F:比尔，我真不敢相信我的眼睛。你午餐只吃沙拉?不吃汉堡?
M:Get used to it，Mary. I'm off hamburgers for good health. Most fast food is loaded with sodium.
M:玛丽，你得开始习惯。我已经决定为了健康永远不吃汉堡了。大部分快餐，钠的含量都很高。
F:I know. But why are you suddenly interested in lessening your salt intake?
F:这我知道。但你为什么突然想减少盐的摄取量?
M:My doctor says I should cut back on sodium-rich foods to lower my blood pressure.
M:医生说我必须少吃含钠高的食物以降低血压。
F:Do you have hypertension? I would have thought you were too young.
F:你有高血压?你还这么年轻。
M:Actually，my blood pressure isn't that high yet，but they say it increases with age.
M:事实上我的血压也没有那么高，但据说血压会随年龄的增长而升高。
F:Well, I'm glad you're starting to pay more attention to your diet.
F:啊，真高兴看到你开始比较注意饮食了。
M:I want to lower my risk of heart attack and stroke，too.
M:我也想降低得心脏病和中风的危险。
F:So do I. That's why I've been trying to lower my cholesterol level.
F:我也是，这就是为什么我一直想降低体内胆固醇含量的原因。
M:I've noticed you've been munching away on lots of fruits and vegetables reGently.
M:我注意到你最近大量吃蔬菜水果。
F:That's right. I could stand to lose a few pounds，too.
F:没错。这样我还可以减掉几斤肉。
重点词汇
sodium钠
The fish or seafood is heavily salted with pure sodium chloride.鱼或海产品以厚厚的纯氯化钠盐腌制。
lessen减少
He is used to a lot of attention from his wife, which will inevitably lessen when the baby is born.他习惯了妻子无微不至的关心，这种关心在孩子出生以后将不可避免地减少。
lower降低
The Central Bank has lowered interest rates by 2 percent.中央银行已经降低了2%的利率。
blood pressure血压
Your doctor will monitor your blood pressure.你的医生会监测你的血压。
hypertension高血压
Mary: Do you have hypertension? 玛丽：你有高血压?
risk危险;风险
There is a small risk of brain damage from the procedure.存在该手术导致脑损伤的小风险。
heart attack心脏病
He died of a heart attack brought on by overwork.他死于劳累过度引起的一次心脏病发作。
stroke中风
He had a minor stroke in 1987, which left him partly paralysed.他在1987年患了轻度中风，这使他半身不遂了。
cholesterol[生化]胆固醇
So why would you want to lower your cholesterol?那么为什么你想降低你的胆固醇呢?
munch咀嚼
Luke munched the chicken sandwiches.卢克大声嚼着鸡肉三明治。
