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Any quick online search will reveal that there is no shortage of diets offering people a variety of ways to lose weight. From low-carb meal plans to cutting calories , all these diets have the same goal of making people __1__. Not surprisingly, this constant bombardment of diet-related information can negatively affect a person’s self-image and general health. One woman became so __2__ being told that she must lose weight that she created a day with the goal of changing this mindset.
International No Diet Day was started by a British feminist named Mary Evans Young in 1992. As a child, Young was often __3__ about her weight, which led her to suffer from an eating disorder. She eventually formed the organization Diet Breakers as a way to promote body acceptance and body positivity. International No Diet Day was created to bring attention to the cause. The first event included a picnic at a park in London, but only a few dozen women __4__.
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Words in Use
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low-carb
[ˌloˈkarb]
a. 低碳水化合物的
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carb
[ karb ]
n. 含碳水化合物的食物
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bombardment
[bɑmˋbɑrdmənt]
n. 轟炸
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self-image
[ˌsɛlfˈɪmɪdʒ]
n. 自我形象
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mindset
[ˋmaɪnd͵sɛt]
n. 心態，思維模式
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feminist
[ˋfɛmənɪst]
n. 女權主義者
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positivity
[͵pɑzəˋtɪvətɪ]
n. 正向
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guilt-free
[ˈgɪltˌfri]
adv. 沒有罪惡感地
Practical Phrases
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a (wide) variety of...
各式各樣的……
The library offers a wide variety of books to choose from.
圖書館有各類書可供選擇。
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bring attention to
引起對⋯⋯的注意
Hopefully, this awful accident will bring attention to the importance of seatbelts.
但願這場嚴重的意外能讓大家注意繫安全帶的重要性。
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encourage sb to V
鼓勵某人做……
The teacher encouraged us to try again.
老師鼓勵我們再試一次。
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focus... on N/V-ing
專注於…… 將⋯⋯集中在⋯⋯
Don't bother Al. He is focused on his work.
別打擾艾爾。他正專心工作。
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body acceptance
身體接納
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body positivity
身體自愛
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