早餐，吃还是不吃？这是个问题

早餐，吃还是不吃？这是个问题We were always told to sit down and relax while eating, yet we grab（抓） toast or a piece of fruit while rushing out the door because we are also told we cannot miss breakfast.我们总是被告知，吃饭时要坐下来，放松。然而，有时我们又抓上一块面包或者一片水果就冲出门去了，还是因为我们被告知，不能不吃早餐。
In the past, when people set off to their jobs as farmers, wood-cutters（伐木工人）, fisherman, and iron-smiths（铁匠） at the first light of day, it was logical to consider breakfast the most important meal.过去的岁月里，农民、伐木工人、渔民以及铁匠在拂晓时分就要开始一天的工作了，那时，将早餐看作是一天中最重要的一餐是顺理成章的。All the work was done manually（手动地） and people would travel days on end through deserts and un-inhabited places with little to no possibility of getting a meal.
所有的工作都是体力活，人们还有可能在沙漠或者荒无人烟的地方连续赶路多日，基本不可能吃到一顿像样的饭。
From farmers to soldiers to tradesmen, everybody tried to get one good meal in the morning to store enough energy for their hard, long day ahead since there were no guarantees of a mid-day meal or dinner for that matter.不管是农民、士兵还是商人，每个人都设法在早上吃顿好饭，为他们辛苦的、漫长的一天储备足够的能量，因为在那样的情况下，中餐或者晚餐都是没有保证的。
Now most of us have desk jobs and our workday takes us from a chair at home to one at the office and even sitting comfortably in cars or other public transportation where restaurants or cafés are every 10 steps; why do we need to stuff（让吃饱） ourselves in the morning?回到当今，我们大多数人都在办公室里工作。我们从家里坐到办公室，甚至舒服的坐在轿车里或者其他的公共交通工具里，到餐厅或者咖啡厅不过是走个数10步的事。为什么非得在一早上把自己喂得饱饱的？
Nutritionists say that breakfast helps us maintain a healthy body weight and assists in losing weight by jump-starting your metabolism（新陈代谢）.营养学家表示，早餐能帮助人们保持健康的体重，通过启动身体的新陈代谢功能，还有助于减肥。
A good breakfast can help prevent snacking and eating large portions for lunch, but if you choose to eat healthy snacks and control meal portions, then there seems to be no direct correlation（联系） between breakfast and a healthy weight or weight-loss.一份高质量的早餐能防止你吃零食以及中午吃的太多，但如果你选择吃健康的零食，并控制好每餐的份量，那么，看起来，吃不吃早餐与健康的体重以及减肥之间并没有直接的联系。
Our body is intelligent enough to signal us when it needs nourishment（营养）, that’s why we feel hungry and thirsty.我们的身体是足够聪明的，当它需要营养时它会发出信号，这就是为什么我们会感到饿，感到渴。
All meals are equally important when eaten upon requirement, and not when some old fashioned doctrine（信条） pushes it down our throat.根据自身的需求去进食，每一餐都很重要。而像老话说的那样，把食物强塞进去，则每一餐都失去了意义。（本文为节选，内容来源：爱语吧双语新闻）
            重点词汇
grab [ɡræb]vt. 攫取；霸占；将…深深吸引vi. 攫取；夺取n. 攫取；霸占；夺取之物
manually  ['mænjʊəli]adv. 手动地；用手
stuff  [stʌf]n. 东西；材料；填充物；素材资料vt. 塞满；填塞；让吃饱vi. 吃得过多
metabolism  n. [生理] 新陈代谢
correlation  [,kɔrə'leʃən]  n. [数] 相关，关联；相互关系
nourishment  ['nʌrɪʃm(ə)nt]  n. 食物；营养品；滋养品
doctrine   ['dɑktrɪn] n. 主义；学说；教义；信条

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