Our obsession with thinness is also fueled by health concerns.It is true that in this country we have more overweighted people __1__ than ever before, and that, in many cases, being over weight correlates an increased risk of heart and blood vessel disease. __2__ These diseases, therefore, may have as much to do with our __3__ way of life and our high-fat diets as with excessive weight. And __4__ the associate risk of cancer in the digestive system may be more __5__ about a dietary problem—too much fat and a lack of fiber than a __6__ weight problem.The real concern, then, is not that we weigh too much, but that we neither exercise enough or eat well. Exercise is necessary __7__ for strong bones and both heart and lung health. A balanced diet
1 ?. X6 n7 @- p0 h( t, M without a lot of fat can also help the body avoid many diseases.We should surely stop paying so much attention on weight. __8__ Simply being thin is not enough. It is actually hazardy if those who __9__ get(or already are) thin think they are automatically healthy and thus free from paying attention to their overall life-style. Thinness can be purely vainglory. __10__
6 `6 l' w g# h- I, P8 H 1.overweighted改为overweight overweight本身就可以做形容词修饰people,不需要加ed。1 O0 v* i4 v% c! P
2.correlates后加with.Correlate应与with连用,表示“A与B有关联”。' c# D1 D6 o/ M0 H
3.therefore改为however.从上下文来看,这里是转折而不是因果。
6 k% g9 q" R5 M- \# S3 o( @ 4.excessive改为excess.excess往往指数量上超过所需,多余。excessive 往往有不赞同,否定的含义在里面,另外,excessive除了可以表示数量以外还可以表示程度,表达抽象概念。比如After cooking fish, pour off the excess fat.The government says that local authority spending is excessive.) P/ z4 v* n" e( _4 {( p1 ?
5.associate 改为associated.associated 表示“关联的,相关的”。
9 o2 c5 K% j6 x7 Y b# U: T 6.about改为of.这里的意思是“与之相关的消化系统患癌症的危险实际上是饮食问题引起的,而非体重问题” ,about意思为“相关的”,这里应该为of,表性质。
# o0 Q8 o$ z. |/ G+ d/ { 7.or改为nor.neither应和nor连用表示两者皆否定,而not才和or连用。8 j, ]2 p& A# f8 F8 s3 _7 l% q
8.on改为to' ?' B. e$ M/ p# q
9.hazardy改为hazardous.hazard的形容词是hazardous而不是hazardy。
2 |# [2 Y6 n4 h1 c% T 10.purely改为pure |