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VOA慢速英语:Is Coconut Good for You?

2017-05-23来源:VOA
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trend – n. something that is currently popular or fashionable

craze – n. something that is very popular for a period of time

holistic – adj. relating to or concerned with complete systems rather than with individual parts

nutritionist – n. a person whose job is to give advice on how food affects your health

benefit – n. a good or helpful result or effect

revs up phrasal verb : to speed up

metabolism – n. biology : the chemical processes by which a plant or an animal uses food, water, etc., to grow and heal and to make energy

fungal – n. of, relating to, or caused by a fungus

immune – adj. not capable of being affected by a disease

urinary tract – n. the tract through which urine passes

artery – n. any one of the tubes that carry blood from the heart to all parts of the body