NO 72：在饭店吃饭要留意，旁边食量大的瘦子会影响你的消费

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NO 72：在饭店吃饭要留意，旁边食量很大的瘦子可能会影响你的消费

1 According to a recent study in the Journal of Consumer Research, both the size and consumption habits of our eating companions can influence our food intake .

根据《消费者研究杂志》最近的一项研究，和我们一起吃饭的同伴的饭量和消费习惯会影响我们的食物摄入量。

journal报纸杂志n，consumer消费者n，consumption消费n，companion同伴n，intake摄入n

And contrary to existing research that says you should avoid eating with heavier people who order large portions(份), it’s the beanpoles瘦长之人 with big appetites you really need to avoid.

以前的研究认为：你应该避免和大食量的肥胖之人一起吃饭。正好相反，最近的研究表明：你应该避免和大食量的瘦长之人一起吃饭。

contrary相反a/n，existing现存的a，appetite爱好/食欲/欲望n

2 To test the effect of social influence on eating habits, the researchers conducted two experiments. In the first, 95 undergraduate women were individually invited into a lab to ostensibly(表面上) participate in a study about movie viewership .

为了验证社会因素（影响）对饮食习惯的影响，研究人员进行了两次实验。第一次实验有95名女在校大学生被一个个地（一次一个人）邀请进入实验室，参与一个表面上是关于电影收视率的调查研究。

undergraduate在读大学生n，individually个别地ad，participate参加v，viewership收视率n

Before the film began, each woman was asked to help herself to a snack . An actor hired by the researchers grabbed her food first. In her natural state, the actor weighed 105 pounds.

电影开始之前，每个女大学生都被要求吃点零食。研究人员雇佣了一名演员（自然状态下真实的体重是105磅，坐在实验者的旁边）。每次实验，她总是抢先急不可待地抓起食物就吃。

snack小吃n

But in half the cases she wore a specially designed fat suit which increased her weight to 180 pounds.

但有一半情况下，该演员穿着一件经过特别设计的脂肪套装，把她的体重增加到180磅。

suit（同一料子的）一套外衣n

3 Both the fat and thin versions of the actor took a large amount of food. The participants followed suit , taking more food than they normally would have. However, they took significantly more when the actor was thin.

实验时胖版演员和瘦版演员都吃了大量的食物。所有实验对象也都跟风照做了（吃的食物比她们平时都要多）。然而，和瘦版演员一起吃饭的实验对象会花更多的钱（比和胖版演员一起吃饭）。

version版本n，follow suit跟风v

4 For the second test, in one case the thin actor took two pieces of candy from the snack bowls. In the other case, she took 30 pieces.

在第二次测试中，瘦版演员有一回从零食碗里拿了2块糖，又有一回拿了30块糖。

snack小吃n

The results were similar to the first test: the participants followed suit but took significantly more candy when the thin actor took 30 pieces.

结果与第一次测试相似，参与者们也跟风照做了，但当瘦版演员吃了30块糖果时，参与者们却吃了多得多的糖果（比第一次测试）。

significantly意味深长地/重大地/非常ad

5 The tests show that the social environment is extremely influential when we’re making decisions. If this fellow participant is going to eat more, so will I. Call it the “I’ll have what she’s having” effect. However, we’ll adjust the influence.

测试表明，社会环境对我们饭量的大小有很大的影响。如果你旁边吃饭的人打算多吃一点，我也会多吃一点，我们称之为“她吃什么我吃什么”效应。但是，我们要改变/调整这种影响。

social社会的a，extremely极其ad，influential有影响的/有说服力的a，participant参加者n

If an overweight person is having a large portion , I’ll hold back a bit because I see the results of his eating habits. But if a thin person eats a lot, I’ll follow suit. If he can eat much and keep slim, why can’t I?

如果我旁边吃饭的胖子吃的分量很大，我会会稍微控制一点，因为我看到了他的滥吃的习惯的后果。但如果我旁边吃饭的瘦子吃得很多，我也会这么做。他可以吃得多但保持苗条，为什么我就不能呢?

overweight超重肥胖的a，portion一份n

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今日热词

VC = venture capital

风险投资

novelty

n. 新奇；新奇感；新奇的事物

Startup's name decides funding

公司名字好融资更容易

A study published in the peer-reviewed academic journal Venture Capital has found that a startup's name can seriously affect how a company isperceived by investors. Names that are easily pronounced, such as Uber and Lyft, are preferred by both early and late stage investors.

