亞洲主食的秘密
Susan and Steve are having lunch.
蘇珊和史蒂夫正在吃午餐。
be Ving 現在進行式(正在…)
Steve: It’s finally lunch time! I’m starving!
史蒂夫：終於到午餐時間了，我餓壞了！
starving(adj.)十分飢餓的、快餓死的=hungry
Susan: I bet you’ll be pigging out on all the dishes here, huh? I can eat everything but rice.
蘇珊：我敢肯定你能把所有的菜狼吞虎嚥吃進肚子吧？我每一種都可以吃，除了飯之外。
bet(v.)敢肯定will be Ving 未來進行式(將會…)pig out大吃大喝、狼吞虎嚥everything but每樣東西都…除了…
Steve: Definitely. But why aren’t you eating rice? Research has shown that eating rice may help prevent obesity.
史蒂夫：那是當然。但你為什麼不吃飯呢？研究顯示吃米飯有助於防止肥胖哦！
definitely(adv.)當然=absolutely, certainlyresearch(n.)研究show-showed-shownhas Vpp 現在完成式(已經…)prevent(v.)預防、防止=avoidobesity(n.)肥胖症
Susan: Really? I thought that low-carb diets were the best way to lose weight.
蘇珊：真的嗎？我以為低碳水化合物飲食是減重最好的方法耶。
low-carb(adj.)低碳水化合物的carb=carbohydrate碳水化合物
Steve: That’s what everyone thought, but because of the fiber, nutrients and plant compounds they contain, it turns out that whole grains make you feel full and stop you from overeating. Besides, rice is low in fat.
史蒂夫：很多人都這麼認為，但結果發現全穀類食物中的纖維、營養成分和植物化合物可以增加飽足感，讓我們不會吃得過多，而且脂肪含量也低。
what(pron.)…的nutrient(n.)營養成分compound(n.)化合物contain(v.)含有turn out最後發現、結果發現grain(n.)穀物overeat(v.)吃得太多、吃得過飽besides(adv.)此外=in additionlow in sth. …的含量很低
Susan: No wonder Asian people seem slimmer than people in the west.
蘇珊：難怪亞洲人似乎比西方人還要瘦。
no wonder難怪seem(v.)似乎
Steve: Yeah, that may also explain why – rice is a staple food in Asian countries.
史蒂夫：是啊，那也解釋了原因，因為米飯是亞洲國家的主食。
staple(adj.)主要的、基本的=basic, main
Susan: That makes sense. I’ll start eating a little rice then.
蘇珊：滿有道理的，那我就開始吃一些飯吧！
make sense合理、有道理