Unit 05 素材文档

College English Creative Reading3 跨文化交际英语·阅读教程3 Unit 5 Youth, Beauty and Health Note on the Topic Learning Objectives 1. Have a discussion of the real meaning of beauty and the vital importance of health; 2. Evaluate qualities and some English sayings about health in the final activity.

Before You Read 1.Watch the following video and discuss the following questions with a partner.

2.Discuss the following questions with a partner. 1. According to the video, how many children less than 5 years old are now considered obese? 42 million. 2. According to the Johns Hopkins Global Obesity Prevention Center, 5 out of 6 obese children are from developing countries or developed countries? From developing countries. 3. According to the video, is it true that more people die from obesity-related diseases than from malnutrition? Yes, it’s true. 4. Apart from food, what other factors contribute to obesity? The Increasingly sedentary lifestyles. 5. What is the systems science approach? A systems science approach views the issue from a holistic perspective. It requires an interdisciplinary task force to address all the facets underlying the obesity epidemic.

Reading A Young People’s Perceptions of Health Good health has always been something people strive for. As society has become increasingly more affluent our understanding of what is meant by the term “health” has been broadened beyond the notion of simply not being sick. The term now encompasses the importance of keeping fit, diet control and maintaining a good appearance. As the concept of health has expanded, so too has the market in heath products and programmes. There are now a wide array of health foods, dietary supplements and fitness classes available. The widening concept of healthcare has become part of the way young people think about their lives and the choices they have to make as they mature. To gain more information on young people’s perception of health, an opinion survey was conducted among the youth using questionnaires and in-depth interviews. Researchers also read extensively in the subject area. The young people who were interviewed were encouraged to express their opinions and feelings.

Key words: affluent: being rich enough to buy things for pleasure

参考译文： 年轻人的健康观念 长久以来，人们认为健康是最重要的人生目标。随着社会越来越富裕，人们对健康的理解已超出了原有的“不生病”的范畴。这个词的含义现在已包括保持健康、控制饮食、注重外表。随着健康概念的扩展，健康产品和活动的市场也是如此。现在出现了大量健康食品、饮食补充剂和健身班。这种正在日益放宽的健康观念已成为年轻人考虑生活以及成年时必做的一些决定的一部分。为了获得更多有关年轻人的健康观念的信息，研究者们以问卷调查和深入访问的方式对年轻人进行民意调查。他们还在这方面进行了广泛阅读。他们鼓励受采访的年轻人说出他们的感受和观点。 ReadingB It is clear from the survey that young people today are very much concerned about their physical appearance. This issue appears to be even more important to many young people than health. Results show that the perception of health has gradually moved away from the traditional concept of absence of major illnesses. Now health is perceived in terms of fitness or slimness. According to the opinions of the respondents in the survey, a new definition of health should include physical appearance, a positive state of well-being (feeling well and healthy) and improved endurance and energy. However, the concept of slim beauty dominates the findings of the survey and the concern for physical appearance and skincare over exercise and healthy eating habits among young people has many implications for healthcare education.

Key words: perceive: to understand or think about something in a particular way

参考译文： 调查结果表明现在的年轻人十分关注他们的外表。外表对许多年轻人而言似乎比健康更重要。调查结果还显示现代人的健康观念已渐渐偏离传统的健康观念，即不生重病，而现代的健康观念是保持健壮和苗条。根据被调查者的观点，新的健康观念应该包括注重外表、乐观健康、拥有更强的耐力和更多的精力。然而调查结果也表明大多数的年轻人以苗条为美，而且他们对外表和皮肤的关注要多于对锻炼和健康饮食习惯的关心。这些观念为我们的保健教育提供了诸多暗示。

ReadingC Clearly, the concept of health has changed in recent years. Young people no longer view health as an absence of illness, that is not being sick, but rather as something which can be judged from the way a person looks. Also, they do not see health as a quality which creates “beauty from the inside” i.e. young people perceive health mainly in terms of external factors: physical appearance — especially good skin, hair and teeth — and slimness. More and more young people are increasingly willing to achieve these features by a low-impact lifestyle — treatments, medicines and dietary supplements — rather than by adopting good habits of eating well and exercising regularly.

参考译文： 很明显，近几年来，人们的健康观念发生了改变。年轻人不再认为不生病就是健康，而是把健康看作某种可从外貌判断的东西。他们也不把健康看作一种可以产生内在美的品质，相反，他们在理解健