減少孩童肥胖問題
It’s late at night. Emily and Enzo are watching TV.
現在很晚了，艾蜜莉和恩佐正在看電視。
Enzo: Just watching these fast food ads makes me hungry. I am so craving for some hamburgers right now.
恩佐：只是看這些速食廣告就讓我好餓哦！我現在好想吃漢堡。
crave for sth.渴望…=long for sth, be dying for sth.
Emily: I don’t think that’s a good idea, hon. We’re going to bed soon. Why don’t you have some fruit instead of junk food? Junk food only makes you fat, plus it’s bad for your health.
艾蜜莉：可能不太好哦，親愛的！我們快要睡了，你何不吃些水果代替垃圾食物呢？垃圾食物只會讓你變胖而且有害健康。
be V-ing未來式(即將…)instead of取代be bad for… 對…有害
Enzo: I know. It’s just so tempting. But you’re right, I do want to keep in shape.
恩佐：我知道，只是垃圾食物很誘人而已，但你說得對，我還是想要健康一點。
tempting(adj.)誘人的、吸引人的in shape狀況良好
Emily: I don’t know if you’ve heard about this or not, but all junk food adverts have been banned since February across the entire public transportation system in London – on the tube, the overground, and even in all train, tram and bus services.
艾蜜莉：不知道你有沒有聽說這個消息：從二月起，倫敦的整個大眾交通系統，包括地鐵、地上鐵、甚至是火車、電車和公車內，都已經看不見垃圾食物廣告了。
if(conj.)是否=whetherhave V-pp現在完成式(…過)hear-heard-heard聽說advert(n.)一則廣告have been V-pp現在完成式被動語態(已經被…)ban(n.)禁止entire(adj.)整個的transportation system交通系統the Tube地鐵
Enzo: So they’re banning the ads to help reduce obesity?
恩佐：那他們禁止這些廣告是為了要幫助減少肥胖問題嗎？
reduce(v.)減少、降低obesity(n.)肥胖
Emily: Yup! Plus, the UK government is going to ban junk food ads from playing on TV before 9 pm in order to reduce child obesity.
艾蜜莉：是啊！而且英國政府為了要減少孩童肥胖的問題，也即將要禁止垃圾食物廣告在晚上九點前在電視上播放。
government(n.)政府be going to未來式(即將要…)ban sth. from禁止某事…in order to為了
Enzo: Hmm… the problem may not be solved overnight, but the new rule may be helpful.
恩佐：嗯…這問題也許無法一夕之間就獲得解決，但新規定可能會有幫助。
be V-pp被動語態(被…)overnight(adv.)忽然、一夜之間rule(n.)規則、規定helpful(adj.)有幫助的
Emily: I agree. Ultimately, though, it is the parents’ responsibility to make sure that their children are eating healthy.
艾蜜莉：我同意。但最終，確保孩子們吃得健康是父母的責任。
ultimately(adv.)最終、最後responsibility(n.)責任make sure確定、確保