VOA慢速英语:海藻的健康益处

algae – n. any plant or plantlike organism (as a seaweed) that includes forms mostly growing in water, lacking a system of vessels for carrying fluids, and often having chlorophyll masked by brown or red coloring matter

bacon – n. thin strips of salted and smoked meat from the sides and the back of a pig

vegetarian – n. a person who does not eat meat : someone whose diet consists wholly of vegetables, fruits, grains, nuts, and sometimes eggs or dairy products

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

diet – n. the food that a person or animal usually eats

soluble – adj. capable of being dissolved in a liquid

fiber – n. plant material that cannot be digested but that helps you to digest other food

absorption – n. to take in (something, such as a liquid) in a natural or gradual way

exaggerate – v. to think of or describe something as larger or greater than it really is

supplement – n. something that is added to something else in order to make it complete : dietary/vitamin supplements