第二型糖尿病
Vince and Carol are ordering drinks from a local tea shop.
文斯和卡蘿正在一家當地的手搖飲店點飲料。
local(adj.)當地的local food當地食物local culture當地文化the locals當地人
Carol: What do you want to drink, Vince?
卡蘿：文斯，你想喝什麼？
Vince: I’ll have a large black tea with pearls and full sugar. I want something really sweet today.
文斯：我要一杯大杯的全糖珍珠紅茶。我今天想喝點很甜的東西。
full(adj.)完整的、全部的full price全額be full of充滿
Carol: Are you sure? Didn’t you know that sugary drinks are causing health problems worldwide?
卡蘿：你確定嗎？你知道嗎？含糖飲料正在全球引發健康問題。
Vince: Really? What’s wrong with having a sweet drink every day?
文斯：真的嗎？每天喝一杯甜的飲料有什麼問題？
Carol: People who drink too much sugar can get type 2 diabetes or have heart problems. A recent health study found that sugary drinks cause 2.2 million cases of type 2 diabetes worldwide each year.
卡蘿：攝取太多糖可能會導致第二型糖尿病或心臟問題。一項最新的健康研究發現，每年全球有220萬例第二型糖尿病與含糖飲料有關。
diabetes(n.)糖尿病
Vince: Wow! That isn’t good. I guess I should cut down on drinking sweet drinks. I’ll try half sugar today instead.
文斯：哇！那不太妙。看來我應該少喝一點含糖飲料。那我今天試試半糖好了。
cut down on減少half(adj.)半的half price半價instead(adv.)作為替代
Carol: Good idea. That’s a start! Then next time, you can try no sugar.
卡蘿：好主意！這是個開始！下次你可以試試無糖。
sugar-free drink無糖飲料
Vince: I’m not sure if I’m ready for that. But I’ll think about it!
文斯：我不確定自己準備好了，不過我會考慮看看！
think about考慮、思考