纪录片《饮食变迁》 第13期:新的饮食习惯存在隐患

Some scientists were beginning to have

一些科学家开始怀疑

serious doubts about the supposed benefits of our new diet.

我们新形成的饮食习惯存在隐患

If we change the pattern of food that we eat,

如果我们改变现在的饮食结构

we will certainly change

我们所患疾病的类型

the pattern of diseases that we suffer from.

也自然会改变

But I defy anybody to tell me accurately¹ what

但我仍然反对那些持极端观点的人

the consequence is going

他们总是说放弃传统食品

to be of going from the traditional foods

转吃含人造添加剂的新型食品

to these relatively² artificial and quite new foods.

会有严重后果

I think we will have new patterns of disease.

我的观点是 即便如此还会有新的疾病出现

And indeed the change in diet

改变食谱确实开始

was beginning to deliver different ways to die.

改变我们死亡的形式

In Britain today, one in three men will die of heart disease.

在如今的英国 三分之一的人死于心脏病

Colon³ cancer is now the

结肠癌仅次于肺癌

second biggest cancer killer⁴ after lung cancer.

成为第二大致命癌症

In Africa, it's rarely seen.

在非洲 这病很罕见

In spite of all the advances in medical technology,

尽管人类的医疗技术取得了长足进展

it's getting worse.

生命健康却日益恶化

1 accurately   

adv.准确地，精确地

参考例句：

• It is hard to hit the ball accurately.准确地击中球很难。
• Now scientists can forecast the weather accurately.现在科学家们能准确地预报天气。

2 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

3 colon   

n.冒号，结肠，直肠

参考例句：

• Here,too,the colon must be followed by a dash.这里也是一样，应当在冒号后加破折号。
• The colon is the locus of a large concentration of bacteria.结肠是大浓度的细菌所在地。

4 killer   

n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者

参考例句：

• Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
• The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。