Useful Materials for Task 1

(Adapted from China Post and Reader Digest)

Brazilians feel the most pressure to be thin, the Finns acutely(敏銳地、劇烈地) aware of the dangers of obesity, and Americans have the toughest struggle to lose weight, according to a global survey.

根據一項全球性調查,巴西人對保持苗條到最大的壓力,芬蘭人其實了解肥胖的危險,而美國人減重時碰到最多困難。

The Reader’s Digest poll also revealed that Russians smoke the most to try to drop excess weight, and along with Germans and Indians, they are most likely to blame genetics for their penchant(強烈傾向) for piling on the pounds. The Russians top the chart at 70 percent in blaming their problem on genes, followed by 61 percent of Germans and 50 percent of Indians.

這項【讀者文摘】的調查也顯示,俄國人為了剪下多餘的體重抽最多煙,且同德國人和印度人,最可能把多添幾斤的情形歸罪於基因。七成俄國人怪罪基因,高居榜首,之後是德國的六成一和印度的五成。

In the Philippines, lack of willpower was cited as the main culprit(罪魁禍首) for the battle of the bulge, while 20 percent of Americans blamed their parents.

在菲律賓,缺乏意志力被引述為發福之戰的主要肇因,兩成美國人則歸因於父母。

More than 80 percent of Finns have tried to slim down, followed by 73 percent of the Dutch and 72 percent of Australians and Americans, according to the survey of 16,000 people in 16 countries.

據這項對十六國壹萬六千人所做的調查顯示,逾八成芬蘭人曾試圖瘦下來,荷蘭的七成三和澳洲及美國的七成二則緊追在後。

In the United States, 85 percent of women have tried to diet at some time during their life, while in Brazil, 83 percent of people said there is too much emphasis on weight.

在美國,八成五女性在人生某階段曾試著節食,而巴西有八成三民眾表示太在意體重。

In addition to being unhappy with their weight, 51 percent of wives in the US thought their husbands could benefit from dropping some weight. It was also an issue in India where 48 percent of men and 46 percent of women admitted to being dissatisfied with their spouse’s weight.

除了對自己體重不滿意,五成一的美國已婚婦女認為丈夫可以再瘦一點。這在印度也是個問題,四成八的男性跟四成六的女性承認不滿意配偶的體重。

Department of Health statistics show cancer has been the main cause of death in Taiwan for 27 consecutive years, accounting for 27.3 percent of deaths. Second and third on the list are cardiovascular(心血管的) and cerebrovascular(腦血管的) diseases.

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