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buy one, get one free/ 买一送一/ (mǎiyīsònɡyī)  

A: The England government has announced measures to combat the country's obesity problem.   

英国政府公布措施,对抗该国的肥胖问题。

(yīnɡɡuó zhènɡfǔ ɡōnɡbù cuòshī, duìkànɡ ɡāiɡuóde féipànɡ wèntí.) 

B: What measures? Tell me about them. 

都有哪些措施呢？说来听听。

(dōuyǒu nǎxiē cuòshīne? shuōláitīnɡtīnɡ.)

A: They include prohibiting junk food commercials on TV and the internet before 9 pm, prohibiting "buy one, get one free" promotions for this type of food and stipulating that restaurants have to clearly list the calories of food. 

包括在晚上9点前禁止电视及网络播放垃圾食品广告、禁止这类食物"买一送一",以及规定餐厅必须标明食品卡路里。

(bāokuò zàiwǎnshànɡ jiǔdiǎnqián jìnzhǐ diànshì jíwǎnɡluò bōfànɡ lājīshípǐn ɡuǎnɡɡào, jìnzhǐ zhèlèishíwù mǎiyīsònɡyī, yǐjí ɡuīdìnɡ cāntīnɡ bìxū biāomínɡ shípǐn kǎlùlǐ.)

B: Quite a few studies have shown that obese or overweight people have a higher risk of serious symptoms or death when contracting novel coronavirus. 

有不少研究显示肥胖或超重者染上新冠病毒出现重症或死亡的风险较高。

(yǒubùshǎo yánjiū xiǎnshì féipànɡhuòchāozhònɡzhě rǎnshànɡ xīnɡuān bìnɡdú chūxiàn zhònɡzhènɡ huòsǐwánɡde fēnɡxiǎn jiàoɡāo.)

A: Statistics from the UK Department of Health shows that two thirds of adults in England are overweight, while one third of children become overweight after graduating from elementary school. 

据英国卫生部统计,近三分之二的英国成年人超重,另有三成的儿童小学毕业后体重超标。

(jùyīnɡɡuó wèishēnɡbù tǒnɡjì, jìnsānfēnzhīèrde yīnɡɡuó chénɡniánrén chāozhònɡ, lìnɡyǒu sānchénɡde értónɡ xiǎoxué bìyèhòu tǐzhònɡ chāobiāo.)

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