同行评议学术期刊《风险资本》上刊登的一项研究发现，初创公司的名字能极大地影响投资者对该公司的印象。初期和后期的投资者都更青睐朗朗上口的名字，比如Uber和Lyft。

They tend to be offered more money, whether it's through crowd funders, angel investors, VCs or IPO investors. Uniqueness is also a virtue, but only with early-stage investors. The study found that since very little is known about a company in the early stages, unique names give the impression there is something special about the company.

不管是众筹者、天使投资人、风投还是IPO投资者，都倾向于给这样的公司提供更多资金。名字独特也是个优势，但只对初期的投资者有效。该研究发现，由于初创公司在早期鲜为人知，独特的名字能给人以该公司拥有过人之处的印象。

But don't go registering for that unintelligible URL just yet: Thenovelty wears off by later stages, when unique names can make investors feel uncomfortable. Think about now-shuttered companies like Xobni, which was purchased in 2013 by Yahoo for $60m, before being shut down just one year later.

但这种新奇感到后期便会逐渐消失，这时别致的名字会让投资者感到不悦，因此不要急着去注册让人费解的域名。想想现在已经倒闭的公司，比如Xobni，该公司在2013年被雅虎以6000万美元收购，仅一年后就被关闭。

重点词汇

1、peer-reviewed

n. 同行评议；同行审阅

2、perceive

英 /pə'siːv/ 美 /pɚ'siv/

vt. 察觉，感觉；理解；认知

vi. 感到，感知；认识到

3、VC = venture capital

风险投资

4、unintelligible

英 /ʌnɪn'telɪdʒɪb(ə)l/ 美 /'ʌnɪn'tɛlədʒəbl/

adj. 莫名其妙的；无法了解的

5、novelty

英 /'nɒv(ə)ltɪ/ 美 /'nɑvlti/

n. 新奇；新奇感；新奇的事物；新颖小巧而廉价的物品

6、wear off

磨损；逐渐消逝；渐渐减少；耗损

Meghan's child is a girl?

梅根新生儿将是小公主?

Meghan Markle has said the birth of her first child is going to be a surprise, but if the decorations at her lavish baby shower are any indication, she may be welcoming a little girl.

梅根•马克尔曾表示她第一个孩子的出生将是个惊喜，但从她奢华的产前派对的装饰品泄露的"天机"看，她可能将迎来一个女宝宝。

Decorations for the exclusive fête , which is reportedly being co-hosted by Serena Williams and Amal Clooney, began arriving in The Mark hotel, and there was plenty of pink - from the blush-colored roses to thecotton candy machine that was brought into the hotel.

据报道，这个由塞蕾娜•威廉姆斯和阿玛尔•克鲁尼共同主持的专属派对的装饰品近日开始运抵马克酒店，其中充斥了大量的粉红色——从腮红色的玫瑰到送入酒店的棉花糖机器。

Dozens of light-pink roses were carried into thevenue , and those weren't the only floral arrangements of that color to be seen. Even some of the guests who attended the shower were donning the color.

许多淡粉色玫瑰也被送入会场，同色的花卉布置还不止这些。甚至连部分参加派对的宾客也穿戴着同色的服饰。

Gayle King was seen arriving in a bright pink dress and pastel-colored heels. Amal Clooney stood out in a red jumpsuit and gold heels, and while it wasn't pink, the color could easily be associated with a baby girl.

有人看到盖尔•金穿着亮粉色的裙子和淡粉色的高跟鞋到达现场。阿玛尔•克鲁尼身穿红色连裤衫和金色高跟鞋十分出挑，虽然颜色不是粉色，但很容易让人联想到女宝宝。

重点词汇

1、exclusive

英 /ɪk'skluːsɪv; ek-/ 美 /ɪk'sklusɪv/

adj. 独有的；排外的；专一的

n. 独家新闻；独家经营的项目；排外者

2、fête

n. 节日；宗教庆典；盛宴；义卖集会

vt. 宴请；赞扬

3、cotton candy

棉花糖

4、dozens of

几十；许多

5、venue

英 /'venjuː/ 美 /'vɛnju/

n. （公共事件的）发生场所，举行地点；会场；审判地

6、pastel

英 /'pæst(ə)l/ 美 /pæ'stɛl/

adj. 柔和的；彩色蜡笔的，粉蜡笔的

n. 粉蜡笔；粉蜡笔画

n. (Pastel)人名；(法)帕斯泰尔

pastel-colored

色彩柔和的

7、jumpsuit

美 /'dʒʌmp'sʊt/

n. 跳伞装；连身衣裤

Rules to curb discrimination

我国明确'招聘不问婚育'

