159. Ask anyone why there is an obesity epidemic and they will tell you that it's all down to eating too much and burning too few calories.
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随便问一个人为什么他会患上肥胖症时,他们都会告诉你,“那都是由于平时吃得太多而消耗的热量又太少”。点睛
本句是个并列复合句,主干是Ask anyone why...and they will tell you that...。why引导的从句作anyone的宾语补足语;that引导的从句则作you的宾语补足语。be down to意为“可归因于,因为”。如:
How much sleep you need could be down to one gene. 人需要多少睡眠时间可能归因于一种基因。
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与few相关的短语在六级考试里也很常见:
I've turned down a good few job offers. 我已经拒绝了不少工作机会。

Only a very few people can understand his new theory. 只有极少数人能理解他的新理论。

There were no fewer than a thousand people in the hall. 大厅里有多达1000人。

Quite a few people came to the New Year Concert. 有相当多的人来听新年音乐会。

Some few of the students are absent today. 有些同学今天缺席。