Section BSection B

Heavy Body,Heavy Body,

Not Heavy HeartNot Heavy Heart

Background Information The British Virgin IslandsThe British Virgin Islands

    Comprised of 36 islands in the Caribbean (加勒比海 ) (16 of which are inhabited); about 113 kilometers east of Puerto Rico(波多黎各岛 ), north of the Leeward Islands(背风群岛 ), and adjacent to (邻接 ) the U.S. Virgin Islands; principal islands are Tortola(托尔托拉岛 ), Virgin Gorda(维尔京戈尔达 ), Anegada(阿内加达 )and Jost Van Dyke(约斯特范代克 ).   In 1666, British planters took over control of the island group from the original Dutch settlers. The islands attained the status of British colony, and remained part of the Leeward Islands from 1872 until 1956, when the British Virgin Islands became a separately administered entity. In 1967, a new constitution provided for a ministerial system of government headed by a Chief Minister. The island group remains under

British control today.

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Questions and Answers:Direction: Answer the following questions according to t

he text.

1.What do we know about the author from Paragraph 1?

2.Why does the author enjoys exercising?

3.Text B mentions there are many false ideas about fat people in society. What are the them?

4.When the author hears someone saying, “You have such a pretty face”(para.6), what is the speaker’s real mean?

5.Why does the author feels happy when she learns that some cultures have different standards of beauty?

Intensive ReadingIntensive Reading

1. I worked full time, went to school full time, smoked, and lived off fast food and soft drink. (para.1)

2. Now, at a weight considered to be dangerously high by medical charts, I live better than ever. (para.2)

3. Studies show that overweight people who exercise have a lower death rate than “normal” weight people who do not.(para.2)

4. Similarly, a study of college students said they would rather marry a drug user.(para.3)

5. these attitudes create discrimination that affects fat people in every aspect of their lives, including money matters.(para.3)

6. There are many false ideas about fat people in society. (para.4)

7. While I was visiting the British Virgin Islands, a local man invited me to be in a picture with him on the beach. (para.7)

8. I asked, “Why me?There are women who look like models here.”(para.7)

9. “Bones are for dogs,” he said with a smile. “Meat is for men.” (Para.8)

live off (on): get one’s food or income from 靠……过活

e.g.e.g.

People in this area live off seafood. 这个地区的人们主要以海产品为食。

The whole family had to live off his salary after his wife was laid off.

妻子下岗后，全家人只好依靠他的薪水生活。

weight: n.1. 重量；体重 2. 重要性；重大价值

e.g.e.g.

Experts warn that some food tend to make people put on weight faster.

专家提醒，某些食物往往很容易让人发胖。

Before making decision, you should give much weight to others’ opinions.

在做出决定之前，你应该非常重视其他人的意见。

medical: adj 医学的；医疗的

e.g.e.g.As a patient, everyone has the right to check his medical rec

ords.

作为病人，每个人都有权利查看自己的医疗记录。

Collocation: medical charts 体检表 medical examination体检 medical certificate 健康证明

overweight :adj. 超重的；过重的 n. 超重

Word-building:Word-building:

over-n表示：“太多” over-anxiety过度焦虑 overpopulation人口过多 overstrain 压力过大 overconfidence 过于自信

over-adj.表示“太过…”

over-greedy太贪婪 overcautious过于谨慎 overnervous太紧张 oversensitive 过于敏感

would rather…than: 宁愿……而不愿

e.g.e.g.More often than not, the children would rather clean the yar

d than do their homework. 通常，孩子们宁愿打扫院子也不愿意做作业。

Facing the danger of death, the hero would rather die than give in.

面对死亡的危险，英雄宁死不屈。

in every aspect of : 在……的各个方面

e.g.e.g.

Internet, as a wonder of the modern world, has been influencing our society in every aspect .

互联网作为现代世界的奇迹一直在影响着我们社会的各个方面。

In every aspect of the college life, we can experience the affection and care from our teachers.

在大学生活的各个方面，我们都能感受到老师对我们的关爱。

false: adj. 1 不正确的；错误的 2 不真实的；假的

e.g.

Her teeth are false, but they look very natural.

她的牙齿是假打，但看上去像真的一样。

Collocation: false ideas 错误的观念 false hair / teeth 假发 /假牙 give false evidence 做伪证 take a false step 失足 be false to one’s words 不守信

virgin: adj. 1 新鲜的；未开发的；原始的 2 贞洁的；处女的

e.g.

The family bought a piece of virgin land to grow trees.

那户人家买了块未开垦打土地种植。

Collocation: virgin wood/forest 原始森林 virgin land / soil 未开垦的土地 /处女地 virgin snow 白雪 virgin girl 贞洁的女孩

model: n. 1 （服装、绘画、摄影）模特 2 模范；典范；好榜样

e.g.

The company has signed three top models for the fashion show.

公司已签约 3位顶级模特出场进行时装表演。

Collocation: fashion model 时装模特 a good /role model 好榜样 labor model 劳动模范 model wife / behavior 模范妻子 /行动 on the model of 以……为榜样 ;效仿

Meaning: Meaning: ““Dogs like eating bones,” he said with a smile. “Men like eating meat.”

Please notice that the local man is saying in a humorous way that men like fat women. This further supports the idea in the previous sentnce: “Some cultures have very different standards of beauty. ”

Testing YourselfTesting YourselfGetting the MessageGetting the Message

Choose the best answer for the following questions1.From Paragraph 1 we know that the author_____

A.is a little fatter than before.

B.usually had fast food and soft drinks.

C.often fell ill.

D.didn't like to take pictures at college

2. The author enjoys exercising because______

A.she wants to be more beautiful by losing weight.

B.she doesn’t want to die earlier.

C.she likes to live a healthy life

D.she would like to make up the happy time she lost before.

3. Text B mentions there are many false ideas about fat

people in society. Which of the following is not one of

These false ideas?

A. They could not lose weight even if they decided to do so.

B. They have emotional or mental issues.

C. They have eating disorders.

D. They have chosen to be fat.

4. When the author hears someone saying, “you have

such a pretty face ”(Para.6), she understands what the

speaker really means is_______

A.“you have such a beautiful face”

B.“you are too fat to be fit”.

C.“I like you with such a pretty face”.

D.“you’d be prettier if you weren’t that fat”.

5. The author feels happy when she learns that some cultures have different standards of beauty, because____

A.she loves to experience different cultures.

B. She needn’t worry about the problem of being overweight.

C.she enjoys being liked for beauty

D.she likes to make friends with men from different cultures.