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IBackgroundInformation
UnitThree
I.BackgroundInformation
Dieting:
“Diet”meansthekindoffoodthatsomeoneeatseveryday.Withthedevelopmentofmodernconceptofhealthandfitness,moreandmorepeoplecometoadmireacomparablyswifterandthinnerbodyimage.Therefore,losingweightbecomesmoreandmorepopular,andtheystartto“goonadiet”,whichmeanstotakealimitedrangeandamountoffoodinordertogetthinner.Adietforthepurposeoflosingweightmightincludefoodswithlowsugarandfat.
Gettinghealthiermightbeanotherpurposefor“dieting”.Peoplewithcertainhealthproblemsarealwaysadvisedbytheirdoctortoavoidcertainfoodsortoaddcertainfoodsintheirmeals,thus,theyarealsoonadiet.
BritneySpears
BritneySpearswasbornDec.2,1981,inKentwood,asmalltowninLouisiana.Herprofessionalcareerbeganattheripeoldageof8.ShewasultimatelydeemedtooyoungfortheDisneyChannel'sMickeyMouseClub(MMC),butoneoftheproducersspottedherpotentialandhelpedhergetanagentinNewYork.ShespentthenextthreesummersintheBigApplestudyingattheoff-BroadwayDanceCenterandattheProfessionalPerformingArtsSchool.
WhenBritneyturned11,shefinallyearnedhermouseearsandbecameafull-fledgedmemberofMMCforboththe1993and1994seasons.HeryearswithMMCwouldturnouttobefortuitousforBritney.
FollowingthecancellationofMMCin1993,Britneyreturnedhome,whereshewenttoregularhighschoolforayear.BecauseofthestrongperformingdesireshereturnedtoNewYorktogivesinginganothershot.AnexecutiveatJivesignedhertoadevelopmentdealandhookedherupwithEricFosterWhite,aproducerwhohadworkedwithBoyzone,Hi-Five,andWhitneyHouston.Byearly1998,Spears'firstalbumforJivewascomplete.
ThebiggestdayofyoungBritney'scareerthusfarislikelyJan.12,1999-theday...Baby,OneMoreTimefinallyhitstoreshelves.Afterthefinaltallieswerein,herdebuthadlandedattheNo.1spotontheBillboardcharts.
She'splanningtostayinthemusicworldforalongtime."Iwantmusictoalwaysbeapartofmylife,"shetoldthecablechannel."Itwillalwaysbeapartofmylife,andIjustwanttogrowasapersoneachtimeeachalbumcomesout.Iwanttofocusonmymusicrightnowandiffilmorsomethingcomesup,I'dgoforit.Butmusicwillalwaysbemymainpriority.JustlikeMadonna.Irespecthersomuchbecauseeverytime,shehaschanged,andIjusttotallyadmirethat."
Conscription:
Germanyhasconscriptionformalecitizens.TheBasicLawfortheFederalRepublicofGermanyandseveralspeciallawsareregulatingthesedutiesandtheexceptions.Menareobligedtoserveninemonthseitherinthemilitary,whichtheycanrefuse,anddoalternativecivilianservice,orhonoraryservice(likeanyvolunteer)foratleastsixyearsinacivilprotectionorganization.
FamiliesofthosewhowereoppressedbytheNaziregime(usuallyJews)areexemptfromconscription,thoughasmallnumberdoserve.
Althoughtheconscriptionisofamilitarynature,nowadaystwiceasmanydrafteesrefusemilitaryserviceandserveinalternativeservices.
Womenarenotpartofthedraft.Theymayjointhemilitaryasvolunteersorunderthelegalconstructionofa"voluntaryconscript".
Regime:
Thewordregime(occasionallyspelled"régime",particularlyinoldertexts)referstoasetofconditions,mostoftenofapoliticalnature.Itmayalsobeusedsynonymouslywith"regimen",forexampleinthephrases"exerciseregime"or"medicalregime".