China's nine central government departments have released a guideline to further prevent discrimination against women in the job market. When looking for a new employee, employers cannot restrict nor reject women based on their gender, unless in someoccupations required to do so by a statedecree , according to the guideline, introduced by a collection of departments including the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Welfare and Ministry of Education.

近日，我国九部门发布关于进一步防范就业市场中针对妇女的歧视问题的指导意见。这份由人社部、教育部等多部门出台的意见规定，用人单位在招聘新员工时，不得因性别问题限制妇女求职就业或拒绝录用妇女(国家规定的女职工禁忌情况除外)。

Employers should not ask potential female employees about their plans to be married or have children, and any job related health tests should not test for pregnancy, the guideline said. Employers will be summoned for a talk with authorities and urged to change their employment practices if they are found to have engaged in gender discrimination. Judicial assistance will be provided to women who suffer from gender discrimination in the process of looking for a job.

意见明确，用人单位不得询问妇女婚育计划，不得将妊娠测试作为工作相关健康检查。若发现用人单位存在性别歧视问题，有关部门将对其进行约谈，并敦促其修改招聘流程。国家将为求职过程中遭受性别歧视的女性提供司法援助。

重点词汇

1、discrimination （against）

英 /dɪ,skrɪmɪ'neɪʃ(ə)n/ 美 /dɪ,skrɪmɪ'neʃən/

n. 歧视；区别，辨别；识别力

2、occupation

英 /ɒkjʊ'peɪʃ(ə)n/ 美 /,ɑkju'peʃən/

n. 职业；占有；消遣；占有期

3、decree

英 /dɪ'kriː/ 美 /dɪ'kri/

n. 法令；判决

vt. 命令；颁布；注定；判决

vi. 注定；发布命令

Kim reaches Hanoi for talks

金正恩今抵河内会川普

Kim Jong-un, top leader of Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) arrived in Vietnam on Tuesday at 8:15 am (local time). Kim's train stopped at Dong Dang station in northeast Vietnam, from where he took a car to Hanoi, about three-hour drive. Meanwhile, sources said that US President Donald Trump's Air Force One is expected to land at Hanoi Noi Bai International Airport on Tuesday evening.

当地时间26日8时15分，朝鲜最高领导人金正恩抵达越南。金正恩乘坐的火车停靠在越南东北部的同登车站，他在那里转乘汽车前往河内，行程为3小时左右。同时，知情人士称，美国总统特朗普的空军一号将于26日晚抵达河内内排国际机场。

2月26日，越南首都河内，朝鲜最高领导人金正恩的车队驶向即将下榻的酒店。

（中国日报记者 廖雁雄 摄）

Trump and Kim are expected to begin two days of meetings in Hanoi starting with a joint dinner on Wednesday, multiple sources said . Vietnam hascordoned off areas near its JW Marriott, Melia Hotel and the Hoan Kiem Lake for security reasons and restricted traffic on Tuesday. The JW Marriott is believed to be the top choice for Trump to stay at while the Melia is viewed as the likely hotel for Kim.

多方消息指出，特朗普和金正恩预计将于27日在河内共进晚餐，由此开启为期两天的会晤。26日，出于安全考虑越南已对万豪酒店、美利亚酒店和还剑湖附近区域进行戒严，并实施交通限行。据信，特朗普下榻的首选酒店是万豪酒店，金正恩则很可能选择入住美利亚酒店。

重点词汇

1、multiple sources said

多方消息人士称（英语新闻常用语）

2、cordon off

英 /'kɔːd(ə)n/ 美 /'kɔrdn/

n. 警戒线；绶带；束带层

vt. 用警戒线围住；包围隔离

cordon off

布置警戒线戒严；隔离

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