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大学英语翻译教程
1.8.8.11 十一、青少年肥胖问题
十一、青少年肥胖问题

【翻译原文】

青少年肥胖问题是与环境因素成正比的,如食品杂货店距离家的远近等。饮食不善和缺乏运动是城市人群肥胖的罪魁祸首,也是两个最容易预防的死亡导因。女性比男性更容易肥胖,其比例是百分之二十五比百分之十九。患有糖尿病和高血压的城市居民患上肥胖可能性比拥有正常体重的可能性更大。每天食用果蔬五个以上的居民不容易超重或肥胖。高中男生与女生相比,更容易患上肥胖,其比例是百分之十九,而女生肥胖比例只有百分之十六。

【精彩译文】

The problem of childhood obesity is proportional to the number of environmental factors,such as the location of a grocery store,relative to a home.Poor diet and physical inactivity are the twomajor contributors to obesity in the city and the most preventable causes of death.Women aremore likely to be obese thanmen,25 percent versus19 percent.Residents with diabetes and hypertension aremore likely to be obese than to be of a normalweight.Residentswho eat five ormore fruits or vegetables daily are less likely to be overweightor obese.High-school-age boys aremore likely to be obese at19 percent than their female counterpart,nearly 16percent of whom are obese.