VOA慢速英语:Losing Weight Proves To Be Big Business

短语讲解：

1. Today we will talk about diet and weight loss.

talk about 讨论，谈论
例句：The president did talk about china's trade policies.
奥巴马总统也谈到了中国贸易政策。

2. But experts say exercise alone is not enough if your goal is to lose weight.

lose weight 体重减轻
例句：You can eat all you want and lose weight.
你可以吃任何想吃的，同时还能减肥。

3. But first you have to be willing to swallow the little creature. This may be more trouble than many people want.

be willing to 乐于
例句：Be willing to listen, but don't be fooled.
乐于倾听，但是不要被愚弄了。

4. Strange new diets, treatments and exercise programs arrive on the market every day.

arrive on 到达
例句：They are scheduled to arrive on monday.
他们计划星期一到达.

5. One research company estimates the weight loss business will be worth about $670 billion worldwide by the year 2015.

be worth 是值得的
例句：Do you think they would be worth the pain?
你认为这些值得用痛苦去换取吗？

6. Markets and Markets says the business is made up of three major parts.

be made up of 由…组成
例句：The loan will be made up of two portions.
贷款由两部分组成。

7. To lose that fat in a week, you have to burn off at least that amount in calories or eat that much less.

at least 至少
例句：Can we at least try?
我们至少试试看吧？

8. The plan advises people to avoid all meat and meat products, and to stay away from oils, nuts and seeds.

away from 远离；相距
例句：When I quit, I told him to stay away from these guys.
当我不干了，我告诉他，远离这些家伙。