When most people think of sugar, they typically associate it with candy, soda, and dessert. However, sugar is found in many other foods. For example, most breads are high ina type of sugar called glucose. Fruit can have high levels of sugar called fructose, which makes it sweet.
Many people think sugar can give them more energy. The suddenboostof energy after people eat something sweet is called a sugar high. It is believed that this phenomenonhappens when the amount of sugar in a person’s blood is higher than normal. Therefore, people may feel a suddenrush of energy when they eat candy. Maybe you have had this feeling after eating dessert or drinking something sweet.
It is also a common belief that sugar makes children hyper. This idea became popular because of a book that promoted the idea that children would be less hyper if they ate less sugar. Parents loved this idea because controlling how much sugar their children ate seemed like an easy way to manage their children’s behavior.
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Words in Use
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energy
[ˋɛnɚdʒɪ]
n. 精力；體力；能源
Eric has more energy than his younger brother.
艾瑞克比他弟弟有活力。
It takes a lot of energy to move the piano.
要移動這架鋼琴需要花很大的力氣。
As oil supplies are decreasing, many countries have been trying other forms of energy.
由於原油的供應量減少，很多國家正試著用其他種能源。
Solar energy is known as a kind of clean energy. 太陽能被稱為一種乾淨的能源。
高中 Level 2
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dessert
[dɪˋzɝt]
n. 甜點
A dinner wouldn't be complete without dessert.
晚餐少了甜點就不算完整。
英檢初級
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sudden
[ˋsʌdn]
n. 突然發生的事
adj. 突然的
=
abrupt
There was a sudden change in the weather.
天氣突然起了變化。
All of a sudden, a loud noise outside our window disturbed our sleep. 突然窗外一聲巨響，打斷了我們的睡眠。
多益藍色
英檢初級
高中 Level 2
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rush
[rʌʃ]
vt. & vi. 衝；匆促行動
n. 衝；搶購熱潮、(身體的)一陣感覺
=
rash
Everyone rushed into the street when a fire broke out.
失火時，所有人全都衝到街上。
Tom was rushed to the hospital because he was bleeding severely.
湯姆因為大量失血，很快地被送到醫院。
Why are you in such a rush to leave?
你為何這麼急著要離開？
There was a big rush for that toy last summer.
去年夏天那款玩具造成了搶購熱潮。
I was stuck in traffic during rush hour. 尖峰時刻時，我被卡在車陣中動彈不得。
Henry felt a sudden rush of dizziness.
亨利突然感到頭暈目眩。
多益金色
英檢初級
高中 Level 3
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belief
[bɪˋlif]
n. 相信；信仰；信念，堅定的看法
Small children often have a belief in Santa Claus.
小孩子通常都相信有聖誕老公公。
Randy doesn’t eat any meat or seafood because of
his religious beliefs.
由於藍迪的宗教信仰，他並不吃任何肉類或海鮮。
It is my belief that Kate will succeed in the near future.
我相信不久的將來凱特會成功。
高中 Level 2
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manage
[ˋmænɪdʒ]
vt. 經營，管理；成功做到……
Erin managed the hotel while her father was ill.
艾琳父親生病時，飯店是由艾琳經營的。
Jamie managed to contact the busy manager in that company.
傑米成功聯絡到了那家公司業務很繁忙的經理了。
多益綠色
英檢中級
高中 Level 2
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fuel
[ˋfjʊəl]
vt. 激起（憤怒等）
n. 燃料
vi. & vt. 填加燃料
Your criticism will only add fuel to the fire.
你的批評只會火上加油而已。
We’re running out of gas, so we have to fuel up at the next gas station.
我們汽油快用完了，因此我們得在下個加油站加油了。
Stop talking! Your remarks will only fuel Paul’s anger.
別再說了！你的話只會激起保羅的憤怒。
多益綠色
英檢中級
高中 Level 3
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boost
[bust]
vt. 增加，提升
n. 促進，推動
Beating thousands of competitors and getting this job boosted Lauren’s confidence a lot.
打敗上千名對手爭取到這份工作讓蘿倫的自信大增。
The President-elect gave these businessmen a boost in saying that he would devote himself to raising the economic growth.
總統當選人說他會致力於提升經濟成長，讓這些商人信心大增。
多益藍色
英檢中高
高中 Level 5
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phenomenon
[fəˋnɑmə͵nɑn]
n. 現象（單數）
TV violence is not a new phenomenon in Taiwan.
電視暴力在臺灣不是個新現象。
多益金色
英檢中級
高中 Level 4
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behavior
[bɪˋhevjɚ]
n. 行為（不可數）
=
deed
Stealing is bad behavior.
偷竊是不好的行為。
多益綠色
英檢中級
高中 Level 4
Practical Phrases
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be high in...
含有豐富 / 大量的......
= be rich in
Guavas arehigh inVitamin C.
芭樂含有豐富的維生素 C。
Avocados are high in vitamin C.
酪梨含有豐富的維他命 C。
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the amount of + 不可數名詞
⋯⋯的數量
Billy was surprised by the amount of money his wife spent on clothes.
比利對他妻子花在衣服上的金額感到驚訝。
