醫(yī)學(xué)英語輕松學(xué) 第15期:園藝與健康

When preschool teacher Claudia Mendoza saw a problem that was affecting her kids, she got to the root cause.

學(xué)前班老師克勞迪婭·門多薩發(fā)現(xiàn)了困擾兒童的癥結(jié)所在，她進(jìn)行了刨根問底的探尋。

Childhood obesity is a problem in the US, but it’s something that could be prevented. I wanna do something about it.

兒童肥胖是美國一大問題，但卻能防治。我希望自己能出一份力。

To help her children learn about proper nutrition, Claudia found one of her best teaching tools was dirt.

為了幫助孩子們充分了解營養(yǎng)學(xué)，克勞迪婭發(fā)現(xiàn)了最佳教學(xué)工具--土壤。

Gardening with the kids is something very fun. And it also teach the kids where the food comes from. We have strawberries there, we have beans, carrots, and cucumbers.

與孩子們一起種植花草樂趣無窮。它還能讓孩子了解食物來源。我們種植了草莓、胡蘿卜、黃瓜以及豆莢。

Some preschoolers bring seeds, talk about what seeds, what kind of plants were they.

許多學(xué)齡前兒童帶來了種子，他們談?wù)摲N子，講述植物類型。

In this class, the kids learn their ABCs and their garden greens.

在這里，孩子們不僅了解了基本知識，還親自動手種植。

Believe it or not, when we put cucumbers on the table, the kids, you know, keep grabbing and grabbing and grabbing.

信不信由你，如果我把黃瓜放在桌子上，孩子們就會上前瘋搶。

Claudia believes anyone can have an impact on reducing childhood obesity.

克勞迪婭認(rèn)為，所有人都能夠為兒童肥胖癥出力。

Their minds at this young age, they’re capable of so many things. If everybody does just their little part, we do could do so much.

孩子們的潛力無窮。如果人人都能夠出一份力，那么我們能做的就很多很多。

1.learn about 了解

例句：He read a lot so as to learn about the intellectual history of Europe.

他大量閱讀以便了解歐洲思想史。

2.capable of 有…能力的

例句：Show your teacher what you are capable of.

向你的老師表現(xiàn)出你能干什么。

3.believe it or not 信不信由你

例句：Believe it or not, this is something everyone can do.

信不信由你，每個人都能做到這一點(diǎn)。

4.root cause 根本原因

例句：What is the root cause of all this?

這一切的根本原因是什么?