【英語完形題講解】：完形填空記憶搭配及運用Unit15

①A number of studies have concluded that normal-weight people are in fact at higher risk of some diseases compared to those who are overweight。②And there are health conditions for which being overweight is actually protective。③For example，heavier women are less likely to develop calcium deficiency than thin women。④Likewise among the elderly，being somewhat overweight is often an indicator of good health。⑤It is often defined in terms of body mass index，or BMI。［選自2014英語（二）真題］

識別與記憶

請快速把以下搭配背三遍。

1。患某些疾病的風險較大：be at higher risk of some diseases

2。在一些健康狀況方面，……：There are health conditions for which。。。

3。缺鈣：develop calcium deficiency

4。……是健康的標誌：。。。 be an indicator of good health

5。X依據Y來定義：X be defined in terms of Y

解詞

calcium［‘kælsɪəm］n。鈣

deficiency［dɪ’fɪʃnsi］n。缺乏

somewhat［‘sʌmwɒt］ad。有點，稍微

index［’ɪndeks］n。指標；指數

參考譯文

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①一些研究得出結論，與超重人群相比，體重正常的人其實患某些病的風險更大。

②對於一些健康狀況，超重其實是具有保護性的。

③例如，與苗條的女性相比，較重的女性更不容易缺鈣。

④同樣，在老年人中，稍微超重往往是身體健康的標誌。

⑤肥胖通常依據體重指數（BMI）來定義。