较级 [fresh][freʃ] adj. 新鲜的；清新的；新近的【单词】vitamin ['vahy-tuh-min]['vɪtəmɪn] n. 维生素【单词】content ['kon-tent][kən'tent] n. 内容，容量
Unfortunately, processed food is often designed to imitate these, such that a candy is more appealing than an apple.【译】不幸的是，加工食品往往被设计成模仿这些，因此糖果比苹果更吸引人。【单词】imitate ['im-i-teyt]['ɪmɪteɪt] vt. 仿效；仿制；模仿
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