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VOA慢速英语:Want to Lose Weight? Try Counting Calories

2012-01-18来源:VOA

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短语讲解：
1. That was the finding of a new study that should be satisfying to anyone who counts calories for weight control.

count for有价值, 有重要性
例句：He seems to count for too much in our company.
在我们公司里, 他似乎是个举足轻重的人物。

2. I was eating a lot of real butter, for instance, real whipped cream and things of that nature that I don't normally indulge in.

indulge in任凭自己沉溺于…
例句：We indulged in an expensive supper after the concert.
音乐会后我们尽情地享受了一顿昂贵的晚餐。

3. Normal was defined as fifteen percent of energy from protein.

define as把…定义为
例句：Do you know who defined man as a rational animal?
你知道是谁将人说成是有理智的动物的?

4. We don't need to go down a list of 'avoid this, avoid that' -- become, you know, food police.

go down被记载
例句：This day will go down in history.
这一天将被记在历史上。