VOA常速英语:Obese People Aren't Necessarily Unhealthy

短语讲解：

1. For years, we've been hearing about the dangers of obesity.

hear about得悉, 听说
例句：I have never heard about such a man.
我从未听说过这样一个人。

2. Obese people are more likely to have heart attacks, stroke, and diabetes, and they should try to lose weight, experts say.

lose weight减肥
例句：She is dieting to lose weight.
她在节食以减肥。

3. It's an easy calculation based on height and weight, and if your BMI is over 30, you're considered obese.

base on使建立在…基础上
例句：We must base ourselves on the interests of the people.
我们一定要从人民的利益出发。

4. When we did that we saw that the obese individuals who were categorized in the low risk of the Edmonton Staging System, they were at a similar risk of dying as compared to the normal weight people in that sample.

compare to与…相比
例句：The writer was compared to Shakespeare.
把这个作家与莎士比亚进行了比较。

5. And they're in fact at lower risk for dying of cardiovascular disease," Kuk says.

die of死于
例句：People are dying of cancer more and more often.
死于癌症的人越来越多了。

6. There are healthy obese individuals, and these healthy obese individuals may not actually benefit from losing weight.

benefit from通过…获益
例句：He thought he would benefit from going to school.
他认为上学对他有好处。

7. Instead, we should focus on a healthy lifestyle that includes exercise and a good diet, and maybe these healthy individuals should stop focusing so much on losing weight and just focus on not gaining any more.

focus on集中于，致力于
例句：The show focuses on making fun of politicians.
这场演出旨在嘲弄那些政客。