Inpolitics,aregimeistheformofgovernment:
thesetofrules,culturalorsocialnorms,etc.thatregulatetheoperationofgovernmentanditsinteractionswithsociety.Forinstance,theUnitedStateshasoneoftheoldestregimesstillactiveintheworld,datingtotheratificationofitsConstitutionin1789.Althoughmodernusageoftengivesthetermanegativeconnotation,likeanauthoritarianone,Webster'sdefinitionclearlystatesthattheword"regime"referssimplytoaformofgovernment.
Thetermisalsousedtodistinguishwhatisactuallybeingenforcedfromwhatisconsideredlegitimate.Enforcementofanunconstitutionalstatutewouldbearegimebutnotalaw.
II.LanguagePoints
TextA
1.TherearethousandsofTVshows,magazines,healthfoodstoresandgymsallassociatedwithhealthandfitness.与健康许有关的许多电视访谈节目,杂志,健康食品店和健身馆也就应运而生。
beassociatedwith:
beconnectedwith,berelatedto与……联系起来,与……有关
e.g.:
It’swiseforcollegestudentstoassociatetheirstudywithsocialdemands.一些大学新生把自己的学习和社会的需求联系起来的做法是很明智的。
PeoplealwaysassociateAfricancountrieswithpovertyandstarvation.人们经常把非洲国家和贫穷与饥饿联系在一起。
2.…intheirfortiesandfifties:
whentheyarebetween40to59yearsold.
3.Peopleofthisagewanttoprotectthemselvesfromheartattacks,cancer,andotherdisease.这个年龄段的人想要预防心脏病、癌症和其他一些疾病。
protectAfromB:
tokeepAfrombeingharmed,hurtoraffectedbyB保护……不受……的伤害(影响)
e.g.:
Thegovernmentistryingtoprotectsmallbusinessesintheglobalfinancialcrisis.
4.Manygirlswillstarvethemselvesandgotothegymforhoursatatimetryingdesperatelytomakethemselvesthinner.一些女孩为了瘦下来,就不顾一切地忍饥挨饿,去健身房一练好几个小时。
starve:
behungry;gowithoutfood
e.g.:
I'dratherstarvethansteal.我宁饿死不作贼。
Havingbeeninformedthatpeopletherearestarving,thearmyacceleratedtheiractioninordertoreachthedisastrousregionassoonaspossible.得知人们在挨饿,军队加紧了他们的行动以便尽快到达灾区。
atatime:
simultaneously一次,每次
e.g.:
Thecleverlittleboyusesalittleboxtocarrythebricks,therefore,hewasabletocarrymorebricksatatimethanhisfriends.聪明的小男孩用一个盒子来装砖头,这样,他每次可以比他的朋友们多搬一些砖头。
5.Younggirlswanttohavea“BritneySpearslook”.Thislookinvolvessmallwaists,tightlegs,andthinarms.女孩子们都想拥有“小甜甜布兰妮”的身材,就是细腰,美腿,瘦臂。
involve:
toincludesomethingasanecessarypartorresult包含
e.g.Everydayeachofusmakesdecisionsthatinvolvetakingachance.每天我们每个人作出的决定都包含碰运气的成分。
Ididn’trealizeputtingonaplayinvolvedsomuchwork.我没有想到演出一场戏要做这么多的工作。
6.Somegirlsevendiefromnoteatingenoughfoodortakingtoomuchmedicine.有的女孩甚至死于饥饿或是过度用药。
Diefrom:
diebecauseof(esp.somekindoffataldisease)死于……
e.g.:
Manypeoplediedfromstarvationanddiseases.许多人死于饥饿和疾病。
Althoughthemedicalteamtriedtheirbest,theycouldnotsaveallthepeople,whoaredyingfromthevirus.尽管医疗队尽力了,他们也无法挽救所有因病毒死去的人。
7.Itisimportantforeveryonetotaketheirhealthseriously,buttheyshouldtrytobecomefitslowlyandnotusedangerousmedicinestohelpthemdothis.每个人都应该认真对待自己的健康,但是他们应该做的是循序渐进而不是依靠药物。
taketheirhealthseriously:
tobelievethatsomeoneorsomethingisworthpayingattentiontoorshouldberespected.
