Unit 2 Healthy eating
【热点话题】 Food and diet(饮食) 节食减肥的利弊 体裁：议论文 写作思路：
引入话题——节食的好处及理由——盲目节食的弊端及理由 【美文诵读】
More_and_more_people，especially_females，are_beginning_ to_go_on_a_diet.
Dieting is of great benefit to the over-weighted people.First，being over-weight is bad for one's health because it leads to heart disease，high blood pressure，etc.Second，being overweight brings about so much inconvenience to the life of the over weighted people and dieting enables_them_to_enjoy_life_more.
On_the_other_hand，dieting_also_has_some_disadvantages. For one thing，many people diet not because they really want to live a healthy life，but because they only want to keep_slim. In this way，they will suffer from malnutrition.For another，Dieters lead_a_miserable_life because they are forever hungry and，at the same
time，they have to go through the misery of watching others enjoy three meals a day.
【学海拾贝】
按要求完成或翻译下列句子。
1．越来越多的人，特别是美国人，开始学汉语了。(模仿①) More_and_more_people，especially_Americans，are_beginning _to_learn_Chinese．
2．精通汉语能让他们找到好工作。(enable sb.to do sth.)
Having_a_good_master_of_Chinese_enables_them_to_get_better_jobs． 3．另一方面，吃太多甜食也有一些弊端。(disadvantages) On_the_other_hand，eating_too_much_sweet_food_also_has_
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some_disadvantages．
4．Lucy only had one meal a day to_keep_slim． (为了保持苗条的身体)
5．The farmers there are_leading_a_miserable_life． (过着悲惨的生活)because of the bad weather.
Ⅰ.按要求写出下列单词
1．日常饮食；节食 n．& v．diet 2．叹气 n．& v．sigh 3．咨询，请教v.consult 4．债务，欠款 n．debt 5．研究，调查n.& v．research 6．怒视；怒目而视 n．& v．glare 7．减肥；苗条的v.& adj.slim 8．女主人n.hostess 9．顾客n.customer 10．折扣n.discount
11．(使)联合，(使)结合 v．combine 联合 n．combination 12．好奇心 n．curiosity 好奇的 adj.curious 好奇地 adv.curiously 13．力量；强项 n．strength 强壮的 adj.strong 加强 v．strengthen
14．界限；限制 n．& v．limit 有限的 adj.limited 无限的 adj.limitless 15．有利 n．& v．benefit
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有益的 adj.beneficial
用所给单词的适当形式填空。
1．I have_digested_what he said for you：as a baby's ability of digesting_food is rather poor，you should give her some porridge to eat because porridge is good for digestion．(digest)
2．The boy was curious about everything he saw.(curiosity)
3．Despite mistakes and_weaknesses，it did a great deal of good work inside the trade unions.(weak)
4．This food will_strengthen_you up after your illness.(strength)
5．He considered that the change would be_beneficial_to his health.(benefit) Ⅱ.翻译下列短语
1．扔掉；丢弃 throw_away
2．被放过；不受惩罚 get_away_with 3．谋生 earn_one's_living 4．欠债 in_debt
5．对……厌倦、厌烦 be_tired_of 6．对……感到惊讶be_amazed_at 7．削减 cut_down
8．增加体重put_on_weight 9．减肥；减轻体重lose_weight 10．赢回；重新获得win...back 11．不久以后before_long 12．窥视，窥探spy_on
选用上述短语完成下列短文。
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