Audio-Visual-Oral English for Contemporary Medicine—Health Promotion
当代医学英语视听说教程
Unit 1
Healthy Living
Section A Pre-audio-visual Tasks
Task 1 Glossary Preview
Get familiar with the words and expressions listed below, and then match the meaning description or synonym with a proper word or expression in the list.
WORDS | MEANS | WORDS | MEANS | |
lifestyle | n.生活方式 | middle-income | adj.中等收入的 | |
impact | n.影响，冲击 | Asian-American | n.亚裔美国人 | |
literature | n.文献，著作，文学 | African-American | n.非裔美国人 | |
add up | v.言之有理，加起来得到理想的结果 | battle | v.与……作斗争，与……作战 | |
obesity | n.肥胖，肥胖症 | disorder | n.(身心) 失调，不适，病 | |
numerous | adj.许多的，数量庞大的 | disability | n.残疾，无能 | |
association | n.联系，联想 | medication | n.药物，药剂，药物 | |
lead author | n.主要作者 | premature death | 过早死亡 | |
body mass index | 身体质量指数 | reinforce | v.加强 | |
waist-hip | adj. 腰臀的 | kick | v.戒除 | |
ratio | n. 比例，比率，系数 | primetime | n.黄金时段 | |
modification | n. 改变，变形，变更，修正 | whopping | a.不平常的，巨大的，庞大的 | |
life expectancy | 期望寿命，平均寿命 | in shape | 处于良好状况 | |
cut short | v.剪短，截断，缩短 | veg out | 打发时间 | |
junk food | healthylifestyle垃圾食品，无营养食品 | sedentary | adj.久坐不活动的 | |
diabetes | n.糖尿病 | blood clot | 血凝块 | |
stroke | n. 中风 | keep… at bay | 防止……发生 | |
break down | 划分，衰弱下来 | Cardiovascular disease | 心血管病 | |
locale | n. 场所或地点 | |||
1.inability to pursue an occupation because of physical or mental impairment. disability 2.the average number of years that a person or animal can expect to live. life expectancy
3.an abnormal physical or mental condition. disorder
4. books, articles, etc., about a particular subject. literature
5. food that is of little nutritional value and often high in fat, sugar, and calories.junk food
6. a serious illness caused when a blood vessel in your brain suddenly breaks or is blocked.
stroke
7. a substance used in treating disease or relieving pain; the act or process of treating a person or disease with medicine. medication
8. the place where something happens. locale
9. a connection or relationship between things or people; a feeling, memory, or thought that is connected to a person, place, or thing. association
10. a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health. obesity
11. the way a person lives or a group of people live. lifestyle
12. a change in something; the act or process of changing parts of something. modification
13. a powerful or major influence or effect; the act or force of one thing hitting another.
impact
14. a measurement that shows the amount of fat in your body and that is based on your weight and height. body mass index
15. a variable disorder of carbohydrate metabolism usually characterized by inadequate se
cretion or utilization of insulin, by excessive urine production, by excessive amounts of sugar in the blood and urine, and by thirst, hunger, and loss of weight. diabetes
Task 2 Pair-work Discussion
Ponder over the following questions and discuss briefly each of them with your deskmates.
1. What does lifestyle refer to?
2. What is the relationship between lifestyle and health?
3. What are examples of an unhealthy lifestyle?
4. What do you think of your own lifestyle?
5. What can you do to improve your lifestyle?
Section B Audio-visual Tasks
Task 3 Spot Dictation
Listen to a passage three times and while listening, you are to put the missing word in each numbered blank according to what you hear.
Lifestyle choices such as diet and exercise can have a big impact on health. The scie ntific (1) literature is full of studies about the effect of various lifestyle factors, but realati vely few studies look at the combined (2) influence of multiple factors, and almost all of t hem were done in Western countries.
Now, a large new study of Chinese women (3) indicates the benefits of the healthy lifestyle choices can really add up. The research considers factors such as obesity and expo osure to second-hand smoke. (4) Numerous studies have worked the link between specific lifestyle factors such as exercise and diet, and risks of disease and death, but much less res earch has been done into the (5) effect of multiple unhealthy life style choices. Now a larg e study in women in Shanghai has found a strong (6) association between a health lifestyl e in general and a lower death rate, over an average of nine ye
ars.
Dr. Wei Zheng of Vanderbilt University is the lead author of the new study, which also (7) included researchers from the Shanghai Cancer Institute and America's National Cancer Institute.
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