e.g.:
NooneislikelytotakeLaurieseriously.恐怕没有人会把劳里当回事。
It’sinfuriatingthathenevertakesanythingseriously.他对任何事从来不认真,很让人恼火。
8.Theyshouldalsoeatawellbalanceddietandmakesuretheyeatenoughfood.
makesure:
todosomethingsothatyoucanbecertainoftheresult设法确保
e.g.:
Imadesurethattheropewasfirmlyfastenedaroundhiswaist.我检查了绳子,确保其牢牢地系在他的腰部。
Benmadesureofwinningbybettingonallthehorses.本对所有的马都下了注,确保能赢。
9.Robbesaidthatthisdidnotmeanthatthesesoldiersaretoooverweighttobeeffectiveincombatorforothermissions.罗伯说这并不意味着德国军人由于超重而无法有效地参与战斗或完成其他的任务。
too……to:
太……以至于
e.g.:
Theemployeesaretootiredtogoontoworkforanothershift.雇员们太累了,不能再继续上下一个班次了。
Thevillasaretooluxuriousforaveragecitizenstoafford.这些别墅对于平民来说太昂贵了,他们买不起。
10.Manysoldiersdidnothavearightperspectivefortheircomingmilitarylife,andtheywerenotseriousabouttheirtasks.很多军人对自己的任务并未认真对待。
havearightperspectivefor:
havearightopinionoridea(aboutsomething)(对……)有正确的看法
TextB
1.Theyshouldalsoeatawellbalanceddietandmakesuretheyeatenoughfood.
makesure:
todosomethingsothatyoucanbecertainoftheresult设法确保
e.g.:
Imadesurethattheropewasfirmlyfastenedaroundhiswaist.我检查了绳子,确保其牢牢地系在他的腰部。
Benmadesureofwinningbybettingonallthehorses.本对所有的马都下了注,确保能赢。
2.Robbesaidthatthisdidnotmeanthatthesesoldiersaretoooverweighttobeeffectiveincombatorforothermissions.罗伯说这并不意味着德国军人由于超重而无法有效地参与战斗或完成其他的任务。
too……to:
太……以至于
e.g.:
Theemployeesaretootiredtogoontoworkforanothershift.雇员们太累了,不能再继续上下一个班次了。
Thevillasaretooluxuriousforaveragecitizenstoafford.这些别墅对于平民来说太昂贵了,他们买不起。
3.Heurgedthemilitarytoconsiderimprovingthehealthandfitnessregimeundergonebythesoldiers,andtoraiseawarenessoftheneedfortheArmy’smenandwomentobehealthy.他强烈建议军队要改进军人的健康和保健制度,并需加强对男女官兵健康状况的关注。
urgesomebodytodosomething:
undergo:
awareness:
4.Inaddition,70%areconsideredtobeheavysmokers.他们中70%的人被认为有很重的烟瘾。
inaddition:
5.Manysoldiersdidnothavearightperspectivefortheircomingmilitarylife,andtheywerenotseriousabouttheirtasks.很多军人对自己的任务并未认真对待。
havearightperspectivefor:
havearightopinionoridea(aboutsomething)(对……)有正确的看法
e.g.:
Withgoodeducationbackground,itwouldbemucheasierforthestudentstohavearightperspectivefortheirfuturecareer.有良好的教育背景,学生们很容易对他们将来的职业有正确的看法。
beseriousabout:
notjokingorpretending,saywhatonereallymeans认真的,非开玩笑的,非假装的
e.g.:
IstoppedlaughingwhenIrealizedJenwasseriousaboutit.当我意识到詹炳非开玩笑时,我就不再笑了。
6.Thearmywas,hesaid,“makingusthelaughingstockabroadwhereweareseenasoverweightgrumpyoldmen…comparedtotheBritish,we’reviewedaspathetic.”他说,军队让“我们这些被看作是脾气暴躁的肥佬成为国外的笑柄……和英国人相比,人人都觉得我们可悲。
”
laughingstock:
someonewhohasdonesomethingstupidthateveryonelaughsatthem笑柄,笑料
e.g.:
Hewasthelaughingstockoftheschool!
他是全校的笑料!
compare:
toconsidertwoormorethings,p
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