今天我们要学的每日一句的内容是:
Glassman said Olympians eat a lot of food - quantities
that for ordinary people would constitute pigging out.
One secret of swimmer Michael Phelps astonishing
performance in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing was consuming
as many as 12,000 calories in one day.
格拉斯曼说,奥运选手们会吃很多的食物——其分量甚至大于普通
人处于极度饥饿状态的食量。游泳名将迈克尔?菲尔普斯在2008年
北京奥运会惊艳表现的秘诀之一就是,他每天都会消耗高达12000
卡路里的热量。
【Vocabulary】
1. pig out:吃得过多;酒喝得过多
Example: Okay, let's pig out on pizza tonight.好的,今晚就来大吃一顿披萨。
2. constitute:构成;组成;任命;建立;制定
Example: Twelve months constitute one year.十二个月构成一年。
3. calory:卡(热量单位);卡路里
Example: How many calories can an ounce of sugar supply?一盎司糖可以供给多少卡热量?