VOA慢速英语:Study: Do Fitness Trackers Help You Lose Weight?(翻译)

短语讲解：

1. The University of Pittsburgh research team looked at two groups of individuals.

look at 看;审视;评判
例句：I insisted that we should have a look at every car
我坚持我们每辆车都应该看一下。

2. In other words, they spoke with nutrition and physical fitness experts to consider the best weight loss plan.

in other words 换句话说;就是说
例句：In other words, you need to succinctly state what your application does.
换句话说，您需要简洁地描述应用程序完成的工作。

3. The researchers compared this group with people who only took part in health counseling.

take part in 参加…，参与…活动
例句：They returned to take part in the season's opening game.
他们回来参加本赛季的开幕赛。

4. In fact, those who only spoke with the health experts lost nearly six kilograms.

in fact 事实上;实际上
例句：In fact, those people have been promoted.
事实上，那些人已经升职了。