VOA慢速英语:Is Eating Like Our Ancestors Good For Us?

短语讲解：

1. Today we tell about evidence that early humans were meat- eaters much earlier than scientists have thought.

tell about 讲述
例句：This store tell about confidence.
这个故事讲述的是关于信任的问题。

2. At least one million five hundred thousand years ago, humans ate meat as part of their daily diet.

at least 至少
例句：At least two yeas of experience.
至少有两年的经验。

3. We find vitamins, we find folic acid, we find vitamins B-12 now everywhere in the cereals that we eat in the mornings and in many other foods that we take because a lot of that has been artificially produced.

a lot of 许多
例句：We had a lot of difficulties.
我们碰到过许多困难。

4. Anthropologists say the teeth came from Australopithecus sediba or A. sediba.

come from 来自
例句：I come from the south of china.
我来自中国的南方。

5. It is one of several hominins, or ape-like species, that no longer exist. They are believed to be relatives -- but not direct ancestors -- of homo sapiens, or modern humans.

no longer 不再
例句：She is no longer a child.
她不再是小孩子了。

6. It’s that stuff -- that plaque -- that builds up on your teeth if you don’t brush them regularly.

build up 增进
例句：They went for a holiday in order to build up their health.
为了增进健康，他们去度假。

7. He says this suggests it lived in a more wooded environment than scientists thought.

live in 居住
例句：I used to live in london.
我过去一直住在伦敦。

8. While Australopiths are related to modern humans in some way, discoveries about the creatures’ diet could help clear up that ancestry.

clear up 清理
例句：Who is going to clear up the mess?
谁去清理这些污秽？

9. Some people are saying the best way to get a healthy body is to learn from our ancient ancestors.

learn from 向…学习
例句：Look and learn from movies.
多看些电影，并从中学习。

10. I think it’s because grains and processed white-flour products are things that people tend to over-consume and take in excess calories through, so they just come up with these general statements that they should just be entirely avoided.”

come up with 想出
例句：he come up with a novel solution to the problem.
她想出了一个解决问题的新奇的办法。