大腸癌患者年輕化
Linda and Tommy are friends. They are talking about colorectal cancer.
琳達和湯米是朋友。他們正在談論大腸癌。
Linda: Hey Tommy, did you know that 1 out of every 200 people in Yunlin and Chiayi has colorectal cancer?
琳達：嘿，湯米，你知道雲林和嘉義每200個人中就有1人罹患大腸癌嗎？
Tommy: Wow, that’s really high. What do you think is causing it?
湯米：哇，那比例真的很高。你覺得是什麼原因導致的呢？
cause (v.)造成、導致
Linda: The average age of colorectal cancer patients is getting younger, which means that unhealthy eating habits might be the primary cause.
琳達：大腸癌患者的平均年齡越來越年輕，這意味著不健康的飲食習慣可能是主要原因。
average (adj.)平均的patient (n.)病患 (adj.)有耐心的habit (n.)習慣primary (adj.)主要的cause (n.)原因、起因
Tommy: I see. So what can we do to prevent colorectal cancer?
湯米：我明白了。那我們該怎麼做才能預防大腸癌呢？
prevent (v.)預防
Linda: The main focus is on our eating habits. We should avoid fried and barbecued foods, alcohol, red meat and high sugar drinks.
琳達：主要應著重在我們的飲食習慣上。我們應該避免油炸和燒烤類食物、酒精、紅肉和高糖飲料。
main (adj.)主要的focus (n.)焦點、重點Taiwanese fried chicken 台灣的鹽酥雞
Tommy: Oh, I see. What should we eat instead?
湯米：哦，我明白了。那我們應該吃什麼呢？
Linda: We should also eat more vegetables and fruits so that we can have more dietary fiber and good intestinal bacteria.
琳達：我們也應該多吃蔬菜和水果，以便攝取更多的膳食纖維和腸道益菌。
so that 為了、以便fiber (n.)纖維dietary (adj.)飲食的intestine (n.)腸子intestinal (adj.)腸的
Tommy: That makes sense. I do eat a lot of fried and barbecued foods, so I need to change my eating habits. What about exercise? Does it help prevent cancer?
湯米：有道理。我確實吃了很多油炸和燒烤類食物，所以我需要改變我的飲食習慣。那運動呢？運動能幫助預防癌症嗎？
make sense 合情合理、說得過去
Linda: Yes, it does. Regular exercise can help reduce the risk of cancer. And it is not just colorectal cancer that we should be concerned about. All cancers should be taken seriously.
琳達：是的，規律運動可以幫助減少癌症的風險。我們不僅要關注大腸癌，所有癌症都應該被認真看待。
regular (adj.) 規律的、頻繁的、經常的a regular customer 老顧客、常客reduce (v.)減少、降低risk (n.)風險be concerned about sth. 擔心、關注、在意某事take sth. seriously 嚴肅、認真地看待某事
Tommy: Right, prevention is always better than cure. Well, thanks for sharing all of this with me, Linda. I’m going to make some changes to my diet and exercise habits.
湯米：對，預防總是勝於治療。謝謝你跟我分享這些資訊，琳達。我會改變我的飲食和運動習慣。
diet (n.)飲食a healthy diet 健康的飲食a balanced diet 均衡的飲食be on a diet 節食、控制飲食
Linda: You’re welcome, Tommy. It’s important to take care of our health, and small changes can make a big difference in the long run.
琳達：不用客氣，湯米。保持健康很重要，長期下來，小改變也能產生很大的影響。
make a difference 有影響、起作用in the long run 長期來說、長期下來