VOA慢速英语:Eating White Rice Increases Risk of Diabetes

1.He says replacing white rice with whole grains like whole wheat or barley could result in a thirty-six percent lower chance of developing Type Two diabetes.

result in导致,结果是

例句：The game resulted in another victory for our team.
      比赛结果, 我们队又获胜了。

      The flood resulted in a considerable reduction in production.
      这次水灾造成相当大的减产。

result in后面跟的是结果，as a result of后面跟的是原因。

as a result of由于…的结果

例句：He was injured as a result of boiler explosion.
      他因锅炉爆炸而受伤。

2.He says people should replace white rice and other refined carbohydrates with whole grains whenever possible.

replace with用…代替

例句：We've replaced the old machine with a computer.
      我们用电脑取代了那台旧机器。 

substitute for用…代替, (使)代替
 
例句：Can you substitute for the singer who is ill?
      你能替一下那位得了病的歌手吗?

      In this cake mixture, you can substitute oil for butter.
      在这种做蛋糕的配料中, 你可以用食用油代替黄油。

3.However, eating brown rice reduces the risk of the disease.

however和 but 二者都意为“可是，但是”；

but是并列名词，连接两个并列分句，上下二句在总的意义上构成了对比。

I really don't like cheese， but I will try just a little this time.我实在是不喜欢吃奶酪，但是这次我要尝一点。

however不能直接连接两个分句，必须另起新句，并用逗号隔开。

It was raining hard. However， we went out to look for the boy. 雨下得很大，不过我们还是出去寻找那个孩子

4.Qi Sun is the lead writer of the report. He says the outer parts of brown rice slow down the work of the body's digestive enzymes into starch.

slow down(使)慢下来

例句：The machine slowed down and stopped.
      机器逐渐减慢了转速, 终于停住了。

      You have to slow down your car at the crossing.
      在十字路口, 你得放慢速度。