考研Teachers, employers, and health professionals have been shown to harbor biases against the obese.

教师、雇主和卫生专业人员对肥胖者怀有偏见。

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六级Another study also found eating a high-fat and high-sugar breakfast each day for as little as four days resulted in problems with learning and memory similar to those observed in overweight and obese individuals.

另一项研究还发现，每天只吃高脂肪和高糖的早餐四天，就会导致学习和记忆问题，这与超重和肥胖个体的情况类似。

2019年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section A

考研For example, many collegiate and professional football players qualify as obese, though their percentage body fat is low.

例如，许多大学生和职业足球运动员符合肥胖标准，尽管他们的体脂百分比很低。

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四级One study recruited 200 obese adults to take part in a 16-week-long diet, where half added dessert to their breakfast, and half didn't.

一项研究招募了200名肥胖成年人参加为期16周的节食，其中一半在早餐中添加甜点，另一半不添加。

2019年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

六级Starr recently conducted a small study that found that adding extra protein foods to the diet of obese older individuals who were trying to lose weight strengthened their muscles.

斯塔尔最近进行了一项小型研究，发现在试图减肥的肥胖老年人的饮食中添加额外的蛋白质食物可以增强他们的肌肉。

2019年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

六级In fact, along with her colleague Connie Bales, Starr recently conducted a small study that found that adding extra protein foods to the diet of obese older individuals who were trying to lose weight strengthened their muscles.

事实上，斯塔尔和她的同事康妮·鲍尔斯最近进行了一项小型研究，发现在试图减肥的肥胖老年人的饮食中添加额外的蛋白质食物可以增强他们的肌肉。

2019年12月六级真题（第2套）

六级Children of obese mothers are much more likely to become obese themselves later in life.

肥胖母亲的孩子在以后的生活中更容易变得肥胖。

2008年12月英语六级真题

六级Surveys carried out by the US national center for health statistics found that adults aged 40 to 79 were around three times as likely to be obese as younger people.

美国国家健康统计中心进行的调查发现，40岁至79岁的成年人肥胖的可能性大约是年轻人的三倍。

2008年12月英语六级真题

六级Results from the US national heart, lung and blood institute’s study found that the odds of a child being obese increase 14% for every five extra years of their mother’s age, though why this should be so is not entirely clear.

美国国家心肺血液研究所的研究结果发现，孩子肥胖的几率比母亲多出五岁就会增加14%，但为什么会这样还不完全清楚。

2008年12月英语六级真题

四级Already, 17% of U. S. children and teens are obese (肥胖), and across the world the sugar intake (摄入) has increased three times in the past 50 years.

已经有17%的美国儿童和青少年肥胖(肥胖), 全世界的糖摄入量(摄入) 在过去50年中增长了三倍。

2012年12月大学英语四级真题试卷（1）

四级Obese children turn into obese adults.

肥胖的孩子变成肥胖的成年人。

2012年12月大学英语四级真题试卷（1）

四级But it has yet to be admitted with overeating, even though one in four adults in this country is obese and that number is predicted to double by the year 2050.

但是，尽管这个国家四分之一的成年人肥胖，而且预计到2050年这个数字将翻一番，但它还没有被承认为暴饮过量。

2014年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第3套)

四级They are known to make people obese.

众所周知，它们会使人肥胖。

2014年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第3套)

四级To find out, researchers designed a study in which 52 obese women took part in a 12-weck weight loss programme.

为了找到答案，研究人员设计了一项研究，52名肥胖女性参加了一项为期12周的减肥计划。

2019年12月大学英语四级真题（第2套）

四级One study recruited 200 obese adults to take part in a 16-week-long diet, where half added dessert to their breakfast, and half didn’t.

一项研究招募了200名肥胖成年人参加为期16周的饮食，其中一半人在早餐中添加甜点，一半人没有。

2019年12月大学英语四级真题（第2套）

四级Especially for women, there is a clear penalty at work for being overweight or obese.

尤其是对于女性来说，超重或肥胖在工作中会受到明显的惩罚。

2020年9月大学英语四级真题（第1套）