Summary
This report is about level of obesity and
overweight in the UK.
Firstly, the level of obesity and
overweight in the Great Britain only lags behind Iceland and Malta. Data includes
adults and children. Not surprising, the proportion of children who suffer from
obesity and overweight is not lower than adults.
Secondly, one said that those may affect in
any ages and income for a country.
Certainly, some diseases which are caused
by obesity and overweight are mentioned.
As well as, the rank of level of obesity
and overweight all over the world is also reported in this news.
Finally, the writer suggests people that if
one wants healthier, he might cut down obesity.
Vocabulary
1.
Obesity (n.) 肥胖、過胖、肥胖症
2.
Obese (adj.) 極為肥胖的、肥大
3.
Overweight (adj.) 超重的
(v.) 在重量上超過
(n) 超重
4.
Peak (n.) 山峰、最高點
(v.) 達到高峰
(adj.) 最高點 最大值 e.g. the peak age of children
5.
Yet (adv.) somebody/ something
has yet to do something (formal)
Use to say that someone has not done
something, or that something has not happened when you think it should already
have been done or have happen.
e.g. it has yet to be reversed in any
6.
Immune (adj.) 免疫的、有免疫力的、不受影響的、免除的
Immune to
* not affect by something that happen or is
done
7.
Affluent (adj.) 富裕的、富足的 e.g. affluent country
8.
Populous (adj.) 人口眾多的、人口稠密的
e.g. populous country
9.
Trajectory (n.) 拋物線
10. A third of 1/3
11.
Task 1 sentence
1.
The UK has higher levels of
obesity and overweight people than anywhere.
2.
In the UK, 67% of men and 57%
of women are either overweight or obese.
3.
More than a quarter of children
are also overweight or obese-26% of boys and 29% of girls.
4.
The study found that the number
of overweight and obese people in the world had surged in the past three
decades.
5.
In western Europe, the UK lags
behind only Iceland, with 74% of men and 61% of women overweight or obese, and
Malta, on 74% and 58% respectively.
6.
Increased by 10% in the UK over
the past three decades.
7.
There was a slightly drop in
the numbers of obese people between 1980 and 1986, before it began to rise
steadily.
8.
The peak age for children is
between ages five and nine.
9.
There is concern about the
rising levels of obesity among children in the developing world.
10. Ranked from the largest number to the least, they are A, B, C, D,
and E.
11. Clearly we need to bring down obesity if we want to help people have
healthier.
12. To rise steadily
