沒事多喝水
Jim and Anna are friends. They are chatting.
吉姆和安娜是朋友。他們正在聊天。
chat(v.)聊天
Jim: I used to be quite good at remembering things. Now I’m becoming so forgetful.
吉姆：我以前蠻擅長記東西的。現在我很容易忘東忘西。
remember(v.)記得
Anna: It happens a lot as we grow older. Have you talked to your doctor?
安娜：隨著我們年紀增長，這很常發生。你跟醫生討論過了嗎？
grow(v.)成長
Jim: I did. She said so far everything looks fine.
吉姆：討論過了。她說目前一切正常。
fine(adj.)好的;沒事
Anna: Then there’s no need to be worried.
安娜：那就沒必要擔心了。
worry(v.)憂慮
Jim: But I’m afraid that my memory may get worse. You know, some people have dementia even though they are still young.
吉姆：但我擔心我的記憶力可能會變差。你知道，有些人就算年輕還是會得失智症。
worse=bad的比較級young(adj.)年輕的
Anna: I watched the news the other day. It said that several foods are helpful with preventing dementia.
安娜：我前幾天看了新聞。新聞說有幾種食物對預防失智有幫助。
helpful(adj.)有幫助的
Jim: Which kind of foods? I can put them in my diet.
吉姆：哪種食物？我可以把它們加進我的飲食。
diet(n.)飲食
Anna: Berries and nuts like walnut and almond are great. Dark green vegetables as well as whole grains are also good for your memory.
安娜：莓果和堅果類都很好，像是核桃和杏仁。深綠色蔬菜和全穀物也對記憶有幫助。
walnut(n.)核桃almond(n.)杏仁whole grain=全穀物
Jim: I see. I have a sweet tooth, though. Is it okay if I often eat sweets?
吉姆：我懂了。但我愛吃甜食，我常吃甜食可以嗎？
have a sweet tooth=愛吃甜食sweet(n.)甜食
Anna: Sugar is not the best for your health. But the news said having 80 percent dark chocolate is fine.
安娜：砂糖對你的健康不太好。但新聞說可可含量百分之八十的巧克力就沒關係。
percent(n.)百分之
Jim: I’ll bear that in mind.
吉姆：我會記著的。
bear(v.)忍受
Anna: Last but not least, drinking more water helps, too.
安娜：最後同樣重要的，多喝水也有幫助。
drink(v.)飲用