
促進免疫系統
Lily is watching TV. Kelvin is preparing dinner.
莉莉在看電視,柯爾文在準備晚餐。
prepare(v.)準備
Lily: Do you know Kenneth Yen?
莉莉:你知道嚴凱泰是誰嗎?
Kelvin: Sure. He is the Yulon Group CEO.
柯爾文:當然,他是裕隆集團總裁。
Lily: He passed away due to esophageal cancer. That’s shocking! The actor Andi (安迪) also suffered from esophageal cancer and died a few days ago.
莉莉:他因為食道癌過世了,真震驚,藝人安迪前幾天也是因為食道癌過世。
pass away過世due to=because of因為esophageal cancer食道癌shocking(adj.)令人驚訝的suffer from苦於⋯⋯die(v.)死亡
Kelvin: I know. I think that’s a warning for us. We need to eat healthy.
柯爾文:我知道,我覺得那也是對我們的警訊,我們該吃得健康一點。
warning(n.)警告
Lily: You are right. I read an article this morning. It mentioned that having 2 to 3 boiled eggs for breakfast every day can help to prevent dementia, breast cancer plus boost the immune system.
莉莉:你說得對,我早上有讀到一篇文章,上頭提到每天早餐吃兩到三顆水煮蛋可以預防失智、乳癌還可以促進免疫系統。
mention(v.)提及prevent(v.)避免、防止Dementia(n.)失智breast cancer乳癌boost(v.)促進immune system免疫系統
Kelvin: I read that one too. Egg yolks contain vitamin B, C and D, which helps reduce the risks of some cancers as well as heart disease and diabetes.
柯爾文:那篇我也有看到,蛋黃裡含有維他命B、C與D,可以幫助減少得到一些癌症的機率,還有心臟疾病跟糖尿病。
egg yolk蛋黃contain(v.)含有reduce(v.)減少risk(n.)風險cancer(n.)癌症disease(n.)疾病diabetes(n.)糖尿病
Lily: So, what do we have for dinner?
莉莉:所以,我們晚餐吃什麼呢?
Kelvin: I prepared some salmon and broccoli. They are also cancer-preventing superfoods!
柯爾文:我準備了鮭魚跟青花菜,也都是抗癌的超級食物喔!
prepare(v.)準備
Lily: Great. I will set the table.
莉莉:太好了,我來佈置餐桌。